{"id":24083,"date":"2026-01-23T11:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=24083"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:12:20","slug":"service-in-the-city-returns-for-winter-semester-signup-deadline-jan-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/01\/23\/service-in-the-city-returns-for-winter-semester-signup-deadline-jan-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Service in the City returns for winter semester, signup deadline extended to Jan. 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Service in the City, sponsored by University Ministry, is back for winter 2026. This program connects UDM students with local education-focused nonprofits in Detroit, giving students the opportunity to make a real impact in the community with a commitment of just one hour per week.<\/p>\n<p>Through this integrated immersion program, students can earn 10-plus service hours and participate in formation opportunities that deepen understanding of community engagement. <strong>The deadline to sign up is Jan. 29.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Service opportunities are designed to help students get to know the local Detroit community, and learn how resilient community leaders are supporting each other and co-creating a better future.<\/p>\n<p>Loyola High School, Brilliant Detroit and La Casa Guadalupana are educational non-profits impacting Detroit youth. With just one hour per week, UDM students build relationships in the community, support the next generation and fulfill class requirements, all while developing new skills.<\/p>\n<p>This program is especially popular with students in the Leadership Minor, Honors Program and CEL-integrated classes, but all students who want to make the world a better place are encouraged to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Gray La Fond at <a href=\"mailto:glafond@udmercy.edu\">glafond@udmercy.edu<\/a> with any questions.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/CmRhAUCaxb\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24084 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Service-immersion-winter-2026.jpg?resize=614%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A graphic for \u201cService in the City\u201d volunteer program by University Ministry at UDM. Blue background with cartoon figures flying on open books among white clouds. Text reads: \u201cService in the City \u2013 Volunteers Needed! Earn 10+ service hours, support literacy among Detroit kids and get involved with your local community. Deadline: Jan. 26. Contact glafond@udmercy.edu.\u201d Includes a QR code for sign-up at the top middle of the page and the UDM logo in the bottom right-hand corner.\" width=\"614\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Service-immersion-winter-2026.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Service-immersion-winter-2026.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Service-immersion-winter-2026.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Service in the City returns for winter 2026. UDM students students can earn 10-plus service hours program and participate in formation opportunities that deepen understanding of community engagement. The deadline to sign up is Jan. 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":677,"featured_media":24084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6,4404],"tags":[384,2541,16,936,3798,655,15],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/01\/Service-immersion-winter-2026.jpg?fit=850%2C478&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-6gr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24083"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24083"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24557,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24083\/revisions\/24557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}