What is Service Learning?

Service learning seeks to integrate meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. Students at Trocaire who choose to do service learning perform 16 hours of service at sites designated by Sister Sally Maloney, Director of Mission and Service.

Students receive information on the program in their classrooms and are then required to make arrangements with the manager at the site(s) they choose for service.  They then complete a service learning contract and return it to the Director of Mission and Service.

Each time students perform service, they request the manager/supervisor to sign off on their hours on their service verification form which they return to the Director of Mission and Service at the end of the semester.

Students are encouraged to reflect on their experience, write a paper on their service experience, and share with class members.

Trocaire College is a member of the Western New York Service Learning Coalition (WNYSLC), a collaboration of colleges, universities and community organizations that work together to strengthen campus-community partnerships and promote student engagement in the community.

For further information on service learning, contact Sister Sally Maloney, Director of Mission and Service, at 716.827.2547 or MaloneySA@Trocaire.edu.

DESIGNATED SERVICE SITES...

AIDS SERVICES

AIDS Family Services
Benedict House

CHILDREN / SCHOOLS

Ambrose Academy
Baker-Victory Services
Boys and Girls Club
Harvest House Baby Ministry
Helping Hearts Kids Club
Lorraine Elementary School
Notre Dame Academy
St. Hyacinth Head Start
St. Mary’s Elementary School
St. Monica Scholars
Valley Community Association

FOOD PANTRIES, DINING ROOMS & DISTRIBUTION

Food Bank
Friends of the Night People
Fulton St. Food Pantry
Lackawanna Food Pantry
Loaves and Fishes Dining Room
Meals on Wheels
Response to Love Soup Kitchen
South Buffalo Community Table
St. Vincent De Paul Dining Room

HOSPITALS

Mercy Hospital
Sheehan Medical Center-Adult Day Care Program (Schofield Residence)
Sisters Hospital

REFUGEE SERVICES

SENIOR CITIZENS / NURSING HOMES

Brothers of Mercy Nursing Home and Re-hab Center
Garden Gate Health Care Facility
McAuley Manor Nursing Home
Mercy Skilled Nursing Facility at OLV
Niagara Lutheran Green Fields Facility
Niagara Lutheran Home & Rehabilitation Center
Ridge View Manor
Seneca Health Care Center
St. Francis Home
Weinberg Campus

SHELTERS / HOUSING

Buffalo City Mission
Cornerstone Manor
Gerard Place
Habitat for Humanity
Little Portion Friary

OTHER

Hospice
Literacy Volunteers