IVC Stories
Offering Hope and a Fresh Start through Legal Aid
“The joy that comes from meeting with clients is to see the courage that they have in difficult circumstances. It’s never too late to start in a new direction,” shares Deborah Rhodes, an Ignatian Volunteer in San Diego working with the Homeless Advocacy Program (HAP)...
A Place at the Table
During my two years as an IVC volunteer, I served at Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, an organization dedicated to providing friendship and relieving loneliness among seniors. Years later, I am still involved there as a volunteer. There is a beautiful motto to...
The Fruit of Our Lent
This week’s gospel of the fig tree which bears no fruit but is spared another year invites us to take a moment to reflect at the midpoint of our Lenten journey. How is our Lent bearing fruit? Perhaps this Lent isn’t turning out how we hoped it would: we haven’t...
IVC and Cristo Rey Network Schools
IVC partners with Cristo Rey Network Schools in 6 regions - New York Metro, Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and New England, matching Ignatian Volunteers' talents with the schools' tagline, "the school that works". Cristo Rey Network schools provide a high...
Finding God in all Things
Before I joined the Ignatian Volunteer Corps in August, the phrase “finding God in all things” was foreign to me. Even though I was raised Catholic, attended Catholic schools and taught Religious Education in my parish for many, many years, the belief that St....
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep’s Experience with Ignatian Volunteers
This piece was submitted by Hugo Chavez, Managing Director of the Corporate Work Study Program Situation: Summer of 2012 - we use the summer to train incoming students and also make job assignments for our open positions at our business partners. We have a combination...
Serving Mothers and Infants at Our Lady’s Inn in St. Louis
by Gerry Hempstead, Ignatian Volunteer, St. Louis, MO In May, I retired from my law firm and was looking for opportunities to be of service. I was aware of the Ignatian Volunteer Program through my retreats at the White House Retreat run by the Jesuits and also from...
Thank You
This reflection/letter comes from Sam Schloemer as he retired from his position as IVC Regional Director in Cincinnati I’m sending you a “Thank You” in this format to enable you to read what I have to say. There are so many people I want to thank, hand writing about...
Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder with the Mission of Habitat for Humanity
At a time of high unemployment, rising costs of housing, food, and other necessities, more and more families across the United States struggle to find and maintain adequate, safe, and affordable housing. Families live on the brink of personal housing crises and risk...