1. Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area (provide education and support services to memory-impaired individuals)
(225) 334-7494 (Contact: Leigh Loe)
Fax: (225) 387-3664
3772 North Boulevard , Ste. B
Baton Rouge , LA 70806
Website: www.alzbr.org
Email: info@alzbr.org

2. America House (homeless shelter for families)
(225) 381-7955

3. American Red Cross, Louisiana Capital Area (provide free emergency assistance to victims of disasters; service to military families; health, safety and AIDS education; volunteer and youth development in the 10-parish area)
(225) 291-4533 (Contact: Ruth Merrell)
Fax: (225) 612-9806
10201 Mayfair Drive
Baton Rouge , LA 70809
Email: rmerrell@batonrouge.redcross.org

4. ARC Baton Rouge (assist those with disabilities through a swimming program, t-ball league and BREC Summer Camp)
(225) 927-0855 (Contact: Amy Drago)
8326 Kelwood Avenue
Baton Rouge , LA 70806
Email: adrago@arcbatonrouge.org

5. Baton Rouge Food Bank* (organize food at the warehouse)
(225) 359-9940
Fax: (225) 355-1445
5546 Choctaw Drive
Baton Rouge , LA 70806
Website: www.brfoodbank.org
*All service hours at the Baton Rouge Food Bank should be donated in the name of Myriam’s House

6. Battered Women’s Program (work with women and children)
(225) 389-3001
P.O. Box 52809
Baton Rouge , LA 70892
Email: vols@bwp.brcoxmail.com

7. Big Buddy Program (work/play with underprivileged children)
(225) 388-9737 (Contact: Agnes)
333 E. Chimes Street
Baton Rouge , LA 70802
Email: bigbuddyprogram@aol.com

8. Bishop Ott Shelter(Men/Women) (cook and serve meals for the homeless. May work in groups of no more than three students. Must buy, cook and serve meal for total packet of five hours per student.)

Bishop Ott Shelter for Men
( 225) 383-7343
1623 Convention Street

Bishop Ott Shelter for Women and Children
Sweet Dreams Shelter
Day Center
( 225) 383-7341, ext. 207 (Contact: Crystal)
1623 Convention Street
Website: www.svdpbr.com

9. Blood Bank (give blood)
2 hours per donation

10. Boys Hope/Girls Hope of Baton Rouge (help children who are hurt or at risk)
(225) 346-5095
P.O. Box 4414
Baton Rouge , LA 70821
Website: www.boyshopegirlshope.org

11. Brave Heart Children in Need
(225) 296-0000 (Contact: Dee Robinson)
Website: www.braveheartchildren.com

12. Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge (assist cancer patients and their families)
(225) 927-2273 (Contact: Diane Bollinger)
Fax: (225) 928-8448
550 Lobdell Avenue
Baton Rouge , LA 70806
Email: Diane.bollinger@cancerservices.org
Website: www.cancerservices.org

13. CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (help abused and neglected children in the foster care system)
(225) 379-3362 (Contact: Terese Addington)
341 St. Joseph’s Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Email: taddington@casabr.org

14. Catholic Community Services

Migration and Refugee Services (tutor refugee children, teach English, help them feel welcome, help refugees resettle)
(225) 346-0660 (Contact: Laura St. Blanc, program coordinator)
P.O. Box 4213
Baton Rouge , LA 70821
Website: www.brmrs.org

Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (work with programs helping persons with disabilities)
(225) 336-8700 (Contact: Tessie Blanchard, program coordinator)

Prison Ministries
Hispanic Ministries

15. Connections for Life (work at the thrift store with women coming from poverty)
(225) 767-2112
(225) 767-7448
9317 Burbank Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70820

16. Everybody Reads at Eden Park
(225) 226-4701 (Contact: Tracy Portle)
Email: tportle@ebrschools.org

17. Gait Way Therapeutic Horsemanship (replacing Free Spirits Therapeutic Riding Center)
(help people with disabilities ride horses for therapy)
(225) 766-1614
6555 Pikes Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Email: SBarry@GaitWay.org

