Resident Community Service

At RISS, community service is part of how residents reconnect with the community around them.

One of our primary expectations is that residents will participate in meaningful service outside the RISS campus. We ask residents to complete a minimum of two hours per week, with four hours preferred when schedules allow.

This is not intended to be performative. It is not campus cleanup dressed up as service. It is not about checking a box. Community service should take place with recognized nonprofit organizations, ministries, civic groups, neighborhood efforts, or other community-based organizations doing real work in the community.

The purpose is simple: residents are not only receiving support; they are also expected to contribute. Reentry should include responsibility, participation, and a visible connection to the broader community.

Residents will be asked to submit a brief weekly report identifying where they completed their service, the organization or ministry involved, the date, and the number of hours served. These reports may be spot-checked. That is not because we assume dishonesty. It is because accountability matters, and because community service should be treated as a real commitment.

The expectation is not perfection. The expectation is sincere participation, personal responsibility, and a willingness to give back in a meaningful way.