For adults and youth alike, immersion and work camp experiences can be transformative insofar as they take us into the reality of others in a personal way and provide opportunities for reflection, social analysis and ongoing action and commitment.
Called to Witness
Through Called to Witness, CRS provides parish, diocesan and national youth ministers with a global experience to help them call and empower young people to an active commitment to working for solidarity, peace and justice.
Catholic Relief Services, in partnership with the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, announces the 2012 Called to Witness trip to El Salvador, scheduled for May 7-17.
The application process is now closed for 2012.
Please check back next year if you are interested in participating in Called to Witness.
Resources for Planning Immersion Experiences
Catholic Social Teaching Companion for Work Camp and Immersion Experiences
Developed by Catholic Relief Services and Education for Justice.
Learning through Service: A Guide to Immersion Trips and Extended Service Projects for Youth
Guidelines developed by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Mission Office, Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, and Office of Evangelization and Catechesis.
Immersion and Work Camp Experiences
These solidarity programs are sponsored by CRS’ partners and are rooted in Catholic social teaching
Young Neighbors in Action
Sponsored by the Center for Ministry Development, Young Neighbors in Action is an exciting, integrated service-learning experience for parish and school teams of older youth and adults and provides the experiences, skills and learning needed to make change possible.
Just 5 Days
Sponsored by the Center for Ministry Development, Just5Days is a five-day service learning experience for groups of middle school youth and their adult leaders from Catholic parishes and schools.
Justice Walking
JusticeWalking (J-Walking) is a 3-to 6-month “prophet-raising” process, from JustFaith Ministries, that forms small communities of adults and older teens committed to living the Gospel message.
Borderlinks
BorderLinks’ experiential educational programs focus on issues of immigration, community formation, development, and social justice in the borderlands between Mexico, the U.S and beyond.
Praying Pelicans Missions
Praying Pelican Missions offers short-term missions that includes partnering groups from North America with local churches and communities in Belize, Haiti, Jamaica and Mexico.
Rostro de Cristo
Rostro de Cristo is a Catholic program whose mission is to provide spiritual and educational opportunities for young people from the United States with the people of Ecuador.
