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St. Joseph Valley, Melchior Perella-Savarese, Robinson Center. St. Joseph Valley- Special Scholarships, Joshua Kuiper, Bertrand Farm. Site: St. Margaret’s House Site Contact: Kathy Schneider Notre Dame Club Contact: Linda Willison St. Margaret’s House is a day center committed to the Gospel value of hospitality for women and children in need, helping women acquire skills to better their lives. The student plans and implements daily activities for the children’s summer program, helps with meal planning, receptionist duties, and ordering groceries. “The most meaningful thing has been opening up myself to a community and allowing it to rest in my heart, as it did the same for me,” Salonee. St. Joseph Valley Sargento Scholarships Student: Thomas Gallagher, 2016 Hometown: Aberdeen, SD College: Arts and Letters Student: William (Dean) Merriweather, 2018 Hometown: Columbus, GA College: Arts and Letters Site: Hope Ministries Site Contact: Denise Sellers Hope Ministries is a faith-based emergency shelter/transitional housing program for men, women, and families that focuses on creating a grace-based environment that relies less on rules and regulations and more on relationships and personal accountability. The students assist residents in transitional housing and also provide educational opportunities in the early childhood program, adult tutoring program, and art program. “It is important to be with people even if that is all you can do for them,” Thomas. “I have learned the importance of getting to know my neighbors (and who that is to me), while subsequently getting to know myself, and learning to avoid the categorization of peoples in order to expose our shared humanness,” Dean. St. Joseph Valley Kiefer Scholarship Student: Joshua Kuiper, 2018 Hometown: Lake Mary, FL College: Engineering Site: Bertrand Farm, Inc Site Contact: Theri Niemier Bertrand Farm is an educational farm whose mission is to connect people to local food production in order to promote sustainable agriculture, health and earth stewardship. The student’s role is handson farm work with the animals and crops of the farm, as well as working at Monroe Park Grocery Co-op and Our Lady of the Road Cafe in South Bend. “Dignity is not earned but rather recognized,” Joshua. St. Joseph Valley Kiefer Scholarship Student: Kyle McCaffery, 2016 Hometown: Arlington, TN College: Arts and Letters Site: St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker House Site Contact: Laura Beverly St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker House is comprised of two hospitality houses - one for men and one for women, and the community also runs a drop-in center, Our Lady of the Road, where guests can use laundry services, take showers, rest, and socialize. Student duties in the hospitality houses and drop-in center include the works of mercy, accompanying guests, manual labor (gardening and home improvement projects), organizing donations, cooking, and praying. “Encountering the holy presence of God in the poor and their friends expanded God’s presence in my heart, filling it with a dark and mysterious love which makes more room for Christ in my life,” Kyle. St. Louis Andrews Scholarship Student: John Higham, 2018 Hometown: Poland, OH College: Engineering Site: De LaSalle Middle School Site Contact: Phil Pusateri Notre Dame Club Contact: Becky Sigman and Laura Berlage De La Salle is a Catholic middle school that prepares students of all backgrounds for admission to college preparatory high schools, empowering at-risk youth academically, socially, and spiritually. The <strong>SSLP</strong> student tutors and mentors the students, acting as a positive role model, teaching classes, and working on various projects with the students. “I gained deep insight into the lives of my students and St. Joseph Valley, Salonee Seecharan, St. Margaret’s House. St. Louis, Jack Higham, De La Salle Middle School. St. Louis, Amy Smikle, Revitalization 2000. 44
Starved Rock, Marissa Kocielski, Ottawa Friendship House. Tucson, Caroline Sawn, Pio Decimo Center. Tampa Bay, Monika Kress, Kimberly Home Pregnancy Resource Center. the way that the danger and condition of the surrounding environment has shaped their language and behavior,” John. St. Louis Andrews Scholarships Student: Amy Smikle, 2018 Hometown: Indianapolis, IN College: Arts and Letters Student: Allison Zimmer, 2018 Hometown: Omaha, NE College: Arts and Letters Site: Revitalization 2000, Inc. Site Contact: Stephen Hutchison Notre Dame Club Contact: Becky Sigman and Laura Berlage Revitalization 2000, Inc. (R2K) is a neighborhood outreach that emerged from the revitalization efforts of St. Matthew the Apostle Parish and serves the residents of the Ville neighborhood, an impoverished area of north St. Louis. The students supervise youth work crews, tend a community garden, assist with the summer enrichment program, coach sports teams, and spend time at the Northside Community Center with elderly as well as youth. “The most effective way to minimize perceived differences is through laughter,” Amy. “I gained a sincere appreciation for the work of the Missionaries of Charity and their way of life, and I’m endlessly grateful to have gotten to know such amazing women,” Allison. Starved Rock Andrews Scholarship Student: Marissa Koscielski, 2018 Hometown: Granger, IN College: Science Site: Ottawa Friendship House Site Contact: Beth Mangold Notre Dame Club Contact: Jay Bottarini Ottawa Friendship House provides support to individuals with developmental disabilities daily. The student supports the quality of life for people with disabilities through informed choice and empowerment, continued education, recreation, paid work, living support, community integration, and community employment. “All of the members I have met are fearlessly authentic. They share complete and radical trust that is so beautiful,” Marissa. Stuart, FL Student: Emily Tessitore, 2017 Hometown: Maitland, FL College: Arts and Letters Site: Hibiscus Center Site Contact: Lori Swift Notre Dame Club Contact: Joe Derrico Hibiscus Center provides a home for abused and neglected children ages 0-12 who have been removed from their homes. The child care workers perform the functions of parents and attempt to make every child’s stay as comfortable as possible. After waking the children and feeding them each morning, the <strong>SSLP</strong> student participates in the summer camp activities with the older children, with outings such as bowling, mini-golf, beach days, and Disney World. Tampa Bay Andrews Scholarship Student: Monika Kress, 2017 Hometown: Clearwater, FL College: Arts and Letters Site: Kimberly Home Pregnancy Resource Center Site Contact: Karen Miller Notre Dame Club Contact: Kimberly Rini Kimberly Home is a pregnancy resource center that offers counseling, material assistance, infant care, housing and referrals to women, in addition to parenting and life skill classes. The student counsels Utah, Nhi Vu, Holy Cross Ministries Summer Program. expectant mothers and helps equip them with needed resources. “With the exception of one job, all of my previous work experiences have been centered around children. While my exact plans for the future are unclear, I now know that working with children is my calling,” Monika. Tucson Andrews Scholarship Student: Caroline Sawn, 2018 Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ College: Business Site: Pio Decimo Center Site Contact: Molly Tylutki Notre Dame Club Contact: Stephanie Boreale Pio Decimo is a neighborhood center that provides social, academic, and family services for lower income families, including an affordable summer program and day care service for children. The student acts as a counselor for school aged children, chaperoning field trips, assisting with camp activities, and providing positive mentoring. “Despite immense suffering, people, especially children, are able to be resilient when there are others they can turn to,” Caroline. Utah Andrews Scholarships Student: Kaitlyn Keffler, 2018 Hometown: Youngstown, OH College: Science Student: Nhi Vu, 2018 Hometown: Houston, TX College: Business Utah, Kaitlyn Keffler, Holy Cross Ministries Summer Program. 45
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