Welcome to the Loop Service Corps Homepage

Important Update!!!

We have just been informed that, unfortunately, Loop Service Corps will no longer be a DCSA organization next year.  This was the message we received from our advisor, "As of right now Loop Service Corp as a DCSA org will fold. The service sites however will be retained. Off the Streets will take St. James on and Rest will be taken on by SAHH (Students Against Hunger and Homelessness).  Siobhan and I felt the philosophy of Loop Service Corp did not work. All the groups will need to recruit from downtown campus. We are looking into a possible intern downtown to work on linking DCSA to the loop campus. This will greatly help our recruiting from the loop as well."  This was very disappointing news to us, but at least the sites will still have volunteers visiting them.  

Mission Statement

Loop Service Corps is a community service organization based at the Loop Campus. We promote community service opportunities to Loop students by finding sites that attempt to fit Loop students busy schedules. 

Rest Sleepwalk

Each Spring, Residents for Effective Shelter Transitions (REST), holds a special walk-a-thon to benefit the homeless men and women of Chicago.  This Sleepwalk is one of several special events held throughout the year to not only raise funds, but to also raise awareness.

On Saturday, April 29, 2000, REST will sponsor the Sleepwalk to raise money for its programs and to support their shelter system.  Last year, nearly 250 participants joined REST staff and clients for the lake-side stroll.  This year, REST hopes to have as many as 500 walkers, including student, church, and business groups.

DePaul is hoping to get at least 100 people out to support REST this year.  We have Sleepwalk Participant forms and will soon be getting Pledge forms, so you can start raising money.  If you are interested or need more information, feel free to contact us at the e-mail address or phone number at the bottom of this page.  Thanks!

Vincentian Community Service Day 2000

Launched last year in conjunction with DePaul's centennial celebration, the annual university-wide service day will mark its second year May 6 by transporting volunteers to perform community service at approximately 15 sites around the city.

From community gardening and tree mulching in disadvantaged areas to painting at CHA senior citizen apartments and at grade schools in low-income areas, the kickoff event for St. Vincent's Week exemplifies DePaul's Catholic, Vincentian and urban mission and its commitment to community service.

All service day participants will gather at 9 a.m. at Alumni Hall, 1011 W. Belden Ave., in the final event to be held in the historic building before its June demolition.  Following a ceremony, volunteers will be head out in buses and arrive at their service sites about 10:30 a.m.  Box lunches will be provided for all participants, who will work until about 2:30 p.m.

Please contact us for more information or call Emily Rostash at 773-325-4607

We travel to St. James from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. Our dates for volunteering are April 15, May 6 (Guest Speaker) and May 20, and June 3 and June 17 (End of Year Party).

We will have a van reserved for all the days, so you can either meet David at 8:50 a.m. on the Lincoln Park campus at the Belden parking lot (next to Stuart Cafeteria) or meet Sharonda at 9:30 a.m. in front of the DePaul Center on Jackson Street.

DePaul Community Service Association (D.C.S.A.) Volunteer Organizations

http://www.depaul.edu/~ministry/volunteer.html

University Ministry in the Loop

http://condor.depaul.edu/~ministry/loop.html

Other DePaul Student Organizations

http://www.depaul.edu/~slife/poo/stuorgs.html