Experience Making a Difference

Experience Making a Difference

Stories from Northeastern Pennsylvania

Abundant Grace: God’s Work and the rest of the Story

Abundant Grace: God’s Work and the rest of the Story

I would like to thank Teddy Michel, IVC NEPA and all of those who were connected with the wonderful Evening of Gratitude. My family and I truly enjoyed the evening. To be honest I was a bit overwhelmed. Thank you so much for an evening that I will remember for a long...

IVC NEPA Member Profile: Anne & Matt Baas

IVC NEPA Member Profile: Anne & Matt Baas

Meet Members: Anne & Matt Baas
Our initial experience with service came to us in 2004 when Anne had heard of the Court Appointed Special Advocate “CASA” program in the Tampa/Clearwater area in Florida. Since Matt had just retired from a full-time consulting engagement, Anne encouraged him to look into CASA.

From “Let Me Do It” to “Let Me Listen”

From “Let Me Do It” to “Let Me Listen”

Jim Fleming is a “get it done” kind of guy. After a career in the finance industry, this ex-Marine was eager to make a difference as a new member of the IVC Northeastern PA region. The “let me do it” job at St. Francis of Assisi Client Choice Food Pantry he took on in...

Giving Back and Changing Lives for 20 Years

Giving Back and Changing Lives for 20 Years

Lou Naglak, an Ignatian Volunteer in Philadelphia, has served prisoners at the Bucks County Prison for over 20 years.  “I couldn’t have predicted this would be the next phase of my life,” he says. “I grew up in a coal town above Scranton, Pennsylvania.  In the 1930s...