Communities Directory: Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Baltimore, Maryland,

United States

Since 1956 more than 12,000 members of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps have committed themselves to working with the poor. They have put off graduate school and turned down job offers in order to offer alternatives to people who have few options.

Hundreds of grassroots organizations across the country count on Jesuit Volunteers to provide essential services to low-income people and those who live on the margins of our society.

Jesuit Volunteers serve the homeless, the unemployed, refugees, people with AIDS, the elderly, street youth, abused women and children, the mentally ill and the developmentally disabled. JVC has become the largest Catholic lay volunteer program in the country.

Some job placements require specific credentials or licenses, but most JVC jobs can be done by people who have a general educational background and a willingness to learn new skills.

JVC is more than just a job. Social justice, simple life-style, community and spirituality: these values provide the cornerstone for living out a commitment to faith and justice."

There are six regional centers

1 - JVC: South. jvcsouth@jesuitvolunteers.org (713) 756-5095

2 - JVC: Northwest. jvcnw@jesuitvolunteers.org (503) 335-8202

3 - JVC: East. jvceast@jesuitvolunteers.org (410) 214-1744

4 - JVC: Midwest. jvcmw@jesuitvolunteers.org (313) 345-3480

5 - JVC: Southwest. jvcsw@jesuitvolunteers.org (415) 522-1599

6 - JVC: International. jvi@jesuitvolunteers.org (202) 687-1132.

Website: http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org

Contact:

801 St. Paul St
First Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21202 United States
Phone: 410-244-1733
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Last Updated:9/27/2006

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