Local Service Opportunities

St. Vincent de Paul Village:

Help prepare the lunchtime meal  and spend time learning about homelessness and poverty in San Diego at this downtown soup kitchen, the largest transitional housing program in San Diego County, serving over 1.7 million meals a year. A group departs USD each Thursday at 10:45 a.m. and returns by 1:30 p.m.

Interfaith Shelter Network:

Once each semester Univesity Ministry takes responsibility for staffing the Interfaith Shelter Network, a rotational shelter program serving homeless women, men, and children in San Diego County. Spend time preparing, serving, and sharing meals, playing with children, and learning about the lives of those who are homeless.

In the Fall semester, University Ministry will staff the shelter on November 1-7.

The Spring semester dates are February 7-14. 

To sign up for any of these programs, contact Erin Bishop at x4897 or by email at erinbishop@sandiego.edu.