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Second Annual Service Summit for High School Students

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More than 60 students and service coordinators from 14 Catholic high schools attended Catholic Charities’ second annual Service Summit. During the morning-long program held at Georgetown Preparatory School, participants networked with peers and exchanged highlights of their volunteer experiences. They discussed best practices in volunteerism and challenges.

In the last year, hundreds of students from 10 Catholic high schools volunteered at Catholic Charities programs, from Angel’s Watch Shelter in Southern Maryland to the SHARE Food Network in Prince George’s County to St. Maria’s Meals in downtown D.C.

Students have opportunities in the coming year to volunteer at our shelters, with senior citizens who have developmental differences, at our Child Development Center and at an annual summer picnic for newcomers. Day of service projects also are available. Photos by Chris Williams/Zoeica Images.

More than 60 high school students, faculty advisers and guests attended the lively and substantive discussion about volunteerism.
Mark Shriver, president of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, encouraged students to pursue their ideas for volunteerism. He told the students that his parents, Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver, inspired him to believe that “everyday is a chance to make the world a better place.”
High school service coordinators and other faculty members met in a breakout group to share highlights and lessons learned from service activities with Catholic Charities. In 2024, hundreds of students from 10 high schools volunteered with Catholic Charities.
Catholic Charities Board Vice Chair Caitlin Chalke and Jodie Shoemaker, both of The Woods Academy, sat in on the discussion.
Maggie O’Neill, senior director of volunteer engagement at Catholic Charities, facilitated a student discussion about the role of student leaders in preparation for service activities, action and reflection.
Catholic Charities CEO Jim Malloy welcomed participants to the service summit.
Msgr. John Enzler, mission advocate at Catholic Charities, was among school representatives attending. Father John is chaplain at St. John’s College High School.
Ian Mitchell, director of the Office of Social Concerns at The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, (center) was among attendees.
Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J., president of Georgetown Preparatory School, and Catholic Charities CEO Jim Malloy.
Beth Allen, campus minister at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, and students tell their peers about the school’s Caritas Resource Center, which collects items that are distributed to those who are in need.
CEO Jim Malloy presented Mark Shriver with a gift of appreciation.
Rev. James R. Van Dyke welcomed participants to the Georgetown Prep campus and began the morning with a prayer.
More than 60 high school students, faculty advisers and guests attended the lively and substantive discussion about volunteerism.
Mark Shriver, president of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School, encouraged students to pursue their ideas for volunteerism. He told the students that his parents, Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver, inspired him to believe that “everyday is a chance to make the world a better place.”
High school service coordinators and other faculty members met in a breakout group to share highlights and lessons learned from service activities with Catholic Charities. In 2024, hundreds of students from 10 high schools volunteered with Catholic Charities.
Catholic Charities Board Vice Chair Caitlin Chalke and Jodie Shoemaker, both of The Woods Academy, sat in on the discussion.
Maggie O’Neill, senior director of volunteer engagement at Catholic Charities, facilitated a student discussion about the role of student leaders in preparation for service activities, action and reflection.
Catholic Charities CEO Jim Malloy welcomed participants to the service summit.
Msgr. John Enzler, mission advocate at Catholic Charities, was among school representatives attending. Father John is chaplain at St. John’s College High School.
Ian Mitchell, director of the Office of Social Concerns at The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, (center) was among attendees.
Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J., president of Georgetown Preparatory School, and Catholic Charities CEO Jim Malloy.
Beth Allen, campus minister at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, and students tell their peers about the school’s Caritas Resource Center, which collects items that are distributed to those who are in need.
CEO Jim Malloy presented Mark Shriver with a gift of appreciation.
Rev. James R. Van Dyke welcomed participants to the Georgetown Prep campus and began the morning with a prayer.
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