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Q. What is Just5Days?
A. Just5Days is a five-day service experience for teams of middle schoolers and adults. Just5Days programs are being offered at various sites within the United States during the summer. The program anticipates over 1000 participants. Just5Days brings a strong, Catholic perspective to the work of assisting people in need.
Q. Who sponsors the program?
A. Just5Days is sponsored and directed by the Center for Ministry Development, a
national, non-profit organization that works each year with over 100 dioceses in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and Belize. The Center for Ministry Development (CMD) has been providing service learning programs since 1993 through Young Neighbors in Action, a program for high school youth that currently serves over 2,500 youth each summer. The Center for Ministry Development also provides quality leadership training programs and resources for ministry leaders. Among the programs and resources developed by CMD are the National Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies™ Program (for adults) and Youth Ministry Access (for youth ministers). To find out more about CMD, visit www.CMDnet.org.
Q. What type of service might my child do during Just5Days?
A. Job sites, sponsored by church and social service agencies, differ from place to place. Each parish team will be assigned to one service site that they will visit for three consecutive days, allowing the youth to become comfortable within the service site and see the results of their work. Jobs and sites are selected with safety in mind; all work and travel takes place during the daylight hours.
Work opportunities include: soup kitchens, food pantries, nursing homes, homes for refugees, homes for mothers and children, Catholic Worker homes, thrift stores, community gardens, and environmental clean-up projects.
Q. What will my child do when they’re not involved in service?
A. Each afternoon, participants will have a chance to talk about their own service experiences that day and learn about what others did. The evenings involve participants in learning more about their Catholic faith and the demands of justice, through presentations, skits, activities, games, and discussions. The day begins with morning prayer and ends with a prayer experience, and the whole week culminates with Mass. Just5Days includes at least two hours a day for recreation and rest, including an hour each evening for recreation and social time.
Q. Who will be in charge of my child while he/she is at Just5Days?
A. Youth director, Rosy Hartz is leading the trip. She will be in charge of the group throughout the program, and your child will never be left in the care of an adult who is not from our parish/school.
Q. How do I know that my child will be safe and well cared for during Just5Days?
A. All Just5Days program staff members receive a thorough background check through the Center for Ministry Development. Additionally, all program staff and parish/school leaders (including those from our parish/school) must go through the diocesan Safe Environment training and background check within their home diocese. These adults will always be with your child—at the program site and at the work site—to ensure their safety, both physically and emotionally.
Just5Days provides healthy meals and snacks and participants will have the opportunity for eight hours of sleep each night. Additionally, the program is designed to be engaging and interesting for middle schoolers, with a wide variety of activities to meet the needs of the participants.
Q. Where do I go if I want more information?
A. Parish Leader: Rosy Hartz - [email protected]
Website: www.Just5Days.org
Just5Days Project Coordinator: Susan Searle / 719-418-5381 / [email protected]
A. Just5Days is a five-day service experience for teams of middle schoolers and adults. Just5Days programs are being offered at various sites within the United States during the summer. The program anticipates over 1000 participants. Just5Days brings a strong, Catholic perspective to the work of assisting people in need.
Q. Who sponsors the program?
A. Just5Days is sponsored and directed by the Center for Ministry Development, a
national, non-profit organization that works each year with over 100 dioceses in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, and Belize. The Center for Ministry Development (CMD) has been providing service learning programs since 1993 through Young Neighbors in Action, a program for high school youth that currently serves over 2,500 youth each summer. The Center for Ministry Development also provides quality leadership training programs and resources for ministry leaders. Among the programs and resources developed by CMD are the National Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies™ Program (for adults) and Youth Ministry Access (for youth ministers). To find out more about CMD, visit www.CMDnet.org.
Q. What type of service might my child do during Just5Days?
A. Job sites, sponsored by church and social service agencies, differ from place to place. Each parish team will be assigned to one service site that they will visit for three consecutive days, allowing the youth to become comfortable within the service site and see the results of their work. Jobs and sites are selected with safety in mind; all work and travel takes place during the daylight hours.
Work opportunities include: soup kitchens, food pantries, nursing homes, homes for refugees, homes for mothers and children, Catholic Worker homes, thrift stores, community gardens, and environmental clean-up projects.
Q. What will my child do when they’re not involved in service?
A. Each afternoon, participants will have a chance to talk about their own service experiences that day and learn about what others did. The evenings involve participants in learning more about their Catholic faith and the demands of justice, through presentations, skits, activities, games, and discussions. The day begins with morning prayer and ends with a prayer experience, and the whole week culminates with Mass. Just5Days includes at least two hours a day for recreation and rest, including an hour each evening for recreation and social time.
Q. Who will be in charge of my child while he/she is at Just5Days?
A. Youth director, Rosy Hartz is leading the trip. She will be in charge of the group throughout the program, and your child will never be left in the care of an adult who is not from our parish/school.
Q. How do I know that my child will be safe and well cared for during Just5Days?
A. All Just5Days program staff members receive a thorough background check through the Center for Ministry Development. Additionally, all program staff and parish/school leaders (including those from our parish/school) must go through the diocesan Safe Environment training and background check within their home diocese. These adults will always be with your child—at the program site and at the work site—to ensure their safety, both physically and emotionally.
Just5Days provides healthy meals and snacks and participants will have the opportunity for eight hours of sleep each night. Additionally, the program is designed to be engaging and interesting for middle schoolers, with a wide variety of activities to meet the needs of the participants.
Q. Where do I go if I want more information?
A. Parish Leader: Rosy Hartz - [email protected]
Website: www.Just5Days.org
Just5Days Project Coordinator: Susan Searle / 719-418-5381 / [email protected]
