Faith & Service

Service

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  • 10

    Direct Services Hours Required for Freshmen and Sophomores

  • 13,330+

    Hours of Direct Service Completed During the 2024-25 School Year

  • 2

    Service Trips Being Offered in 2026

  • 35

    Service Organizations in Partnership with SJA

Serving with Purpose, Leading with Faith

At the heart of our mission is a deep commitment to service rooted in faith. Through a variety of campus ministry initiatives, students are invited to put their values into action—whether through community outreach, spiritual leadership, or personal acts of compassion. These experiences not only deepen their understanding of faith but also nurture a sense of responsibility, empathy, and purpose that extends beyond the classroom. By serving others, students learn to lead with integrity and grow into thoughtful, faith-filled leaders ready to make a difference in the world.

Service in Action

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  • Direct Service

    Our service program invites students to partner with organizations that provide direct service and opportunities for face-to-face interaction with marginalized groups in order to build relationships. In some cases, this may also mean fostering consistent interaction with those you are serving.

  • Service Organizations in Partnership with Saint Joseph Academy 

    Achievement Centers for Kids
    Arrupe Program (tutoring, summer program) 
    Boys & Girls Club
    Camp Cheerful
    Cleveland Kids Book Bank
    Cleveland Metroparks
    The Cleveland APL
    The Cleveland Foodbank
    Fairview Hospital
    The Gathering Place
    Gigi’s Playhouse
    Joseph House of Cleveland
    Kamm’s Corners Farmers Market
    L’Arche Community
    Lakewood H2O
    Laura’s Home
    Mary Dugan Center
    Medwish International
    Moriah’s House at the Westside Catholic Center
    One World Shop
    Prayers for Maria Festival
    Providence House
    Refugee Response / Ohio City Farm
    Renee Jones Empowerment Center
    Resource Cleveland
    Shoes and Clothes for Kids
    St. Augustine Health Ministries
    St. Augustine’s Hunger Center
    St. Colman’s Community Meal
    St. Luke’s Mobile Pantry
    St. Malachi
    The Hope Center
    The Westside Catholic Center
    Youth Challenge
    Zelie’s Home 

  • Service Requirements

    Freshmen and sophomores are required to complete 10 hours of direct service with organizations that serve marginalized members of the greater Cleveland community. Direct service occurs when students are directly interacting with marginalized members of the community such as the elderly, young children, refugees, or the unhoused. Junior and senior students are strongly encouraged, but not required, to continue serving with the organizations she encountered during her freshman and sophomore years.

Immersion Trips

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  • Dominican Republic

    Join other missionaries in a week of faith, service and cultural exchange through Mission Possible.  Serve the local community in a variety of hands-on projects such as moving caliche, painting, cleaning and hosting Bible School for local children.

  • Kermit, WV Service Immersion

    Build relationships with young children through serving with ABLE Families, a CSJ sponsored organization, and learn more about the history and challenges of the Appalachian region of the United States.

  • Wheeling, WV Service Immersion

    Dive into the topics of food insecurity, community-sponsored agriculture, and sustainability with CSJ-sponsored organizations in Appalachia as they work to serve those affected by these justice issues.