Jesuit Volunteer Stories

Jesuit Volunteers live and perform vital service around the world. Here are just a few stories of the over 200 Jesuit Volunteers who live out our mission and our four values each day.

If you have an idea for a story or an upcoming publication, emailstories@jesuitvolunteers.org

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volunteer stories, legal services

Jesuit Volunteer Conducts Jail Visit in NOLA During COVID-19

volunteer stories, community

The Ministry of House Patron Brother Booker Ashe

volunteer stories, education

Synchronous Learning During COVID-19

Jesuit Volunteer Albuquerque JV House 2019-20

volunteer stories

Our Intentional JV Community Can't Be Taken for Granted

Courtney Child (Milwaukee 2019-20)

simple living, volunteer stories

Misconceptions about “playing poor” on a volunteer stipend

Note from homie at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles to a current Jesuit Volunteer (2019).

domestic service, volunteer stories

Expressing Gratitude for the Present Moment

Jesuit Volunteers onstage at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in Arlington, VA. (2019)

domestic service, social justice, volunteer stories

Applying Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice Lessons to JVC

volunteer stories, domestic service, legal services

Pursuing Relief through Retrials at the US Supreme Court

international service, volunteer stories, community

Chirping Birds, Mango Trees and People Who are Like Home

Colin Crawford (Albuquerque 2019-20)

volunteer stories, housing insecurity, domestic service

Serving People Experiencing Homelessness at Sunrise in New Mexico