Topics may vary according to group but may include: popular education methodology, planning a programme design for social transformation, cultural competence etc.

Advocacy for low-income housing and jobs.

Face to face interviewing with those in need of the above.

Grand Coteau is a poor rural setting in Louisiana (a community with a 29.4% poverty rate; over 7% greater than Louisiana's poverty rate) where quality, holistic education is not accessible for everyone. Thensted Center is a service agency founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart to provide services to youth, elderly, those in need of health care, clothing and emergency food services.  It also provides a gathering place and help with finances.  The summer program allows parents to have a safe place for their children so that they can work.

Sponsored by Stuart Centre's Office of Educational Initiatives and Leadership, the Summit Leadership Academy for Youth offers a leadership training program to young people from resource restricted environments using popular education methodology with the aim of developing youth-led social justice projects in their communities.

Background

The Outreach Commission exists to serve those in need through the work of committees of Parish volunteers who provide pastoral care, work for social justice, and serve people in need throughout the larger community.

Activities

Food Programs include:

Helps adult members of the Sacred Heart family in the USC province to reflect together on the sacred value of Earth and our responsibility to protect it.

The Sheridan Rd schools employs residents from Misericordia Heart of Mercy Home, which is home for individuals with developmental disabilities. The whole school community  benefits from this relationship.

6-week summer residential internship experience for college students interested in social justice and social change. Participants work full-time with a justice-based organisation and particpates in educational and reflection sessions.

Influence policy decisions affecting the citizens and ecosystem of the Portland area. 

Action oriented training through popular education methodology with a focus on migrant populations.