This is a student group connected with the DePaul Community Service Association (DCSA) in the Division of Mission and Ministry that volunteers on a weekly basis at the Erie Neighborhood House in Little Village and West Town . Volunteers support ESL students by providing tutoring and conversational practice on Tuesdays and Fridays. 

The Egan Office views Chicago as a mosaic of communities and neighborhoods. In these neighborhoods that are pieced together with uneasy symmetry, there are stories and voices unheard, heroes, movements, and recycled dreams.

The Egan office hosts conversations with community and movement builders, activists, and organizers in an effort to recognize the critical voices that give shape to the Chicago Mosaic.

A dynamic 2.5 day workshop introducing the core principles and applications of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) in the context of local communities. Presentations and discussions will occur in light of current conversations about equity and social justice and will enable participants to think deeper about responses to these challenges. This training will include local Chicago site visits to organizations using ABCD principles.

This workshop is an introduction to or refresher of ABCD principles in the context of local geographic communities and is for people who want to know:

• How can my organization more actively support the concerns and efforts of local people?
• How does a community move toward a wider circle of people working together to realize goals? 
• How do I make ABCD work in my neighborhood?

The course will be led by four experienced ABCD Faculty affiliated with the ABCD Institute at DePaul University – Jim Diers, Ivis Garcia, Michael Marcus and Sandra J. Mitchell.

The Co-Founder of the ABCD Institute John McKnight will also make a guest presentation.

Each year DePaul student-athletes make blankets to benefit the Marillac St. Vincent DePaul Center. During autumn quarter, first year student-athletes deliver the blankets to MSV's Lincoln Park site to learn more about the Vincentian Mission and interact with the youth.

Resident Advisors were provided an opportunity to volunteer at Cradles to Crayons. They sorted new and nearly new clothes and organized them by size into bins. The clothing is packaged and distributed to disadvantaged children in the community through various partnerships. 

Over 9 weeks students worked in groups to develop lesson plans to be implemented in one of Christopher House schools. “Christopher House is a family of schools that helps low-income, at-risk families succeed in school, the workplace, and life.” In collaboration with Dream On Education students delivered the lessons to the Christopher House school located in the James and Jean Stewart Campus, on 5235 W. Belden Avenue

This class follows the Vincentian philosophy because it allows the student to learn from the community. This “service-learning” creates an environment of mutual interest, cooperation, and dedication between the students and community members. This is the true meaning of Intercambio, a reciprocal arrangement between campus and community. Spanish 124, 125, and 126 offer DePaul students the unique opportunity of enhancing their knowledge about the Spanish-speaking world through community service. The community service acts as a living text. Once a week, students meet with Latinx community members. DePaul students help community members with their knowledge of the English language and U.S. traditions, while the DePaul students learn from the Latinx community members about the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures. This arrangement is intended to be a mutually beneficial relationship—both sets of students learn from one another.