Service Immersions

Center for Community Engagement and Service

Service immersions offer a unique opportunity for students to volunteer, experience a new culture, build community and reflect on their service experiences. The Center for Community Engagement and Service invites all students to live the mission of Salve through these programs.

Habitat for Humanity Spring Break

March 13-20, 2026

Join us in making a meaningful impact and giving back to the community through Habitat for Humanity and local community partners. No experience is needed! Participants will be working in labor-intensive outdoor and indoor spaces, working on community meals for the Salvation Army, taking part in the St. Patrick's Day Parade float and preparing the Habitat for Humanity house for its incoming family.

  • Participant application. Please note: Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Applications will close when we reach the capacity of 10 participants. To confirm your spot, you must pay the $200 participant fee when you apply.
  • Cost: $200
  • Capacity: 10 participants
  • Mercy Critical Concern: Women, Earth and nonviolence 

Service Plunge 2.0

April 10-12, 2026

Service Plunge 2.0 provides all students with a challenging and fun opportunity to lead and learn through direct and indirect service. Participants have the option to focus on environmental or hunger issues.

  • Participant application. Please note: Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Applications will close when we reach the capacity of 10 participants. To confirm your spot, you must pay the $35 participant fee when you apply.
  • Cost: $35
  • Capacity: 10 participants
  • Mercy Critical Concern: Earth 

Give Kids the World Village

May 9-15, 2026

Give Kids The World Village is a 79-acre, nonprofit resort that offers weeklong, cost-free vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. The village provides accommodations in fully-furnished villas, transportation, tickets to theme parks, meals, daily entertainment and much more. The village depends on volunteers, known as angels, to fill hundreds of shifts every day.

Each year, 27,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. The goal of Give Kids The World Village is to provide everything these families need to make their trip the vacation of a lifetime. Since 1986, more than 150,000 children and families have had their dreams come true at the Village.