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Click your trip name below to locate relevant resources and organizations on Xavier's campus and in the Greater Cincinnati Area!

Food Security || Sustainable Living in Appalachia || HIV/AIDS || Civil Rights || Prison Injustices || Refugee Resettlement in America || Immigration || Fair Trade || Conservation of Our Native Ecosystems || Holistic Approaches to Sustainable Living || Embracing Differing Abilities || Elderly Living || The Effects of Coal Mining in Appalachia || Animal Rights and Welfare || A Glimpse of Homelessness || Substance Abuse || Urban Schools || Youth Outreach || Natural Disaster Relief  ||  Post War Communities || Roots of Our Nation

 


Topic: Food Security


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Sustainability Club
NEXUS Garden

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Green Acres Foundation
8255 Spooky Hollow Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 891-4227

Freestore Foodbank
112 E Liberty St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 241-1064

Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati
2715 Reading Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 221-0981


IMAGO Earth Center
700 Enright Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45205

(513) 921-5124

Gabriel's Place

3618 Reading Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 221-2306


Topic: Sustainable Living in Appalachia 


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Sustainability Club
NEXUS Garden

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Green Acres Foundation
8255 Spooky Hollow Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 891-4227

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Northern Kentucky Chapter
Center for Great Neighborhoods
1650 Russell Street
Covington, KY 41011
*Monthly Chapter Meeting Every Third Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Green Umbrella: Regional Sustainability Alliance
4138 Hamilton Ave, Suite D
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 541-1538

Urban Appalachian Community Coalition
5829 Wyatt, Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45213
(513) 531-8799


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Topic: HIV/AIDS


Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Caracole
4138 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 761-1480

Ohio AIDS Coalition
4400 N High St # 300
Columbus, OH 43214
(419) 444-1683

For AIDS Children Everywhere (FACE)
Cincinnati Chapter

Cincinnati Health Network
2825 Burnet Ave #232
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 961-0600

Friends of TASO

(202) 455-8276
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Topic: Civil Rights


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. Christine Anderson
Xavier History Department
512 Schott Hall
(513) 745-4246

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 E Freedom Way
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 333-7739

Local NAACP Chapter
4439 Reading Rd #3
Cincinnati, OH 45229

Ohio Civil Rights Commission
7162 Reading Road, Suite 606
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 351-2541

YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
898 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
website@ywcacin.org
(513) 241-7090

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Cincinnati
10999 Reed Hartman Hwy #222
Blue Ash, OH 45242
(513) 281-8200

Equality Cincinnati
318 E 4th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 961-8332

Peaslee Neighborhood Center
215 E 14th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 621-5514

Harriet Beecher Stowe House
2950 Gilber Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 751-0651

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Topic: Prison Injustices

Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:

Dr. Cheryl Johnson
Xavier Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program
149, Cohen
(513) 745-1069


Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
St. Vincent de Paul
Multiple locations

HELP Program
@ St. Francis de Sales Parish
1600 Madison Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206

Talbert House
2600 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
(513) 751-7747

Trent's Lighthouse
4576 Hamilton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 546-5151

Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency
(Ex-Offender Fresh Start)
1740 Langdon Farm Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 569-1840

Lighthouse Youth Services, Juvenile Justice
401 E McMillan St
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 221-3350

Charlie's 3/4 House, Inc
2121 Vine St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 784-1853

Ohio Justice and Policy Center
215 E 9th St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 421-1108

 


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Topic: Refugee Resettlement in America


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Muskietigers

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio
Mid-Pointe Tower
7162 Reading Road, Suite 600
Cincinnati, Ohio 45237
(513) 241-7745

St. Leo the Great Parish
Rev. James R. Schutte, Pastor
2573 St. Leo Place
Cincinnati, OH 45225
(513) 921-1044 ext. 21

RefugeeConnect through Junior League of Cincinnati
Columbia Center
3500 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226
(513) 871-9339

Academy of World Languages
Dragon Zone After School Programs
2030 Fairfax Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45207
(513) 363-7800 (Enrichment Program Manager: (513) 363-7838)


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Topic: Immigration


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Hispanic Organization and Latinx Awareness (HOLA)

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Catholic Charities Su Casa
Mid-Pointe Tower
7162 Reading Road, Suite 600
Cincinnati, Ohio 45237
(513) 241-7745

Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC)
215 E 14th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 579-8547

