Empowering Young Women of Color
Laura De Boisblanc has always been aware of racial inequity in our society, but when her sons were young, that awareness began to have a...
Frontline to Online: Volunteering in the Time of COVID
Barbara Flynn loved her IVC placement in Chicago. From 2017 through 2019, this former librarian served two days a week at Accolade Adult Day Care, companioning people with dementia. A move back to Southern California in late 2019 had her seek out the IVC San Diego regional office, and she began 2020 eager to find a new social service agency placement. Then came the stop sign that is the COVID-19 pandemic!
Serving Behind the Scenes: An Interview with IVC Service Corps Member, Dr. Joe Sclafani
We continue our good news stories about IVC Service Corps Members (SCMs) serving behind the scenes during the pandemic. Today, we...
Following Dorothy Day to a Life of Faith and Service
Dr. Joe Sclafani wasn’t motivated by faith when he moved to Malawi in 2014 to help improve the health of poor women in the developing...
An Author’s Unfinished Story
At 80, Barbara Lee has had her first book published and is embarking on a new career in spiritual direction. She rightly declares that neither she nor God is finished with her life yet.