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Service Immersion Trips

Over 300 students participate each year in over 15 service immersion trip offerings, traveling near and far to reach out to others. Trips are led by faculty, staff and parents, and opportunities may cost as little as $20 (some are even free). CHCA students have built strong relationships with the communities they have served in Cincinnati, Detroit, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Whether you want to make an impact locally or globally, there is a service trip out there for you.

Service immersion trips are available for Upper School Grade 8-12 students.

Upper School students working on service immersion project

Shantytown
10/01/23  1:30 p.m. -  10/02/23  7:50 a.m.  •  CHCA MSL High School
04/14/24  1:30 p.m. -  04/15/24 7:50 a.m.  •  CHCA MSL High School

Cost: $45 (covers food, transportation, & speakers)

3 step registration:

  1. Locate the Immersion details on Innerview (Parents use student's credentials)
  2. Submit Student Application .PDF available in SOS Room by Fall: 09/15/23 / Spring: 02/16/24
  3. On Fall 9/20/23 / Spring 02/21/24, SOS email the 20 accepted students the UltraCamp registration code.  Register and pay in UltraCamp by Fall 09/25/23 / Spring 02/26/24 @ 11:59 p.m.

This overnight experience counts as a service immersion credit for graduation. 

US 9-12 Fall Break Detroit Service Immersion
10/25/23 ~ 2:00 p.m. - 10/28/23 ~ 11:00 p.m. (15 direct service hours)


Cost: $220 (plus money for two meals on the road and snacks / souvenirs)

Who: 21 students + Chaperones Mrs. Peltier, Mrs. Mumma, and Mr. Bishop

 

Detroit Service Immersion

3 step registration:

  1. Locate the Immersion details on Innerview (Parents use student's credentials)
  2. Sign up on INNERVIEW -- opportunity will be visible so long as spaces still exist
  3. Use emailed code received from SOS Office to Register and pay in UltraCamp

In Detroit, our group will serve with Cass Community Social Services. CCSS is a Detroit faith-based agency dedicated to providing food, housing, health services, and job programs. Service may include volunteering at the emergency shelter, food pantry, and social enterprises such as Tiny Houses and Green industries.

Our Goals are to work hard, learn about urban poverty and homelessness, build new friendships in our group, try things that might be new to us, grow in our faith, and have fun! 

Possible service work for our group includes:  interacting with adults with disabilities, yard work, light maintenance, working in a soup kitchen, recycling tires into new products, etc. 

Questions? Contact Rebecca.Peltier@chca-oh.org

1 Day Cincinnati
Service Immersion Trips
11/03/23  •  02/15/24  •  03/11/24
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cost: $45 (Covers transportation and Understanding Poverty Workshop)

3 step registration:

  1. Locate the Immersion details on Innerview (Parents use student's credentials)
  2. Sign up on INNERVIEW -- opportunity will be visible so long as spaces still exist
  3. Use emailed code received from SOS Office to Register and pay in UltraCamp

These are one day service-learning experiences in Cincinnati neighborhoods. 
This day, which includes an Understanding Poverty Workshop, counts as a service immersion credit for graduation. 

US 9-12 Spring Break Big Creek Service Immersion
03/22/24 ~ 2:45 p.m. - 03/25/24 ~ 11:00 p.m. (21 direct service hours)

Cost: $220

Who: 21 students + Chaperones Mrs. Peltier, Mrs. Mumma, and 1 TBD Male Chaperone

3 step registration:

  1. Locate the Immersion details on Innerview (Parents use student's credentials)
  2. Sign up on INNERVIEW -- opportunity will be visible so long as spaces still exist
  3. Use emailed code received from SOS Office to Register and pay in UltraCamp and sign the Big Creek release

Big Creek Mission (Bear Branch, KY) is just a few miles away from many lives lost and hundreds of homes destroyed from earlier flooding. The area is in dire need of assistance and this non-profit is commited to supplying skilled work teams. “Our commitment to this community is indefinite - and our response will be steady and sustained.”  

CHCA may help distribute or organize supplies, clean affected homes, or do home repair. We will stay in a Big Creek dorm. Our goals are to work hard, learn about rural poverty & disaster relief, build new friendships within our group, gain confidence, develop new skills, grow in our faith, and have fun.

Questions? Contact Rebecca.Peltier@chca-oh.org

What is the purpose of service immersion trips?