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06/21/2013

Applications for the 2013 domestic program year are still being accepted!

06/07/2013

A video message to JVs from Jim Martin, S.J.

05/03/2013

A Message from JVC Board Chair Lisa Grattan

It is my great pleasure and honor to announce, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, that Mary Claire Ryan began as President of JVC on May 1, 2013. Read More »

04/12/2013

Donor Profile: Vince and Robyn Caponi, dedicated JV parents and JVC supporters

Vince and Robyn Caponi, dedicated JV parents and JVC supporters Read More »

02/01/2013

JV Profile: Caroline Seroka (Scranton '12)

Caroline Seroka is a Jesuit Volunteer at Friends of the Poor in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Read More »

10/23/2012

Jesuit Volunteer Corps AJCU alumni

JVC releases 2012 Alumni Release Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities Read More »

09/18/2012

NCR highlights FJV Jody Kent Lavy (Los Angeles '02)

Jody Kent Lavy advocate for Prisoners. Read More »

09/17/2012

Applications now open!

Applications for the 2013 program year are now open Read More »

06/22/2012

JV Profile: Jen Price (Mobile '11)

Jen Price is an intake/outreach worker with Healthcare for the Homeless in Mobile, Alabama. Read More »

05/31/2012

Rachel Marie Beal (Atlanta '01) is married

05/23/2012

FJV Profile: Maggie Doyle Ball (Jersey City '82)

Maggie Doyle Ball (Jersey City '82) is a hospice care managing nurse at Grace Health Care in New Jersey. Read More »

05/17/2012

Kathleen Haser Steps in as Acting President for JVC

05/14/2012

JV Profile: Colin Storey Murphy (San Francisco '11)

Colin Storey Murphy is a special projects coordinator at 30th Street Senior Center in San Francisco, California. Read More »

04/09/2012

JV Profile: Greg Wittenburg ( Peru ’10)

Greg Wittenburg is a teacher for Colegio Cristo Rey in Tacna, Peru. Read More »

04/03/2012

U.S. Representative Hansen Clarke visited with Georgetown students during spring break trip with JVC

U.S. Congressman Hansen Clarke, a Georgetown alumnus, met the students and served meals with them at the Capuchin Soup kitchen. Read More »

03/23/2012

JV Profile: Nicholas Keeler (Albuquerque '11)

Nicholas Keeler is a career developer in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Catholic Charities. Read More »

03/09/2012

Jack Dennis, SJ, (Philadelphia '75) is the new president of a high school in Indianapolis

02/20/2012

JVC Organizes an Alternative Spring Break in Detroit

Students from the University of Michigan and Georgetown travel to Detroit for a service-based spring break trip with JVC. Read More »

01/30/2012

Megan Brown (Mobile '10) married in January 2012

01/27/2012

JV Profile: Willa Voss (Nashville '11)

Willa Voss works in prison ministry with Project Return, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. Read More »

01/17/2012

Matthew Day (Hartford '04) is a new dad

12/21/2011

Meg (Hirst) French (Marshall Islands '97) is the director of international advocacy and programs for UNICEF in Toronto

11/29/2011

Jeff Gagnon (Belize '97) is a PhD at University of California San Diego

11/28/2011

Liz Bormann Vandyke (Nashville '02) and Mike Vandyke (New Orleans '02) are in Iowa City

11/21/2011

JV Profile: Therese Mance (Washington, D.C. '11)

Therese Mance is an activities coordinator at Rachael's Women's Center in Washington, D.C. Read More »

11/21/2011

Marianne Reat (Philadelphia '80, '81) adopted a daughter

11/07/2011

Mary Verso (St. Louis '07) is married

11/03/2011

FJV News: Cynthia Chovan-Dalton (Boston '90, Brooklyn '91) welcomed a new baby

11/02/2011

Kristie Thomas (Raleigh '00, Brooklyn '01) earned a PhD

10/28/2011

FJV News: Millie Duchow (St. Louis '10) position at DESC, Seattle

10/26/2011

FJV News: Suzanne Geaney (Philadelphia '76, Baltimore '77) got married

10/21/2011

FJV News: Lauren Pandolfe (Sacramento '05) and Alex Grey (Sacramento '06) got married

