Volunteer Service Fair 2025
The Volunteer Service Fair was held on September 30 for students in 9th and 10th grade, as well as those from 11th grade who had signed up. Over 400 students participated and connected with over 30 community partners in attendance.
“We are blessed to have so many wonderful community partners present,” said Christian Service Coordinator Teresita Gonzalez. “It is with gratitude that we welcome the men and women dedicated to serving the most in need in our community, who help our young men navigate what it means to serve others. This was an excellent way for students to discover numerous exciting opportunities to serve and build a kinder, more connected world.”
For details about the Christian Service program, please refer to the Parent-Student Handbook. For great upcoming opportunities and a list of pre-approved organizations, please click here.
Here’s the list of our partner organizations (contact email is provided):
Abuelos Foundation Belafonte TACOLCY Center Best Buddies International Box of Joy Branches Breakthrough Miami Bridge to Hope WOC Camillus House Chapman Partnership Children's Bereavement Center Easter Seals South Florida, INC Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program Great Heights Academy Health in the Hood His House Children's Home Hope for Miami La Salle Educational Center, Homestead, Inc Leadership Learning Center Li'l Abner Foundation Lotus House Mathew 25 Miami Cancer Institute Baptist Health of South Florida Miami EcoAdventures Miami Learning Experience OYC Miami The Children's Home Society of Florida The International SeaKeepers Society United HomeCare Very Important Purpose / VIP305Miami | AbuelosFoundation@gmail.com klouissaint@tacolcy.org carolinebascombe@bestbuddies.org sgustafson@crosscatholic.org alisonl@branchesfl.org Jake@breakthroughmiami.org office@bridgetohope.net barbaran@camillus.org lpayne@chapmanpartnership.org kim@childbereavement.org famelinckx@sfl.easterseals.com amirow@fairchildgarden.org ctorres@greatheightsacademy.org j.shoemaker@healthinthehood.org smiranda@hhch.org nicoleh@hopeformiami.org mlauzurique@lasallehomestead.org cdominguez@sjbmiami.org ruiz.fnr@lilabnerfoundation.net victoriav@lotushouse.org amacias@ccadm.org Samira.Marcano@baptisthealth.net e323386@miamidade.gov kagrace@mleschool.org keith.storr@oycmiami.org nicole.abadie@chsfl.org jack@seakeepers.org bceballos@unitedhomecare.com a.suarez@vip-305.com |
“I want our students to put a face to the name,” said Gonzalez. “Many times they may sign up to volunteer at an organization without knowing much about them and this fair allowed them to begin a relationship with someone, learn their needs, before committing to service.”
Click here to see the complete photo album from the Volunteer Service Fair.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba, by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the school's property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit is situated on a 34-acre site in western Dade County, just minutes away from downtown Miami.