Video feature: Learn more about Out Of School Time

June 10, 2020 | News


View this short video to learn more about our Out of School Time at home summer camps.

Catholic Social Services’ Ministries Continue To Serve Individuals, Families, and Children amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

| News, Press Releases


Catholic Social Services’ Family Service Centers and Out-of-School Time Programs across the region are continuing to keep clients and children virtually engaged, connected, and supported amid the public health crisis facing our nation.

Photo Feature: Lights On After School 2019

October 25, 2019 | News, Photo Feature


Catholic Social Services’ Out-Of-School Time Programs (OST), a ministry of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, recently participated in the 20th annual “Lights on After School” celebration.

Kids saddle up for safety with help from Philly police

August 22, 2019 | News


More than 50 area youth saddled up for safety, and for a new school year, at an Aug. 2 “bike rodeo.” Now in its second year, the gathering gave kids at the Mayfair Out of School Time (OST) program in Northeast Philadelphia a chance to learn the rules of the road for two-wheeled transport.

Pen pals young and old glimpse world through ‘different eyes’

August 13, 2019 | News


Social media followers may have replaced pen pals, but one group of area students recently revived the age-old tradition of letter-writing. This summer, students at St. Helena’s Out of School Time (OST) program in Philadelphia’s Olney neighborhood put down their cell phones to correspond with members of a local senior club.

OST In The News: Northeast Times

August 8, 2019 | Press Highlights


At an August 2nd “bike rodeo” hosted by Catholic Social Services, officers from the Philadelphia Police 15th District helped some 50 kids learn the rules of the road, while getting ready for a new school year. The Northeast Times covered this miniature bike rodeo. 

Far from home, Vietnamese nuns make friends in Philly

July 31, 2019 | News


Two women religious from Vietnam have been working on their Philly accents this summer, while helping kids served by the Archdiocese.
Sister Linh Tran and Sister Luyen Pham have been staying at the convent of Holy Innocents Parish since early July, assisting at Catholic Social Services’ Out of School Time (OST) program there as part of a short-term mission.

South Philly students write their own children’s books

May 21, 2019 | News


A new generation of writers is emerging in a South Philadelphia neighborhood, and most of them are under 10 years old. St. Gabriel’s Out of School Time (OST) program, a ministry of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS), celebrated the completion of its year-long “Write Brain” literacy program with a May 3 children’s author event.

Photo Feature: The spirit of joy and giving — with a Latino flair

December 31, 2018 | News


At the Archbishop’s Christmas Gala for Children held in Philadelphia Dec. 18, children served all year long by Catholic Social Services’ agencies gathered for a day of fun with a distinct Latin American flavor