Lutheran Volunteer Corps

ACTIVITIES: Members of Lutheran Volunteer Corps unite their time and talents with the time and talents of society’s marginalized people. LVC Volunteers work in such areas as AIDS/HIV, addiction and recovery, anti-racism, children and youth, community development, education, employment, the environment, food and hunger, GLBT rights, health care, housing and homelessness, immigration and refugees, international solidarity, legal assistance, peace, and more.

CONTACT:
Joanne Otte
(202) 387-3222
recruitment@lutheranvolunteercorps.org

COMMITMENT: 12 months

OVERVIEW: Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) is a one-year, full-time program that offers an opportunity for spiritual and personal exploration while volunteers work for social justice while living simply and sustainably in intentional community. LVC partners with non-profit organizations in 14 cities where volunteers will live and work: Baltimore, MD; Wilmington, DE; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; Seattle, WA; Tacoma, WA; Berkeley, CA; Oakland, CA; San Francisco, CA; Omaha, NE; and Atlanta, GA. Volunteers live in intentional communities of 4-7 people.