Hispanic youth ages 4-14 gather on these Saturday afternoons. Service Learners take charge of recreational activities which cost no money. One of the aims of the recreational activities is to teach the youth that having fun can be free and creative. Service Learners also tutor the youth in their school subjects. Volunteers to tutor children of our day school in basic skills.
Many children come from monolingual, non-English speaking homes.
They need extra attention in math and reading. All classes are taught in English. Service Learners here work with Parish members to organize and distribute food to those in need. St. Anthony's has large numbers of Hispanic, Vietnamese and Caucasian people in its parish and school. The neighborhood visitation program is extremely interesting, and has made the people who live around St. Anthony's feel more like a cohesive, safe neighborhood.