Jul 11, 2024
The blueprint for a potential Service Corps member to join the Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) usually starts
with a source of information that peeks the candidate’s interest, who then makes a phone call or website inquiry about the program, followed by a period of discernment before the potential member joins and commits to an assignment through IVC. During that discernment period, great effort goes into finding the appropriate assignment where the talents and skills of the candidate can be put to best use. Such was the case with Joe Lorenzo, a new Service Corps member who just finished his first year assignment with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul New Orleans.
Jul 8, 2024
Your commitment as part of the Companions Circle serves as the cornerstone of our mission, allowing us to plan effectively and respond with agility to those who need us most. By giving monthly or quarterly through the Companions Circle, you:
Jul 3, 2024
Thank you to every member of the Ignatian Volunteer Corps community who participated in our comprehensive “Imagine IVC” survey. Your valuable insights have helped paint a vivid picture of where we stand and where we need to go. Here’s a concise overview of what you’ve shared and what it means for our future.
Jun 14, 2024
Growing up in Bala Cynwyd, Mary Noel Hall and Bob Fogarty didn’t know one another. They were six years apart in age—a lifetime to a child. However,
last fall they each joined IVC and now serve together at Divine Providence Village’s Day Program. Located in the former school of Our Lady of Fatima parish in Secane, PA, the Day Program’s mission is to provide a safe, caring environment that allows individuals with intellectual disabilities to create meaningful and independent lives.
Jun 10, 2024
Judi England lives in Albany and has been serving as an Ignatian Volunteer Corps member at Unity House in Troy since IVC Albany’s inception in 2019. Judi offers her reflection about her service with IVC.
