Summer SERVE

Thanks to the 112 high school students who helped to make this summer’s SERVE camp another great success. Our programs, Summer Witness, Head Start and Operation Helping Hands, truly benefited from your dedicated service. Please visit our site in the spring for information on SERVE 2012.

This year, we welcomed 112 students from 18 high schools who served for 4,395 hours valued at $48,345!

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ONGOING Opportunities for High School Students

Catholic Charities welcomes high school students who seek volunteer hours to complete their school service requirements. We will provide a letter confirming the number of hours and the site served to the student/school.

Opportunities are available for direct and indirect service. Group opportunities are also available for classes or service organizations.

We offer a regular volunteer opportunities for high school students:

ILSP Hope Chest Helpers: Sort and log in donations; Monday – Friday 9 AM – 5 PM, for 3-4 hour shifts. Please contact Judy Potter or Melissa Jack at (504) 340-5100. ILSP is located at 1101 Barataria Blvd, Marrero, LA.

In the summer months, we also provide weeklong SERVE camps for high school students. Please visit us in the spring for updated information:

Catholic Charities and the Office of Religious Education offer a summer service camp, SERVE, or Students Engaging in Reflective Volunteer Experiences. SERVE is an opportunity for high school students to give back to the community and achieve the service hours required by many parochial high schools.

Volunteer Services · (504) 310-6960 ·  sslackey@ccano.org