Postgrad Service Category: Health Care
Tom Dooley and Volker Blankenstein Fellowships
Tom Dooley and Volker Blankenstein Fellowships The Tom Dooley and Volker Blankenstein Fellowships are one-year ministries at Sr. Maura Brannick Health Center in South Bend and at the Family Medicine Center in Mishawaka. Both fellowships include an $18,000 stipend for living expenses; applicants are expected to attend medical school at some point in the near […]
Urban Service Corps
Urban Service Corps ACTIVITIES: Direct Service work in an essential role with one of USC’s nonprofit partner agencies. These opportunities include, but are not limited to: Elementary or high school education, meeting the needs of homeless youth and young adults or seniors through service center work or case management, immigration, environmental justice and sustainability, food insecurity and health, work with […]
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 […]
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: […]
Redeemer Ministry Corps
Redeemer Ministry Corps ACTIVITIES: Nurse/Nurse’s Aide, Hospice and Home Care, Pastoral Care, Rehabilitation, Oncology Patient Assistance and Community Outreach, Elder Care, Housing Issues/Poverty Relief, Social work/case management, Environmental Advocacy – Garden Coordinator CONTACT:sisters@holyredeemer.com COMMITMENT: 11 months OVERVIEW: Redeemer Ministry Corps volunteers serve in the ministries of the Sisters of the Holy Redeemer. This includes health care, […]
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, […]
Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos USA
Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos USA ACTIVITIES: Volunteers have a day job and spend each evening and every other weekend with a group of children. Volunteers work as teachers, tutors, therapists, in the clinics, as journalists, project managers, and other roles depending on the homes’ needs. NPH pays for room and board, a stipend, and access to medical care. […]