Postgrad Service Category: Education
Farm of the Child
Farm of the Child ACTIVITIES: Social work/case management, special needs, elementary and middle school teaching, ESL, health clinic, house aides living with adolescents, maintenance work, administration, accounting, youth ministry and formation, vocational and life skills training CONTACT:missions@farmofthechild.org COMMITMENT: 27 months or 8-10 weeks in the summer OVERVIEW: Farm of the Child offers volunteers a unique opportunity […]
Rostro de Cristo
Rostro de Cristo ACTIVITIES: Volunteers serve in a variety of positions: teaching, tutoring, facilitating after-school programs, community outreach and organizing, leading retreat groups, assisting in parish activities, working at a hospital for Hansen’s Disease, and working with social services agencies. RdC also hosts 25 week-long immersion retreats for high school and college students each year; each […]
Amigos de Jesus
Amigos de Jesus FOCUS: Children ACTIVITIES: Variety of placements based on mutual discernment process. Common placements: education (English, pre-school, physical education, special education, tutoring); communications and public relations; health; pastoral ministry. REQUIREMENTS: Fluency in Spanish or attend language school prior to start of service CONTACT:Alan Turneralan@amigosdejesus.org COMMITMENT: 13 months OR summer camp June-August OVERVIEW: Amigos de Jesus […]
St. Joseph Worker Program
St. Joseph Worker Program ACTIVITIES: Wide range of placements, dependent on location, including services related to domestic violence victim support, trafficking, 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:Los Angeles Program: sjw@csjla.org. Orange County Program: peacejr56@yahoo.com. St. Paul, MN Program: […]
Servant Year
Servant Year ACTIVITIES: Placement sites vary but have included nonprofits, homeless shelters, schools, and churches. Opportunities in business, media & communications, youth ministry, social work, education, and ministry to seafaring men and women. Includes housing, stipend, heath insurance, and retreats. CONTACT:Rev. Andrew Kellnerakellner@stjamesphila.org COMMITMENT: 1 year OVERVIEW: Open to people of all faith traditions, Servant Year […]
Robinson Community Learning Center/AmeriCorps
Robinson Community Learning Center/AmeriCorps ACTIVITIES: AmeriCorps members may be assigned to serve at the RCLC as well as at partner sites, including the ND Center for Arts and Culture and the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County. AmeriCorps members will be charged with directly serving program participants, building program capacity, and expanding the outreach […]
Project Horseshoe Farm
Project Horseshoe Farm ACTIVITIES: HSF’s 13-month Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship and Undergraduate Internships allow students to experientially learn about rural health care, K-12 education, non-profit management, and community leadership CONTACT:apply@projecthsf.org COMMITMENT: 13 months OVERVIEW: Project Horseshoe Farm (HSF) is a non-profit organization based in Greensboro, Alabama that offers service and support programs for seniors, people with mental illness, […]
PHJC Volunteer Program
PHJC Volunteer Program ACTIVITIES: Variety of types of work: health care, education, social service, and ministry. Mostly Midwest in Indiana and Illinois. CONTACT:Sr. Connie Bach, PHJCcbach@poorhandmaids.org COMMITMENT: 3 to 12 months OVERVIEW: Volunteers share the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Mission, Vision and Core Values as they live and partner alongside Sisters and co-workers in domestic […]
Peace Corps
Peace Corps ACTIVITIES: Peace Corps Volunteers serve in over 60 countries. Collaborate with local community members to work on education, youth outreach and community development, economic development projects, health, the environment, and agriculture. CONTACT:volunteer@peacecorps.gov COMMITMENT: 27 months or more OVERVIEW: The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motivated changemakers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, […]
Open Arms Home for Children
Open Arms Home for Children ACTIVITIES: Driving the children to school or medical appointments, chaperoning a field trip to the beach or the movies, assisting with art projects, helping with school work, tutoring kids who need special academic help, working in our preschool each day, helping in our computer lab, playing every kind of game imaginable! […]