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North Light

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 3:15-6:00 PM

Come to the North Light Community Center to help out with the after school program. North Light houses an after school program for children ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade. We work with the kids one-on-one, providing homework help, playing games and organizing arts and crafts. Join us to become a role model...and have a lot of fun! The kids are great, and they LOVE Villanova!

Leaders: Alicia Dragon & Alicia Petty (Mondays)
Mikki Gabriel & Nick Signor (Tuesdays)
Beth Crisafulli & Joe Catuzzi (Wednesdays)
Tom Celona, Linley Kirkwood, & Erica Wenger (Thursdays)

St. Francis Inn

Mondays 3:00 – 7:00 PM

St. Francis is a little bit different from the typical soup kitchen since the volunteers actually serve the guests like it is a restaurant, which really makes it a very interesting and entertaining service site. Volunteers can do anything from waiting, busing the tables, dishing out food, cleaning dishes, helping hand out desserts, working the door hand outs and sometimes organizing the extra food. It is a great opportunity and the people at St. Francis are wonderful, really letting you get a personal feel for some of the problems that exist.

Leader: Beth Awalt & Jeff Sved

Northern Home

Mondays 5:30 – 8:00 PM

Northern Home is a place where we interact with at risk children. It is located in Roxborough, PA right outside of Manayunk. For the first hour we tutor kids (help them with basic math, science, and reading) and then for about a half an hour we play outside or we do activities such as video games, pool, and foosball inside.

Leaders: Lynda Shim & Lynn Camire

LaSalle Academy

Wednesdays 3:00-6:00 PM

Villanova students tutor at LaSalle Academy, a grade school for underprivileged and at-risk kids in North Philadelphia. Many of La Salle Academy's students don't have anyone at home who can help them with their homework, so that's where we come in. Along with a number of other area schools, Villanova sends volunteers to tutor at La Salle Academy, helping the kids with their homework. We also get to play with the kids during their afternoon recess. The kids are a lot fun to work with, and getting to know them is a great way to spend an afternoon.

Leader: Ed Diasio & Maddy Hayes

St. Agatha’s Soup Kitchen

Wednesdays 4:45- 7:30 PM

At St. Agatha's soup kitchen, volunteers are responsible for preparing and serving the food and for cleaning up afterwards. To serve, volunteers can carry trays, serve food or pour juice. Students from other universities are usually also there. We return to campus between 7:30 and 8 PM

Leader: Tom Kulesher & Jeff Sved

St. Barnabas Women’s Shelter

Thursdays 5:45 – 8:00 PM

St. Barnabas is a shelter for women and children. As volunteers, we spend an hour playing with the children and act as positive role models and friends. We play outside on their playground (weather permitting) as well as attempt basic arts and crafts. Everyone is welcome to join us each week in making a small difference in deserving children's lives.

Leaders: Emily McMillan & Melissa Tran