Community Service
at Ursuline

Community service is an important part of the Catholic faith tradition and an important part of an Ursuline education. Using Catholic Social Teaching as our foundation, UA students are taught to put their faith into action - respecting the life and dignity of others, hearing the call to be part of a larger family of God through community, respecting and protecting the rights of others, placing priority on the needs of the poor and the most vulnerable in society, respecting the dignity of work and the rights of workers, learning to live in solidarity, and caring for God’s Creation.

Summer 2007

• Ronald McDonald House, Kid’s Café and Big Sisters Begin!

Ronald McDonald House—Three of our regular, ongoing projects begin during the last week of September and the first week of October. On September 26, ten students and a parent visited Ronald McDonald House to cook dinner for the guests and volunteers. Our students fixed and served tacos and took time to talk with the families over dinner. Our next visit to Ronald McDonald House is October 24. Families are welcome to assist with this project. See the Ronald McDonald House link for more details.

Kid’s Café—Kid’s Café is a project done on most Thursdays. Our first visit to Kid’s Café at our Daily Bread was on Thursday, October 4. UA students played games, worked on crafts with the children, and served dinner. 

Big Sisters—This year, we have 32 juniors and seniors who have committed to spending each Tuesday afternoon building a relationship with a student at Corryville Catholic or St. Boniface through our Big Sisters program. On Tuesday, October 2 ,each big sister met her little sister for this school year.  Through this program, our UA students learn to be mentors and caring, guiding friends to their little sisters. Our students assist with homework, participate in games, crafts, and other activities, and share a snack at each weekly session. 

More community service projects will be launching soon!  Keep returning to this page for updates on our community service program.

• Young Neighbors Share Their Reflections from our Summer Service Trip

This past summer 15 UA students and three faculty members spent a week in San Antonio, Texas, doing service at the Inman Center and Good Samaritan Community Center through a program called Young Neighbors in Action. After our trip, we invited these students to write some of their reflections to share with our UA community. The view their comments, visit our Young Neighbors page. 

 

Community Service Projects

Ursuline Academy participates in a number of community service projects throughout the year. Each project has student leaders and is overseen by the all student Community Service Leadership Board (CSLB) in cooperation with the Community Service Coordinator. Some projects take place on an ongoing basis while others take place only once during the school year.

Year Long Community Service Events
Service projects that take place on an ongoing basis

• Adopt-a-Grandparent
• Big Sisters with Corryville Catholic and St. Boniface
• Blue Ash Nursing Home Bingo
• Compassion Children
• Drop Inn Center
• Over the Rhine Community Housing
• Just Java
• Kid’s Cafe at Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
• Ronald McDonald House
• St. Joseph’s Buddies
• Witness Collection

Additional projects take place within clubs and classes throughout the year.

Big Service Events
Service projects that take place once during the school year

• AIDS Walk
• Make a Difference Day
• Canned Food Drive
• Christmas Project benefiting Hope Emergency Center in Brown County
• American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life
• Summer Service Trips

For more information on UA’s Community Service program, email Ruthie Barnes at rbarnes@ursulineacademy.org.