Our Mission
Composed of and directed by student volunteers, the Loyola University Community Action Program (LUCAP) is a campus organization having three primary goals, the first being to provide and direct volunteers in service-oriented activity within the community and the university, the second being to inform and promote involvement in the area of social justice, and the third being to aid in the volunteers' social and spiritual growth through their involvement in service and care-giving activities.
Who We Are
LUCAP offers over a dozen great ways to become actively involved in advocacy and service projects which help the Loyola, New Orleans, and World communities. This active community is student-directed, and LUCAP volunteers work with a variety of issues in different ways, including feeding the homeless, tutoring learners of all ages, spending time with the elderly, attending protests, building with Habitat for Humanity, and sponsoring speakers and events for social justice. LUCAP has developed close ties to Loyola's Justice Council and Social Justice Scholars, as well as New Orleans' Hope House, People's Institute, Ozanam Inn, Common Ground Relief, People's Hurricane Relief Fund, and Catholic Charities New Orleans. Participation in our programs provides a chance to make a real difference while attending Loyola. There's something to do every day (but Friday)!
This year, our Chairperson position is shared by Wilhelmina Peragine and Jay Alcazar. We, along with our advisor Rick Yelton, offer our minds, bodies, and spirits to continue to build upon our organization’s successes in the pursuit of social justice. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have drastically altered our city's needs, and our community is developing new programs to meet them. We need your help, along with Tulane's, Xavier's, Dillard's, and the rest of New Orleans'.
Come Visit!
The LUCAP office is located in the Danna Center basement's Wolf Den. We're right across from the Underground. Feel free to visit! Come for the mood lighting, couches, and snacks - stay for the company.
For more information about our projects (general info, times, where to meet, etc.), please visit our LUCAP Bulletin Board on the first floor of the Danna Center next to the Women's restroom, or visit our Offical Projects page.
