Postgrad Service Category: Social Service / Ministry
Westmoreland Volunteer Corps
Westmoreland Volunteer Corps ACTIVITIES: Each year the Volunteer Corps identifies positions with approximately nine agencies in Washington, DC, and suburban Maryland and Virginia. These agencies provide services such as employment counseling and search, case workers for at-risk youth, maternal/child health care and other health programs, social and legal services and shelters for the homeless, refugee support, […]
Vincentian Volunteers of Cincinnati
Vincentian Volunteers of Cincinnati ACTIVITIES: Vincentian Volunteers use their background to serve full-time in a variety of areas at SVDP: Direct Social Services; Healthcare; Charitable Pharmacy; Home Visits; Food Pantry Assistance; Thrift Stores (logistics); Service Learning; Strategic Planning; Fundraising/Marketing. CONTACT:Maura CarpinelloMCarpinello@svdpcincinnati.org COMMITMENT: 12 months OVERVIEW: Through work placements including healthcare and direct social services, VVC members […]
Vincentian Mission Corps
Vincentian Mission Corps ACTIVITIES: The Vincentian Mission Corps (VMC) is designed to serve those living in poverty. Over the years, volunteers have done so at numerous sites throughout the St. Louis area ranging from education to healthcare to immigrant services. As a volunteer, you will work full-time (40 hr/week) at one of VMC’s worksites. Each site […]
United Way/AmeriCorps
United Way/AmeriCorps ACTIVITIES: AmeriCorps opportunities vary by agency. Recent volunteer sites have included: AIDS Ministries; Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Center for the Homeless; Head Start; REAL Services; South Bend Heritage Foundation; St. Margaret’s House; Stone Soup; Memorial Hospital; South Bend Community School Corporation; United Way; Youth Service Bureau; YWCA. CONTACT:Amber Werner574-232-8201 ext. 252 OVERVIEW: United Way […]
Su Casa
Su Casa ACTIVITIES: Live-in workers are the heart and soul of the Catholic Worker movement and Su Casa’s mission. These individuals pledge 6 months or more of their time to living at Su Casa and providing consistent volunteer work, and can choose to be full-time or part time community members. House teams are established within […]
Stonehill Service Corps
Stonehill Service Corps ACTIVITIES: Types of service include: academic support; communications/fundraising/marketing; case management; developmental disabilities support; direct service; and more. The service term is August through June. Living together in a home in Brockton, Corps members commit to intentional community, a simple lifestyle, participating in reflection, and immersing themselves in the local culture. The cost of […]
St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker House
St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker House ACTIVITIES: Volunteers live in community with guests at one of St. Peter Claver’s two hospitality houses – one for men and one for women. The Catholic Worker community also runs a drop-in center, Our Lady of the Road, where guests can eat breakfast, use laundry services, take showers, rest, and […]
St. Joseph Worker Program
St. Joseph Worker Program ACTIVITIES: Wide range of placements, dependent on location, including services related to domestic violence victim support, housing, food justice, sustainable agriculture, at-risk youth, gang intervention, community outreach, refugee resettlement, healthcare and public health, legal services, advocacy, education, economic justice. CONTACT:Minneapolis/St. Paul: Emma Buechs; LA: Sr. Judy Molosky; Orange County/Napa: Sr. Joanna Rosciszewska; […]
SOME Volunteer Corps
SOME Volunteer Corps ACTIVITIES: Corps members offer services that help individuals struggling with poverty and homelessness: housing, addiction, job training, food distribution, & senior services; assistance at medical and dental clinic. Room, board, health coverage and a monthly allowance to cover expenses. CONTACT:Fr. John Adams202.797.8806 Ext. 1018 COMMITMENT: 1 year OVERVIEW: SOME (So Others Might Eat) […]
Share Foundation
Share Foundation ACTIVITIES: Live-in, full-time house manager (steward) providing companionship and guidance to two mildly to moderately mentally handicapped adults. Each three bedroom home is occupied by two mild to moderate mentally retarded/other-abled adults and one full-time, live-in steward. Teach daily living and vocational skills. Located in Northwest Indiana, just West of South Bend. CONTACT:Kathleen Kelly219-778-2585kkelly@sharefoundation.org […]