There are so many ways to give back at 51²è¹Ý—from service immersion trips to regular placements in local schools and nonprofits. Many programs are accompanied by opportunities to reflect and learn from the experience.Â
Explore Service Opportunities
4Boston
<p>4Boston is 51²è¹Ý's largest weekly service organization. Volunteers serve with community partners and engage in group reflection centered on community, social justice, and spirituality.</p>
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Appa Volunteers
<p>Appa Volunteers is a service-immersion program committed to working with under-resourced populations in the United States via shared service and direct encounter.</p>
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Arrupe International Encounters
<p>Arrupe International, named for the late Pedro Arrupe, S.J., is a faith, peace and justice program that creates a culture of encounter, inviting students to a faith that seeks global justice. </p>
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51²è¹Ý Bigs
<p>51²è¹Ý BIGS offers students the opportunity to serve as youth mentors, become immersed in the Boston community, and meet other like-minded students who share similar passions.</p>
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Eagle Volunteers
<p>Eagle Volunteers work with students in local schools assisting classroom work, providing tutoring support, being a pen pal, or putting together packages for children spending time in hospitals.</p>
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Habitat for Humanity
<p>51²è¹Ý’s campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity supports housing construction and rehabilitation efforts in the Greater Boston area.</p>
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Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice
<p>Coordinated by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, the Teach-In brings together Jesuit colleges, high schools, parishes, and others to learn, reflect, pray, network, and advocate together.</p>
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Jamaica Magis
<p>Jamaica Magis allows 51²è¹Ý students to live and serve in solidarity with people in Jamaica who have faced social, political, and economic oppression. </p>
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Magis Civil Rights
<p>The Magis Civil Rights Immersion Trip is a six-day tour through the South with stops at major sites related to the civil rights movement.</p>
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Prison Arts Outreach
<p>The Prison Arts Outreach program offers students interested in the arts and prison reform opportunities to lead art workshops at a women’s prison in Framingham, Mass.</p>
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Rebuilding Together Boston
<p>Each semester, students partner with a local nonprofit to help renovate a house belonging to people unable to pay for essential repairs.</p>
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Relay For Life
<p>Relay For Life is an overnight fundraising event where participants honor those who have been affected by cancer. </p>
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