Service

This committed group of students will have the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutor and/or reading buddies for students at local schools or serve as conversation partners for adults learning English. Transportation provided. Participants are expected to demonstrate commitment to building relationships and attend every week. Community partners are: Completely Kids, Jesuit Academy, Yates Illuminates and Omaha Public Schools (OPS) Welcome Center. Program times are available Mondays through Saturdays; find what fits your schedule! 

Serving with youth in after school programs 
Completely KIDS: Serve every week at the same community partner throughout the semester. Volunteers will serve off campus as mentors and reading buddies with elementary aged children in an after school program. Participants build community and participate in reflection each week. The program is offered:

• Tuesdays, 4:15-6:15pm
• Wednesdays, 4:15-6:15pm
• Thursdays, 4:15-6:15pm 

Jesuit Academy: Tutor 4th-8th grade boys at Jesuit Academy, a middle school in North Omaha. Build relationships, mentor, and partner with hardworking students to achieve academic success. Creighton participants are expected to attend weekly and will learn and grow together through service and group reflection.

• Thursdays, 3:15-5:00pm

Partnering with immigrants & refugees learning English

Omaha Public Schools Welcome Center: Make a commitment to service and reflection every week throughout the semester. Participants will meet immigrant and refugee community members with Omaha Public Schools (OPS). We will reflect on migration issues and the diverse populations that are part of our community, while engaging in direct service as a conversation and reading partner with adults and/or as an aide with young children learning English. Service on Fridays will change depending on the needs of the community partner and includes a variety of classes/ presentations.

• Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays
  • 9:00am-10:45am and reflection time 
  • 10:45am-12:15pm and reflection time
• Fridays 
  • 9:00am-11:00am and reflection time 

OPS volunteers in this program must be available for service and one of the reflection times. Group reflection offered:

• Tuesdays, 5:00-5:30pm
• Wednesdays, 4:30-5:00pm OR
• Fridays 11:00-11:30am

Yates Illuminates: Participants will serve as conversation partners and teaching assistants in an English Language class. You’ll have the opportunity to form relationships with immigrant adults and learn about different cultures. We will build community and reflect together after service each week.

• Saturdays 12:35-3:35pm 

Join DREAM Scholars and serve with other Creighton students weekly at Howard Kennedy or Hartman Elementary school. We live out our pillars of community, mentorship, and building relationships by volunteering every week throughout the semester. Participation throughout your time at Creighton is encouraged as we build the community of DREAM Scholars. Transportation provided.

Program is offered:

• Wednesdays 4:00-6:15 p.m.
• Thursdays 4:00-6:15 p.m. 

For more information email leaders:

MaggieWood@creighton.edu

JackLundstrom@creighton.edu

"By working with DREAM Scholars, I was able to provide mentorship to the children at Howard Kennedy. Prior to this, I expected this to just be a weekly chance to volunteer. However, after my time, I truly see how much I have gotten out of it. By giving back to the Omaha community, I felt myself grow in my faith. I found a better understanding of what it meant to love my neighbor as myself. All too often we believe we are too busy to do something for someone outside our inner circle. This belief can make us close-minded and doesn't allow us to grown in our love for others within our community. DREAM Scholars has provided me with a greater appreciate for the Omaha area and a desire to make it better for all."

-Participant from Fall '22