Stories from Omaha
“Miss Ginger Day” at Dual Language Academy! – IVC Omaha Volunteer Honored at Local School
Everyone loves Miss Ginger—and to prove it, they created a celebration to honor their favorite IVC volunteer Ginger Goomis at Dual Language Academy this past spring. Preparation for this day had begun weeks before but the excitement was difficult to contain on...
Omaha IVC partners with Heart Ministry Center at FRESH Floral
The Heart Ministry Center’s former Executive Director, Mark Dahir had a favorite phrase he shared with many “Become part of the Heart!” This is exactly what has transpired between the Ignatian Volunteer Corps and new Service Corps Member Celann LaGreca. Celann’s...
IVC Omaha Members Become Family
It is easy to see why service corps members Gene and Kathy Schwarting are a valued part of the Saint Peter and Paul School community. Former principal, Andrew Bauer, who is now serving as the Executive Director for the Omaha Consortium Schools shares this about his...
Walking with the Excluded
So how does IVC do all the wonderful work they do? How do we walk with the excluded, the poor; with youth in crisis, the disabled, the trafficked, the forgotten? How do we do it? We walk hand-in-hand with our amazing service partner agencies—large and...
For when I was hungry…
In the midst of the civic unrest and anxiety about the coronavirus, we can lose sight of the ongoing crisis of food insecurity. Defined as “the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money and other resources,” Katie Fitzgerald, Chief...
Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder with the Mission of Habitat for Humanity
At a time of high unemployment, rising costs of housing, food, and other necessities, more and more families across the United States struggle to find and maintain adequate, safe, and affordable housing. Families live on the brink of personal housing crises and risk...