IVC Stories
Serving Virtually with Jesuit Worldwide Learning: Hope, Opportunity and Challenge
My IVC placement is with Jesuit Worldwide Learning. JWL fulfils a pressing need and provides hope and opportunity to students on the margins. Indeed, one student wrote to thank me for offering the course that she characterized as “the most important thing in my life at the moment.” I am humbled.
IVC National Capital Area Member Profile: Beverly Consilvio – Providing Classroom Support at St. Francis International School
IVC member Beverly Consilvio is delighted to bring her background as a teacher and principal to support the second grade class at partner agency Saint
Francis International School (SFIS) in Silver Spring, Md. Once a week she assists in the classroom by performing a variety of tasks, including organizing paperwork, working individually with students and periodically teaching a lesson. “St. Francis is a warm and welcoming environment,” she says. “They do a lot of responsive instruction, so the students feel validated, especially when learning new concepts.”
IVC Omaha Member Profile: Spotlight on Nancy Miller at Refugee Women Rising
Solidarity is built into every aspect of the work done at Refugee Women Rising (RWR) but it is not without challenge. RWR’s programs flex to accommodate women born in 25 different countries speaking 30 different languages. “Our work is welcoming, relational and as unique as our collaborators,” as stated in Refugee Women Rising’s Impact Report for 2024.
IVC Member Profile Kelly Maltagliati: Providing Office Support to Africa Faith & Justice Network
IVC member Kelly Maltagliati spent a career solving highly complex criminal cases as a special agent with the U.S. government. In retirement she’s taken on a new role: helping to manage the office at IVC partner agency Africa Faith & Justice Network (AFJN). She’s glad to be part of the team!
Meet IVC Member Susan Federman
While seeking spiritual guidance several years ago, Susan Federman, an occupational therapist, was introduced by her parish priest to current IVC Milwaukee Director Monica Meagher, who at the time was obtaining her credentials for administering the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Loyola University Chicago.
Meet IVC Milwaukee Member Peggy Hauser
Peggy Hauser lives in Elm Grove and has been serving as an Ignatian Volunteer Corps member at St. Catherine’s School in Milwaukee since 2021.
Meet IVC Milwaukee member David Bardon
David Bardon lives in Elkhart Lake and has been serving as an Ignatian Volunteer Corps member at Dismas
Ministries in Milwaukee and Carmelite Sisters in Waukesha since 2023.
Planting Seeds of Learning: IVC San Diego Volunteers Help St. Rita’s Students Grow in and Out of the Classroom
“I don’t know what we’d do without our IVC volunteers,” says St. Rita’s principal Gina Olsen. “They provide high-caliber support of Catholic education in classrooms, on the playground, and in the library.”
Partner Agency Profile: Catholic Charities’ Mother of Mercy Free Medical Clinics
IVC Partner Agency Catholic Charities’ Mother of Mercy (MoM) Free Medical Clinics is bringing better health – and opportunities for a healthier future – to Prince William County, Virginia, residents in need. The clinics – located in Manassas and Woodbridge – provide no-cost basic medical care to low-income adults who are uninsured or under-insured. “Our patients are at or below 300% of the federal poverty level, and the majority require interpretation services,” says Program Director Alexandra Luevano. “We consider ourselves their medical home.”