CHCA Eagle's Eye and 2023 Annual Report

WHAT WE'RE
MADE FOR
New Christian Service Outreach Director Rebecca Peltier shares her thoughts on the
value of service and SOS’s vision for the future of CHCA.
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According to the United States® Census Bureau,
formal volunteering rates dropped between 2019–
2021. CHCA students are bucking this trend.
“Service is a critical part of our lives as Christians,”
says Rebecca Peltier, Christian Service Outreach
Director. “We are the body of Christ, and taking care
of the body is what we’re made for.”
Each CHCA student is required to complete 120 service
hours for graduation, but most leave Upper School with
well over 200 hours logged at organizations across the
city. The class of 2023 alone racked up more than 74,000
hours during their high school career.
“It’s incredibly inspiring,” says Peltier of students
surpassing their service goals. “When you find what
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you’re passionate about, service becomes an extension
of who you are.”
FROM CHORE TO CORE
Joining the CHCA community in January 2023, Peltier
brings a wealth of nonprofit experience and a heart for
service to her position. As a full-time missionary for
seven years, she knows firsthand both the head and
heart knowledge needed to serve others well. Her move
to nonprofit work saw her applying a strategic growth
mindset to help expand one team from seven to 100
people and increase giving by 100%. Coming to CHCA,
she says, was a God thing.
In overseeing Student Organized Service (SOS), she
works closely with the SOS student-run board and group