Jesuit High School has a long history of assisting needy members of the community through its Service Project program. Students share their gifts, talents, energy, and enthusiasm by completing a 100-hour project to help out the poor, the sick, the elderly, the physically and mentally handicapped, and others in some way disadvantaged or disabled.

The program is founded in the teachings of Christ and the tradition of the Catholic Church for social action.

The main focus of the program is that the students have direct contact with people in need. Their responsibilities include working as camp counselors for children with disabilities, visiting the elderly and infirmed, tutoring and teaching inner-city children, and painting and repairing the homes of the poor.

The Service Project course is scheduled as a part of the students’ academic curriculum during the second semester of junior year and the first semester of senior year. During junior year, students choose a service agency and turn in a Service Project contract. The students then work on their projects. During senior year, they write a reflection essay and hold a post-project interview with Service Project Director, Helen Swan.