Serving as Men and Women for Others

Cristo Rey's Service Program provides students with opportunities to engage in activities to live out their vocation as "men and women for others." Through the program, we seek to be a resource to the community by sharing our greatest of resources - our students. Through opportunities for education, direction action, reflection and advocacy, students will make progress toward the goals established by the Grad at Grad statement and grow in commitment to a faith that does justice.

On-Site Service Recording

2022-2023 Information

About Service and Social Justice Program

Cristo Rey’s Social Justice and Service Program (SJSP)

2022-2023

Cristo Rey’s Social Justice and Service Program provides students with opportunities to engage in workshops, film screenings, guest speaker panels, in-person service, reflection, advocacy, accompaniment, and dialogue to live out their vocation as “men and women for others” within the climate of today’s world. Through the program, we seek to be community and global citizens by empowering students to harness and share their gifts. Students will make progress toward the goals established by the Grad at Grad statement and grow in commitment to a faith that does justice.

Requirements:

Please click on your current grade level for requirements.

Requirement: Please record your service at MobileServe

DEADLINES

All grade levels: Service proposals due SEPTEMBER 9 AT 5 PM

Service visit completion by

Q1 – October 21

Q2 – January 6

Q3 – March 10

Freshman Social Justice and Service Program Requirements

9th Grade - Freshman Class

1. In-person direct service: You would contact an approved non profit organization that you are interested in and connect to see how you can help out! They will let you know if they need volunteers! Make sure you have more than one organization to contact.

Requirements: A total of 10 volunteer hours at the approved non profit organization of your choice. 5 volunteer hours per quarter with the first deadline of Friday, October 21. Please record your service at app or webpage MobileServe.

Reflection:

Required Service Experience Exchange: Mr. Vasquez or Mr. Fulkerson SJ will provide the information regarding the required reflection during religion class.

Optional Reflection: TBA

Deadlines:

Please see the first tab.

Sophomore Social Justice and Service Program Requirements

Requirement: A total of 15 volunteer hours at the approved non profit organization of your choice. 5 volunteer hours per quarter. Please record your service on the MobileServe app or webpage.

2. Learning: You may choose to attend ONE speaker event or workshop in the city of Chicago or a virtual one in direct connection to your social justice topic. Your attendance and reflection to a live speaker event translates to 5 volunteer hours. A pre-recorded speaker event translates to 2.5 volunteer hours. This is not mandatory but it is an option if you would like to in volunteer for 10 hours and attend an event.

3. Reflections will be turned in to your religion teacher.

Deadlines to complete service and reflections:

Please see the first tab.

Junior Social Justice and Service Program Requirements

In conjunction with Religion, students choose a service site based on one or more Corporal Works of Mercy. The Corporal Works are defined as, "... the teachings of Jesus and give us a model for how we should treat all others, as if they were Christ in disguise. They "are charitable actions by which we help our neighbors in their bodily needs" (USCCA). They respond to the basic needs of humanity as we journey together through this life." (USCCB)

1. In-person direct service: Students will contact an approved non profit organization that you are interested in and connect to see how you can help out! They will let you know if they need volunteers! Students should make sure they have more than one organization to contact.

Requirement: A total of 15 volunteer hours at the approved non profit organization of your choice. 5 volunteer hours per quarter. Please record your service on MobileServe app or webpage.

Reflections: Are due to Sr. Frances every quarter and here.

Deadlines:

Please see the first tab.