Community Outreach

 

McGlynn Center children's holiday programs: Children from the McGlynn Center come to campus for activities and a day of fun on Veterans Day or Presidents Day! Students need to engage the children in activities or help serve lunch.

Thanksgiving Basket Project: Each year, the campus community sponsors local families with a holiday meal at Thanksgiving. We typically serve about 100 families who have been recommended by social service agencies and churches, sponsored by clubs, organizations, and individual donors.

Days of Service program- students spend a few hours packing personal hygiene products with Momma Bird (non-profit) winter clothing drive for local families, or engage in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of service event on campus.

Service with the Sisters- students, faculty, and staff spend a Saturday morning in the fall and spring doing an outdoor clean-up at the Pines apartments and enjoy a nice lunch with the Sisters of Mercy who live there.

Mercy Leaders Scholarship Program: The Mercy Leaders Program is an initiative that recognizes, trains, and supports students who are civically engaged. A very select group of students pledge to complete 150 hours of service in one calendar year, and, in exchange for that commitment, will receive leadership, training, and support from the staff and fellow Mercy leaders, and participate in ongoing supervision and reflection activities. Students who enroll in this program and successfully complete the 200 hours of service will receive an award of $1000 to be applied to their tuition.

SERVICE PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY

Adopt a grandparent at Mercy Center- Students visit and provide social gatherings for the sisters.

Blue Chip Animal Refuge- students care for animals, organize, and help clean a local animal shelter.

Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm- Students engage in outdoor work, building, harvesting, spinning wool, and caring for the animals.

Food Insecurity Outreach- students serve people who are experiencing homelessness at a local shelter, and provide meals or lunches for other food-insecure populations in the Wyoming Valley.

Habitat for Humanity- students help build homes in conjunction with Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity.

Harry and Jeanette Weinburg Food Bank- students organize and distribute food at this local food bank.

Kids of Campus/Women with Children program- students plan activities and crafts and engage children who are part of or WWC program on campus.