Nature and Purpose 
St. Francis/St. Philip Parish, located in lower-Roxbury, has a history of over a century of service to the people, and to the neighborhood, in which this Church is located. Over the years the services have changed as the people and their needs have changed. Our parish is committed to serving the people of this community irrespective of their religious affiliation. We are primarily identified with the poor and marginalized and wish to reach out to them in their needs with no strings attached. Besides the after school program, our parish has a summer camp, a leadership training program, programs for teens, large food distribution programs, religious education programs, hospital visitation, outreach to the sick and to the elderly, and job opportunities for older adolescents and adults. 

St. Francis/St. Philip's after school program enrolls approximately 100 neighborhood children ages 4-12. The people we serve are mostly African-American. We also serve a divergent cultural population whose forebears came from Africa. We provide a good program to the economically poor, which allows children a safe environment to come to play with one another and to get their homework done. It is sponsored by the church but staffed by neighborhood people who have been involved in our ongoing leadership training program over the years. The after school program, which will begin its fifteenth year of operation, is now a tradition in the neighborhood. 

Tasks 
* PULSE students would be involved in individual tutoring as well as small academic help groups for children ages 7-12. 
* Directing activities in sports, art, music, table games, etc. for children ages 7-12. 
* Reading to young children in small groups ages 4-6.
* Planning and executing group activities for children ages 4-6. 
* The PULSE students will be encouraged to share their talents with our children and to come to a deep appreciation of the beauty and giftedness of each child. 
* We would like at least 8 PULSE students: 4 for children ages 4-6 and 4 for youngsters ages 7-12.

Time Requirements
10 hours per week Monday - Friday, between 2:00-5:30pm. This would include actual interaction with the children, travel, and supervision. 

Supervision
One hour meeting with the supervisor per week.

Supervisor
Thomas Clark S.J. 
Mary Hart, R.G.S.

Address
St. Francis/St. Philip After School Program 
175 Ruggles Street 
Roxbury, MA 02120 
Tel.: (617) 445-8915

Council Member:  Andrea Overall