Service Initiatives

Brighten the Brazos

Once a semester, the service committee has gathered students from the HRC to help pick up trash on the banks of the Brazos river. One of the best ways we have found to serve our community is through a mix of stewarding the environment and helping to make Waco clean!

Operation Christmas Child

The HRC has annually organized a gift drive to provide Christmas presents for children around the world. Following the gift drive, the HRC community comes together to package the gifts, which also included letters of encouragement! Come and celebrate in a festive and service-driven way in the season of giving!

Recurring Service Opportunities

La Puerta Waco 

Each week, students from the HRC head to a local church to volunteer with La Puerta Waco. At La Puerta, students have the opportunity to serve their immigrant neighbors by helping with ESL and Citizenship tutoring. Everyone is welcome: no prior Spanish experience required!

Foster Village Waco

The HRC Service Committee regularly takes students to serve with the Waco branch of Foster Village, a Texas-based non-profit. At Foster Village, students aid local foster families by volunteering childcare at a variety of different events. The goal is to help foster parents as they build their support systems.

Mission Trips

Each year, the Honors Residential College partners with an established non-profit organization to organize an HRC-specific mission trip in hopes of creating a Christ-centered community that fosters the love of God, love of neighbor, and love of learning. Recent trips have included partnerships with the following domestic and international organizations:

·       Orphan’s Heart to Guatemala

·       Potter’s Heart to Guatemala City, Guatemala.

·       Interfaith Welcome Coalition to San Antonio, TX

·       One More Child to Bogotá, Colombia

·       One More Child to Lakeland, FL

·       One More Child to Costa Rica