18. Generations Hospice (enhance the lives of patients, their families and nursing home residents)
(225) 791-7775 (Contact: Dottie Spangler)
Fax: (225) 791-7719
103 S. Range Avenue
Denham Springs , LA 70726
www.generationshospice.us

19. Genesis Hospice (read to patients, do yard work, sit and listen as a friend/companion)
(225) 771-1881 (Contact: Pat Payne, RN)
5100 Groome Road
Baker, LA 70714
Email: gypsy3455@yahoo.com

20. Habitat for Humanity (build homes for the poor)
SJA contact: Mrs. Kathy Meares (mearesk@sjabr.org)
Church parish contact: director of the program for your group

21. Habitat for Humanity ReStore
(225) 766-7007 (Contact: Ron)
4301 Airline Highway at Plank Road

22. Hospital Junior Volunteer (candy striping; must have personal contact working with patients)
Woman’s Hospital
Baton Rouge General
Our Lady of the Lake
Summit Hospital
Earl K. Long Medical Center

23. Locks of Love (donate 10 to 12 inches of hair to be made into wigs for cancer patients)
2 hours per donation

24. Louisiana School for the Deaf (teach catechism classes to deaf and handicapped children at the Catholic Deaf Center)
(225) 273-7118 (Contact: Joey Nipper)
(225) 766-9320 (Contact: Bill Dugas, director of CDC)
2585 Brightside Lane
Baton Rouge , LA 70820

25. Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (help provide services and patient assistance; must work with patients. Age limit)
(225) 215-1217
4950 Essen Lane
Baton Rouge , LA 70809
Website: www.marybird.org

26. Meals on Wheels (deliver meals in person to those in need)
Capital Area Agency on Aging Inc.
(225) 922-2525
6554 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge , LA 70806

27. Mid-City Development Projects (help poor and elderly fix up their homes)
Must provide campus minister with:
Name
Address
Phone
Contact person

28. Mid-City Dance Project Inc., Inner-City Nutcracker (can only count hours when working with inner-city kids)
Must provide campus minister with:
Name
Address
Phone
Contact person

29. Mission Trips (to Honduras and Klagetoh; can claim 8 hours per day, excluding travel days, working with people. Mission trips other than ones offered by SJA must be confirmed by the campus minister)
To be announced as offered

Katrina and Rita clean-up and rebuild projects (will be considered mini mission trips; students will be given hours only for actual hours worked. Students must have address, phone number and signature of community helped)

30. Muscular Dystrophy Association (volunteer during summer camp)
(225) 761-7010
8126 One Calais , Suite 1 - D
Baton Rouge , LA 70809
Email: batonrougedistrict@mdausa.org
Website: www.mdasua.org

31. Myriam’s House (shelter for homeless women)
(225) 334-0662, ext. 21
955 McClung Street
Baton Rouge , LA 70802
Email: yperrilloux@myriamshouse@brcoxmail.com

32. Nursing homes/assisted living facilities (visit the elderly, play bingo, games; in the greater Baton Rouge area. May require training at some facilities)
Must provide campus minister with:
Name
Address
Phone
Contact person

33. Parker House (shelter for abused children)
(225) 343-6359 (Contact: Darlene Abbott)

34. Port Allen Food Bank (work in food warehouse to help distribute food to those in need)
(225) 383-5542 (Contact: Sally Landry)
850 7 th Street
Port Allen , LA 70767

35. Public Library (may only work at the following branches: Carver, Delmont Gardens , Goodwood, Centroplex and Eden Park ; tutor underprivileged children or assist with Story Time)

36. Prison Trip (visit Angola , Hunt’s or St. Gabriel’s; work with prison ministry; write to a prisoner)
Maximum of 5 hours per trip
All letters to prisoners must come through the SJA address. Students may earn 1 hour per exchange. Letters will be handed in to the campus minister as proof of your ministry.

