It offers a point of access to the lives and stories of the people of Camden, NJ, and its surrounding communities. The Urban Challenge Program is an urban, service-learning, immersion experience rooted in the Catholic faith tradition. In the evening, we discuss urban poverty, social and economic justice, and reflect on our call, as disciples, to embrace a “preferential option for the poor.” We also tour the city and listen to people from the community tell their stories about living in Camden. During the day, we work at a variety of work sites-in schools, with hot meals programs, at drop-in centers for persons infected with HIV/AIDS, at housing construction, and with several other agencies in Camden and Philadelphia. In Urban Challenge, we combine volunteer service in the city of Camden with study and prayer. We help confront issues that divide us-poverty, race, class-in a prayerful and constructive environment. The Urban Challenge experience gives Catholics and other people of faith the opportunity to build bridges of understanding. The Urban Challenge is the cornerstone program sponsored by Romero Center Ministries. What do I have to do to be part of this program?
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