IJPC Youth Educating Society (YES)
215 E 14th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 579-8547 (Also check Facebook page)

Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center
215 E 14th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 621-5991


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Topic: Fair Trade


Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Ten Thousand Villages
(Non-profit fair trade retailer)
2011 Madison Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 871-5840

Coffee Emporium
On campus and multiple Cincinnati locations

Findlay Market
1801 Race St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 665-4839

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
(Becoming an Ethical Consumer with Fair Trade)
50 E Freedom Way
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 333-7739

Better World Beans
Xavier grad, Andrew Hermann
1622 Vine St. STE 40
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(443) 935-8088


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Topic: Conservation of Our Native Ecosystems


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Sustainability Club
NEXUS Garden

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Cincinnati Nature Center
4949 Tealtown Rd
Milford, OH 45150
(513) 831-1711

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
3400 Vine St
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 281-4700

Cincinnati Parks

Imago Earth Center
700 Enright Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45205
(513) 921-5124

Miami Rivers Chapter of the Buckeye Trail Association

Groundwork Cincinnati

1662 Blue Rock St
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 731-8400

Cincinnati Nature Center
4949 Tealtown Rd.
Milford, OH 45150
(513) 831-1711


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Topic: Holistic Approaches to Sustainable Living


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Sustainability Club
NEXUS Garden

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Cincinnati Permaculture Institute
4030 Spring Grove Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 569-2579

Permaganic
7941 Kilgour St
Camp Dennison, OH 45111
(513) 621-GROW

Cincinnati Permaculture Guild
Doug Crouch: treeyopermaculture@gmail.com
Braden Trauth: omvalleypermaculture@gmail.com

Civic Garden Center
2715 Reading Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 221-0981

Groundwork Cincinnati, Mill Creek Valley
1662 Blue Rock St
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 731-8400


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Topic: Embracing Differing Abilities


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Campus Accessibility and Disability Resources
Project Search (GSC)


Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Stepping Stones
5650 Given Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243
(513) 831-4660

Allyn Campus
1414 Lake Allyn Rd.
Batavia, OH 45103

UCP Campus
2300 Drex Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45212
(513) 831-4660

The Center for Independent Living Options, Inc.
2031 Auburn Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 241-2600

Starfire Council
5030 Oaklawn Dr
Cincinnati, OH 45227
(513) 281-2100

Founder: Tim Vogt

Cincinnati Recreation Commission
805 Central Ave #800
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 352-4000

Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
7000 Hamilton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45231
(513) 522-3860

Hamilton County Developmental Accessibility and Disability Resources
1520 Madison Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 794-3300

Special Olympics
4790 Red Bank Expy #206
Cincinnati, OH 45227
(513) 271-2606

People Working Cooperatively
4612 Paddock Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 351-7921

Melodic Connections Music Therapy

6940 Plainfield Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(888) 858-3048


Frank's Adult Center
5884 Bridgetown Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45248
(513) 598-2965

Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati

4623 Wesley Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45212
(513) 761-5400


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Topic: Elderly Living


Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
St. Margaret Hall
1960 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 751-5880

Scarlet Oaks Retirement Community
440 Lafayette Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 861-0400

The Beechwood Home
2140 Pogue Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 321-9294

Woods Edge Pointe
1171 Town St.
Cincinnati, OH 45216
(513) 242-1360

Little Sisters of the Poor: St. Paul's Home
476 Riddle Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 281-8001

Pro Seniors Inc
7162 Reading Rd #1150
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 345-4160


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Topic: The Effects of Coal Mining in Appalachia


Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Sustainability Club
NEXUS Garden

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Urban Appalachian Community Coalition
5829 Wyatt Avenue
Cincinnati, OH
(513) 531-8799

Cincinnati Zoo*
3400 Vine St
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(*greenest Zoo in America - ask about the ways in which they're using renewable and recyclable energy!)

Ohio Citizen Action

2330 Victory Pkwy #401
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 221-2100

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
Northern Kentucky Chapter
Center for Great Neighborhoods
1650 Russell Street
Covington, KY 41011
*Monthly Chapter Meeting Every Third Tuesday at 7 p.m.


