Mike Goggin
Senior Director - IVC of the National Capital Area
202-277-4447
mgoggin@ivcusa.org
Chris Kelly
Program Manager
Suburban Maryland
(C) 301-613-8388
ckelly@ivcusa.org
Anna Marie Mason
Program Manager
Northern Virginia
(C) 703-915-9410
amason@ivcusa.org
Curing the Sick and Healing the Hopeless
Dr. James Goedert retired from a 36-year career looking for ways to defeat the deadliest diseases of our time. As an IVC volunteer, he is still working to save lives, especially those suffering from poverty and mental illness.
New Beginnings in Employment and Retirement
Ellen Stuhlmann helps homeless men and women find and sustain employment as an Ignatian Volunteer at Friendship Place in Washington DC. “It’s been wonderful”, she says of the IVC service experience. She came to IVC after retiring from a career as a publishing...
IVC Partner Grateful for Their ‘Right-Hand Man’
Ignatian Volunteer Bill Stieglitz “mans” the front desk and teaches Life Skills classes to clients of OAR of Fairfax, an organization in Northern Virginia whose mission is “to rebuild lives and break the cycle of crime with opportunities, alternatives, and resources...
Papal Visit Inspires Media’s Interest in IVC
In conjunction with Pope Francis’ visit to the US, IVC invited several media outlets to see for themselves how the words of Pope Francis are being put into action. In the coming weeks, we’ll be inviting more media outlets to take a closer look at the programs that...
A Spirit of Giving
When Christmas arrives, the Turinas won’t wrap store-bought gifts for their adult children. Instead, they give money to charitable groups whose missions are dear to the hearts of their children. And their children do the same for them. Their gratitude inspires their...
Serving School Children with Love and Skill
By Emilie Gillanders IVC National Board Member and Ignatian Volunteer in Northern Virginia Anne Marie Campbell is beginning her thirteenth year with IVC and has been at Our Lady of Sorrows/St. Ignatius School right from the start. Eight years ago the two schools...
Volunteering at Catholic Distance University
Bob Thomsen, IVC volunteer from Northern Virginia, is currently assigned to Catholic Distance University (CDU) in Hamilton, Virginia. Bob has been with IVC for over 4 years and served at CDU since April 2013. CDU was founded in 1983 as the first catechetical...
Julia’s Story
Ignatian Volunteer Julia Albrecht is in her fourteenth year writing resumes for the unemployed and underemployed. She began at Jubilee Jobs, recognized as one of the best nonprofit organizations in DC, and has spent the last 7 years working with Catholic Charities’...
Tony’s Story
“The engagement with humanity is very powerful,” Tony Albrecht says. “My service is a gift.” Tony Albrecht has taught at the Spanish Catholic Center of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington for 10 years as an Ignatian Volunteer. He teaches basic...
“He sat there with us the whole time, waiting”
This piece was originally printed in the IVC DC/Metro Maryland/Northern VA December Corps Connector. I bought Tattoos on the Heart by Greg Boyle, S.J., this year’s book, on my Kindle. I read it on the plane to Florida for a family reunion with my sisters and...