Service
SCSJ Local Community Engagement
Interested in a committed site for the semester or one time volunteering? Scroll down for student-led opportunities to serve and learn with our Omaha community. Transportation is provided.
For drop-in weekly service, sign up for each week you wish to attend on our new platform, Creighton Engage! Use your Creighton login through the single-sign on (no need to create an account!) and see all service opportunities available.
Spring applications for semester-long, committed programs (402 Service Program, C.R.E.W. for Social Justice) are now available. Due January 20th. Apply here.
402 Service Program & C.R.E.W. for Social Justice
Join a semester-long service, justice, and reflection program with the SCSJ. Service opportunities are available Monday-Saturday at a variety of times to fit all schedules. Transportation provided.
Spring semester applications available here, due by January 20, 2025.
402 Service Program
The 402 Service Program offers participants the opportunity to engage deeply with a single community partner throughout the semester. By committing to serve every week, participants build lasting relationships, contribute meaningfully to their partner organization, and develop a deeper understanding of the community’s needs. Participants also engage in reflection with their group each week. Transportation is provided. Program times are available Mondays through Saturdays - find what fits your schedule!
Serving with Youth in After School Programs
Completely KIDS: Participants will serve off campus as mentors and reading buddies with elementary aged children in an after school program. The program is offered:
- Mondays, 4:15-6:15pm
- Tuesdays, 4:15-6:15pm
- Wednesdays, 4:15-6:15pm
- Thursdays, 4:15-6:15pm
DREAM: Join DREAM and live out the pillars of community, mentorship, and building relationships by volunteering every week at Howard Kennedy or Hartman Elementary school. Participation throughout your time at Creighton is encouraged as we build the community of DREAM volunteers. A successful DREAM volunteer will be flexible and a positive role model.
- Wednesdays, 4:00-6:15pm
- Thursdays, 4:00-6:15pm
Jesuit Academy: Tutor 4th-8th grade boys at Jesuit Academy, a middle school in North Omaha. Build relationships, be a mentor, and partner with hardworking students to achieve academic success.
- Thursdays, 3:15-5:00pm
Partnering with Immigrants & Refugees Learning English
Omaha Public Schools Welcome Center: Participants will meet immigrant and refugee community members with Omaha Public Schools (OPS) and engage in direct service as a conversation and reading partner with adults and/or as an aide with young children learning English. Volunteers walk together as a group to this nearby partner. Time blocks include walking to/from the OPS Welcome Center, so they should be back on campus in time for a 11am or 12:30pm class.
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays
- 9:00am-10:45am and reflection time
- 10:45am-12:15pm and reflection time
- Fridays
- 9:00am-11:00am and reflection time
OPS volunteers in this program must be available for service and one of the reflection times. Group reflection offered:
- Tuesdays, 4:30-5:00pm
- Thursdays, 5:00-5:30pm OR
- Fridays 11:00-11:30am
Yates Illuminates: Participants will serve as conversation partners and teaching assistants in an English Language class. They will have the opportunity to form relationships with immigrant adults and learn about different cultures.
- Saturdays 12:45-3:45pm
C.R.E.W. for Social Justice
Community. Reflection. Education. Weekly.
Health Justice
The SCSJ is partnering with Creighton’s Institution for Population Health to offer a program centered around health justice. Participants commit to weekly reflection, community building, and learning together. Discussion topics will include the social determinants of health, which cause differences in health outcomes between individuals and have consequences for society at large. Participants will also examine the intersection of health care and other topics, such as climate change, migration, poverty, and racism. There will be opportunities to serve and meet local community partners as well.
Program offered Tuesdays 6:00-7:30pm or Thursdays 5:30-7:00pm.
Environmental Justice
Engage with fellow Creighton students to learn about global and local impacts of climate change, disproportionate impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities, and identifying individual and structural actions you can take to care for our common home. Participants commit to weekly reflection, community building, and learning together. Participants will also have an opportunity to serve and meet local community partners.
Program offered Mondays, 4:30-6pm or Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm.
A Glimpse into Local Community Engagement
Katelyn’s Service Experience at Completely Kids
Katelyn Grzelak’s involvement with Completely Kids provided her with the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of many elementary aged children.
“Creighton makes volunteering super easy,” she says, “they provide transportation, and you can count on it every week!”
