School Sisters of Notre Dame

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Volunteer with Us

Your volunteer service can make a difference in the lives of so many people, while giving you an opportunity to join us in ministry. We provide a variety of opportunities for adults, and college and high school students.

Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural Ministry
MORE Multicultural School for Empowerment
East Side Learning Center
Theresa Living Center (TLC)
Li'l Farm Children's Home

Volunteer Opportunities in Mankato

Serve those who have served—our retired sisters—at our provincial house and health care center in Mankato. Here are just some of the opportunities for service:

Drive sisters to medical appointments, local community events, or shopping; participate in group or one-on-one recreational activities; teach sisters email and computer skills; visit with sisters; write correspondence.

For more information about our Volunteer Ministry Program contact:

Sister Dominic Klaseus, Volunteer Coordinator

Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural Ministry
Center for Earth Spirituality and Rural Ministry sits atop Good Counsel Hill where it serves as an educational, spiritual, and community resource for the surrounding land and people.

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Opportunities Outside of Mankato

MORE Multicultural School for Empowerment
96 Wheelock Parkway, St. Paul, MN
MORE focuses on the formal education of immigrants and refugees, helping meet the basic needs of impoverished people and families, advocating for justice issues, and leadership development.

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East Side Learning Center
740 York Avenue, St. Paul, MN
The East Side Learning Center (ESLC) is our response to the serious educational needs of children on the East Side of St. Paul, Minnesota. The ESLC is a year-round, non-sectarian, one-on-one tutoring program in reading for children in grades K-4 who are below level in reading and live or go to school on the East Side of St. Paul.

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Theresa Living Center (TLC)
917 E. Jessamine, St. Paul, MN
Theresa Living Center (TLC), a transitional home for women and children, was established on the belief that the right environment can make the difference for women striving to reclaim their personal worth and dignity.

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Li'l Farm Children's Home
34075 Jefferson Street NE, Cambridge, MN
(One hour NW of St. Paul/Minneapolis)

Li'l Farm is a licensed foster home where children experience a safe, loving environment that encourages play, learning, responsibility, and self-respect. Children placed in this home are abused and abandoned, ranging in age from infancy to 18 years. The farm and animals are for the children to befriend, care for, learn from, and receive help with healing.

Volunteer Opportunities
Interacting with the children, helping with farm chores, gardening, mowing lawn, and general maintenance. Baking and preparing meals are also options.

Contacts:
Sister Francette Malecha
Sister Margaret Roozen

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