Every summer OLOS adults and teens leave the comforts of home to respond to the Gospel by caring for the poor, the sick, and the needy. Service may include construction, painting and cleaning, building restoration, serving at community kitchens, working with children, and caring for the disabled, among other things.
The Urban Challenge Program is an urban, service-learning, immersion experience rooted in the Catholic faith tradition. Offering a point of access to the lives of the people of Camden, NJ, and its surrounding communities, the UCP is a unique educational and retreat opportunity that serves mainly suburban high school and college-aged students.
The Urban Challenge Program is comprised of three fundamental components: faith, service, and community. By emphasizing these components, we hope participants will take action on behalf of the poor and vulnerable, long after participants have left the Romero Center. Through challenging ourselves to live outside our comfort zones, we open up to deepening our relationship with God, each other, and ourselves.
For more information, please contact Alex Polidori (apolidori@olossharon.org).