Join the Office of Mission and Ministry for community service opportunities throughout the academic year.
Service is coming face-to-face with the needs and humanity of another. To be of service is to look the other in the eye, start a conversation, and recognize that our mutuality is greater than independence. We make meaning when we contribute our time, energy, and gifts to benefit the lives of others.
St. Francis Inn’s Mission Statement reads: We are a Franciscan, Eucharistic community called to minister with the poor and homeless of Philadelphia. Formed in the spirit of the Gospel and inspired by the life and compassion of Francis and Clare of Assisi, we try to meet the immediate daily needs of the people we serve with food, clothing, and hospitality.
Furthermore, we empower persons to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty and address structural injustices. We seek to build relationships with those whom we serve by respecting their human dignity, by helping them to restore hope in their lives, and by living simply among them.
Service at St. Francis Inn includes serving meals to individuals and their families and assisting in cleaning up. There are three opportunities this semester, and spots fill up quickly. Contact mcintyrer@chc.edu to sign up for one of the dates below.
- September 30
- October 21
- November 17
- February 17
- March 17
- April 7
Accommodation requests and/or physical access needs related to a disability should be made prior to the event. Please contact mcintyrer@chc.edu with questions or to make a request.
If you are looking for opportunities to volunteer with the CHC Food Pantry, contact lolivier@chc.edu.