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Topic: Animal Rights and Welfare


Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
The Cincinnati Vegan Meetup

League for Animal Welfare
4193 Taylor RD
Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 735-2299

Cincinnati Animal Shelters/Rescues

SPCA Cincinnati
3949 Colerain Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45223
(513) 541-6100

Leauge for Animal Welfare
4193 Taylor Rd.
Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 735-2299

Cincinnati Pet Food Pantry
4927 Beech St.
Cincinnati, OH 45212
(513) 275-5842

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Topic: A Glimpse of Homelessness

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless
117 E. 12th St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 421-2701

Strategies to End Homelessness
2368 Victory Pkwy #600
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 263-2780

David and Rebecca Barron Center for Men - Shelterhouse
411 Gest Street
Cincinnati, OH 45203
(513) 721-0643

Esther Marie Hatton Center for Women - Shelterhouse
2499 Reading Road
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 562-1980

City Gospel Mission
1805 Dalton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45214
(513) 241-5525

Jimmy Heath House

St. Vincent de Paul
Multiple locations

Our Daily Bread
1730 Race St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 621-6364

Tender Mercies
27 W 12th St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-8666

Over-the-Rhine Community Housing
114 W 14th St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 381-1171

Affordable Housing Advocates of Cincinnati
117 E. 12th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 421-7803, ext. 13

Shelterhouse
4111 Gest St.
Cincinnati, OH 45203
(513) 721-0643

City Gospel Mission
1805 Dalton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45214
(513) 241-5525


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Topic: Substance Abuse

Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:
Al-Anon Contact: shannond2@xavier.edu (Danny Shannon)


Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Talbert House
2600 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
(513) 751-7747

Jimmy Heath House

Center for Respite Care
3550 Washington Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 621-1868

Gateways
3131 Harvey Ave #201
Cincinnati, OH 45229
(513) 861-0035

The Crossroads Center
311 Martin Luther King Drive East
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(513) 475-5300

Joseph House
1526 Republic St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 241-2965

Recovery Hotel (Shelterhouse)
1225 Vine St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 455-5046

Tender Mercies Inc
29 W 12th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-8666


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Topic: Urban Schools


Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:
Oyler School
2121 Hatmaker St
Cincinnati, OH 45204
(513) 363-4100

Rothenberg Preparatory Academy
241 E Clifton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 363-5700

Peaslee Neighborhood Center
215 E 14th St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 621-5514

Washington United Church of Christ
2950 Sidney Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45225
(513) 541-7757

Su Casa
7162 Reading Rd #610
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 761-1588

Santa Maria
Multiple locations

Miami University Urban Teaching Cohort

University of Cincinnati Center for Urban Education

De Paul Cristo Rey
1133 Clifton Hills Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 861-0600

Breakthrough Cincinnati
6905 Given Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45243
(513) 979-0339

Notre Dame Urban Education Center
14 E 8th St.
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 261-4487

Urban Appalachian Community Coalition
5829 Wyatt Avenue
Cincinnati, OH
(513) 531-8799

StriveTogether
One West Fourth Street, Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 929-1150

Community Matters
Multiple Locations
Main Office Phone: (513) 244-2214

Education Matters
Multiple Locations
Main Office Phone: (513) 244-2139

Cincinnat Preschool Promise

Cincinnati Public Schools

Community Learning Center Institute
8450 Arborcrest Dr
Cincinnati, OH 45236
(513) 325-9708


Topic: Youth Outreach

Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:

Dr. Randy Browne
Xavier History Department
607, Schott
(513) 745-3231

Greater Cincinnati Area Organizations:

Cincinnati Recreation Centers


Topic: Natural Disaster Relief

Greater Cincinnati: American Red Cross
2111 Dana Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45207
(513) 579-3000

The Salvation Army: Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

Disaster Relief: Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio
Mid-Pointe Tower
7162 Reading Road, Suite 600
Cincinnati, Ohio 45237
(513) 241-7745


Topic: Post War Communities

IJPC: Human Trafficking
215 E 14th St
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 579-8547


Topic: Roots of Our Nation

Xavier Clubs/Organizations/Offices:

Dr. Leon Chartrand
Xavier Theology Department
120, Hinkle
(513) 745-2018

Tala Ali
Dorothy Day Center for Faith and Justice
310, GSC
(513) 745-2945

Greater Cincinnati Organizations:

Serpent Mound
3850 State Route 73
Peebles, OH 45660
(800) 752-2757


OTHER XAVIER RESOURCES:

The Eigel Center for Community-Engaged Learning: Community Partners Database


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