Rochester, NY – Marissa

Day 3: Today was my 2nd day at Nazareth Elementary School. Nazareth is a Catholic school in the city of Rochester. Although the school is Catholic, only 30% of students are actually Catholic. I was also surprised to find out that there are only 180 students total from...

Rochester, NY – Bailey

Day 2: Upon entering through the St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center doors, one may not realize the abundance of God’s graces that are around every corner at first glance. Coming from a financially comfortable family, as a young adult I am only now trying to wrap my mind...

Rochester, NY – Ciara

Day 2: I truly enjoyed my first day of service in Rochester, New York! I am working in a school named Hope Hall, which is a school completely for children who have some type of learning disability. The school is grades 3-12, so it is interesting for me to see how the...

Rochester, NY – Amanda

Day 2:  Today was a wonderful first day of service in Rochester, New York. I was working in a soup kitchen with other volunteers from around the area. Today’s meal was tamales with rice and beans. I mostly spent my time preparing the lunch for the guests and then...