Community Service Opportunities
The De Porres Center organizes regular volunteer opportunities with the following community organizations. Transportation is provided. To sign up or for more information, please contact the De Porres Center at deporrescenter@mail.barry.edu or 305-899-3088 or stop by Landon 108.
Art Studio Miami
Art Studio Miami provides creative-holistic art integration to at-risk youth. The mission of Art Studio Inc, a 501c3 non-profit organization, is to empower young minds by providing a safe location where youth are inspired and guided by artists, teachers and professional mentors who support the student's education and career development through the integration of creative holistic arts.
Camillus House
Serving the South Florida community since 1960, Camillus House is a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian services to men, women and children who are poor and homeless. Camillus offers a full continuum of services that includes food, shelter, housing, rehabilitative treatment, and health care. Each service is carried out with the deeply held belief that every human being deserves love, respect and an opportunity to live a dignified life.
Ronald McDonald House
The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children in South Florida. Guiding us in our mission are our core values, focusing on the critical needs of children, celebrating the diversity of the programs we offer and the staff, volunteers and donors who make them possible, staying true to our heritage of 27 years of responsible stewardship, operating with accountability and transparency.
Sinai Plaza Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center
Sinai Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation Center takes pride in providing outstanding quality of care and home-style comfort for our residents. They are committed to providing a full continuum of care that will enhance the physical and psychological well being of every resident.
Feeding South Florida
Feeding South Florida's mission is to feed South Florida's hungry in order to improve their lives. We do this by distributing food and groceries through our network of not-for-profit organizations, educating the public about the issue, and engaging our community in the fight to end hunger.
Urban Paradise Guild
The mission of Urban Paradise Guild is to create a sustainable paradise in Florida, one habitat at a time. Service opportunities include participating in environmental restoration work at Oleta State Park and other local parks by remove invasive/destructive exotic plants and trees and planting native plants and trees, mangroves, dune plants and grasses.
For more information, or to sign-up for any of the trips on the calendar, please visit the De Porres Center for Community Service in Landon 108.
