Weekly Service Program, Spring 2010

St. Francis Inn Soup Kitchen Visit www.stfrancisinn.org for more information.
Mondays 3:00 – 7:00p, Jeff Sved (jeffrey.sved@villanova.edu). 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.

Northern Home for Children Visit www.northernhome.org for more information.
Mondays 5:45 – 8:15p, Leaders: (Mon) Erica Figueroa (erica.figueroa@villanova.edu); Jenn Maez (jennifer.maez@villanova.edu). 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.

North Light Community Center Visitwww.northlightcommunitycenter.org/ for more information. 
Mondays-Thursdays 3:15-6:00pm. Leaders: (Monday) Caitlin D. Sullivan (caitlin.d.sullivan@villanova.edu); (Tuesday) Chris DeMarco (christopher.demarco@villanova.edu); (Wednesday) Mike Leone (michael.leone@villanova.edu) and (Thursday) Britany Najarian (britany.najarian@villanova.edu). 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!

St. Agatha’s Soup Kitchen Visit http://uchc.phillycharities.org/ for more information.
Wednesdays 4:45- 7:30p, Leader: Jeff Sved (jeffrey.sved@villanova.edu) and John Nawn(john.nawn@villanova.edu). 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 p.m.

St. Barnabas Women’s Shelter Visit www.ecs1870.org/familiesstaytogether.html#barnabas for more information.
Thursdays 6:00 – 8:00p, Leaders: Amy Choudhari (amy.choudhari@villanova.edu), Emily Parra (emily.parra@villanova.edu) and Melissa Tran (melissa.tran@villanova.edu). 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.

Holy Family Nursing Home Visit http://www.littlesistersofthepoorphiladelphia.org/ for more information.

Saturdays 10:00am – 12:00p, Leaders: Lauren Adderly (lauren.adderly@villanova.ed) and Megan Backus (megan.backus@villanova.edu). At Holy Family Nursing Home, The Little Sisters of the Poor open the bottom floors of their convent to offer the elderly poor of Philadelphia around-the-clock nursing care and a loving, respectful place to call home. Volunteers here will help serve lunch to the residents, sit with the residents during lunch, and will either lead an activity for a group of residents or visit with residents one-on-one in the afternoon. As a volunteer, you’ll also witness the depth of true Christian hospitality and gain an appreciation for Catholic healthcare and hospice. Volunteers on this trip will love brightening the days of the residents while allowing the residents to brighten theirs.

Urban Tree Connection (with VEG) Visit www.urbantreeconnection.org/ for more information.
Saturdays (periodic),  Leader: Angela Bagnasco (angela.bagnasco@villanova.edu). The mission of the Urban Tree Connection is to assist urban, low-income communities to revitalize their neighborhoods by transforming abandoned open spaces into functional spaces that inspire and promote positive human interaction.

Volunteer whenever you are available; once or as many times as you would like!

See the website below or stop by Campus Ministry in St. Rita's to sign up for individual dates/trips.
Contact Will Stehl with any questions: william.stehl@villanova.edu; 610-519-5178

www.villanova.edu/campusministry/service/volunteer/weekly