Community Outreach Office
The Community Outreach Office is committed to advancing the Jesuit tradition of forming men and women for others. The program enables the students to express their faith in reflective service while responding to local and national needs. To find out more, click here. International Service Programs
Our International Service trips provide opportunities for our students, faculty, and staff to be immersed in cultures and experiences in developing countries of our world. The program revolves around simple living, community, generosity, and faith-based reflection. To Donate to the International Service Program please click here. | Countries we Visit |
 Duran, Ecuador Through this immersion experience, students volunteer with the Rostro de Cristo program and live in solidarity with the poor. The group visits patients in a Hansen's disease hospital, helps to staff an after-school program, and visits local families in their homes. San Salvador, El Salvador Students who participate in this service experience are hosted by the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Project Fiat International. Service includes a building project, care for malnourished children in a community center, and involvement with neighborhood schools.
 Georgetown, Guyana In this English-speaking South American country, students work to assist the Guyanese people by helping in the various ministries offered by the Sisters of Mercy. Volunteers serve in hospitals, orphanages, and/or hospices. Les Cayes, Haiti Hosted by Hope for Haiti, students who participate in this trip are engaged in various types of service. Volunteer opportunities stem from the organization's core programs: education, nutrition and healthcare. Groups will work with numerous Hope for Haiti program partners, serving children and the elderly.
 Kingston, Jamaica This is one of the poorest cities in the country. Students provide services to the homeless in a soup kitchen and shelter, visit the elderly in a home sponsored by the Missionaries of Charity, and minister to children in a local hospital. This program, The Jamaica Volunteers, is administered by the Jamaica Volunteer Foundation. Mexico City, Mexico In Mexico City, the oldest of the ISP trips, students live with the girls of the Yolia Project. A group of female students serve at a home for girls, assisting in their day-to-day activities such as chores, homework, play and prayer. The group also spends time working at a day center for impoverished children. |
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Long-Term/Post-Graduate Service
Students interested in devoting a year or more of their life to service after graduation are encouraged to speak with a University Minister. Each fall, a long-term volunteer fair is held on campus for interested students. For more information please contact Cathy Seymour, seymourc1@scranton.edu.
Office of University Ministries, DeNaples Center 200
Phone: 570-941-7419 / Fax: 570-941-4837
universityministries@scranton.edu
Office Hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