37. Reach Out and Read (read to needy children at a pediatric clinic; associated with Earl K. Long Hospital)
(225) 987-9050 (Contact: Angela Gourney, RN, LSU Mid-City Clinic)
1400 North Foster Drive
Greenwell Springs , LA
Website: www.reachoutandread.org

38. Serve Together (awareness of and contact with the effects of poverty in the Baton Rouge area; number of hours determined by actual clocked hours. Must apply)

39. Special Olympics (work with handicapped children)
1-800-345-6644
Website: http://www.laso.org/main/index.php?page=sports_and_competition

40. St. Agnes Holiday Food Deliveries (deliver food to needy at Thanksgiving and Christmas)
(225) 383-4127

41. St. Agnes Shelter (clean shelter; play with homeless children)
(225) 383-4127

42. St. Agnes Soup Kitchen (serve meals to the homeless)
(225) 383- 4127

43. St. Paul Learning Center (toy drive/toy sale for the poor; tutoring)
(225) 344-8590
3920 Gus Young Avenue
Baton Rouge , LA 70802

44. St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room (serve meals to the homeless)
(225) 383-7837, ext. 208
220 St. Vincent de Paul Place
Website: www.svdpbr.com

45. St. Vincent de Paul Store (thrift store for the poor; must have signature on card or a note on St. Vincent Store letterhead)
(225) 356-9683
2655 Plank Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70805

(225) 275-1135
12107 Florida Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70815

(225) 819-0460
1925 Staring Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70810

(225) 261-9644
14455 Greenwell Springs Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70739

(225) 925-5255
5621 Government Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Website: www.svdpbr.com

46. St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy (help poor receive needed medications)
(225) 383-7450
220 St. Vincent de Paul Place
Website: www.svdpbr.com

47. Trinity Hospice
(225) 755-1946 (Contact: Megan Ziegler)
11920 Industriplex Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Website: www.trinityhospice.com

48. Volunteens
(225) 343-8270
Fax: (225) 343-3070
460 North 11 th Street
Baton Rouge , LA 70802

49. Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge (serve abused, neglected children, at risk youth, homeless, elderly, disabled persons)
(225) 408-3796 (Contact: Charissa Thames)
(225) 387-0061
3765 Government Street
Baton Rouge , LA 70806
Website: www.voa-br.org

50. Wheel Chair Tennis Tournament (serve as ball people; set-up and general assistance)
To be announced each spring.

51. Safety Council LCA (promotes safety in the workplace, community and home, including Safety Town and KidSense programs)
(225) 766-0955, ext. 102 (Contact: Renee Barbier)
Website: www.safetylca.org

52. Scleroderma Foundation
(225) 751-2328 (Contact: Teri Jeansonne)
(225) 288-5527
15766 Philemon Thomas Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Email: tjbiglcc@cox.net

B. Community Building Hours
After completing the first 15 required hours, students may volunteer for the following to earn 50 or more Category B hours (numbers 51-73; these numbers change as the year progresses).

St. Joseph's Academy Community

53. Back to School Night (actual clocked hours)
54 . Open House ( actual clocked hours)
55. College Night (a ctual clocked hours)
56. Information Extravaganza ( actual clocked hours)
57. Assistance to SJA teachers outside of class time (maximum 5 hours total)
58. SJA Sports Camps (maximum 15 hours total)
59. SJA Special Programs (actual clocked hours )
60 . Freshman Interviews (actual clocked hours)
61 . Freshman Testing (actual clocked hours)
62 . Computer Apps (actual clocked hours)
63 . Science & More (actual clocked hours)

Church Parish Community

64. Childcare for Church Functions (RCIA, nursery, etc.; maximum 20 hours total)
65. Vacation Bible School (maximum 20 hours total)
66. Assist with Parish School of Religion (maximum 20 hours total)
67. Altar Servers (maximum 5 hours total)
68. Choir ( maximum 5 hours total)
69. Lectors ( maximum 5 hours total)
70 . Liturgical Dance ( maximum 5 hours total)
71 . RCIA Faith Companions ( maximum 20 hours total)
72 . Homebound Eucharistic Minister ( maximum 20 hours total)
73 . Cleaning the Church ( maximum 20 hours total)

Baton Rouge Community

74. Baton Rouge Meals on Wheels Baking Cookies (may bake cookies for Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday; will earn 2 hours per batch. May bake 2 batches per holiday only)

75. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (work for events benefiting families with blood cancer, including Light the Night Walk)
(225) 922-7824 (Director: Alberta Stoker; Coordinator: Linda Thomas)
8738 Quarters Lake Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Website: www.leukemia.org