10/10/2011

FJV News: Kimberly (Payne) Jordan (Worcester '95) has a new job with Ohio State University

09/30/2011

FJV Profile: Jackie Sudore-Flood (Marshall Islands '95)

“Life is a mystery. I never would have expected to meet my husband while volunteering in the Marshall Islands.” Read More »

09/28/2011

FJV News: Anthony Paul Mazza (New Orleans '06) is now at Louisiana State University.

09/26/2011

Christopher Derby, SJ, (Manhattan '86) pronounced his final vows

09/23/2011

FJV News: Yvonne Prowse (Sacramento '84) joined the spiritual direction team at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Ontario.

09/23/2011

Jesuit Volunteer Corps accepts Centennial Medal from Catholic Charities USA

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps received a Centennial Medal from Catholic Charities USA during its annual all-staff meeting on Saturday, September 10, 2011. Read More »

09/14/2011

JV Profile: AJ Bush (San Antonio '11)

AJ Bush is working with Christian Senior Services in San Antonio, Texas, as a caseworker for the Meals on Wheels program. Read More »

08/16/2011

FJV News: Martin Caver (Raleigh '05, San Francisco '06) is enrolled in a PhD program at the University of North Carolina.

08/11/2011

FJV Profile: Steven Kucharo (Belize '96)

“It was harder to come back from Belize than to go there,” says Steve Kucharo. Read More »

08/09/2011

FJV News: FJVs as Jesuit Novices

Six of seven FJVs gathered in July 2011 for the Jesuit Novice history course in Denver. Read More »

08/01/2011

FJV News: Kristin (Love) Boscia (Houston '03) welcomed her first child.

07/25/2011

FJV News: Ted Penton (Raleigh '00) took vows in the Society of Jesus.

07/25/2011

FJV News: Deirdre Griffin (Worcester '94) made a commitment as an Agrégée member of the Community of Saint Joseph.

07/25/2011

FJV News: Kevin McCarthy (Philadelphia '80) was recently ordained a decon.

07/20/2011

FJV News: James Salt (Brooklyn '99) was named executive director of Catholics United.

06/28/2011

JV Profile Video: Janet Sully (Newark '10)

Janet tells us about what has inspired her and what she's learned during her time with JVC. Read More »

06/28/2011

JV Profile Video: Michael O'Sullivan (St. Francis '10, '11)

Michael speaks to his experience with JVC. Read More »

06/09/2011

Donor Profile: Graduate student Paul Freeman (Hartford ’07) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Paul recently finished his year of service, but he is one of JVC’s most generous donors. His monthly contributions, though seemingly small, add up to a weighty sum by the year’s end and demonstrate the cumulative power of micro donations. Read More »

06/09/2011

FJV Profile: Bridget Monohan (Mobile '04)

“Prior to JVC, I thought I was social-justice oriented, but JVC shattered my glorification of the poor and showed me the realities of the poor.” Read More »

06/08/2011

Donor Profile: Laura Elkins (Washington '89, '90) Former Volunteer, Donor, and "Kitchen Queen"

Laura Elkins (Washington ’89, ‘90) and her husband, Andy Catanzaro, support JVC and the local Jesuit Volunteers from their home in Washington, D.C. They have two children, Ella, 5, and Kyle, 7. Read More »

06/07/2011

Elise Henricks (Brooklyn '90) speaks at Boston event

06/07/2011

Learning from Each Other

by Sophia Ramatici (Nashville '10)

06/07/2011

Donor Profile: Tom and Betty Casey, Proud Parents of Two FJVs and Strong JVC Supporters

Tom and Betty Casey of Lake Hills, California, have built a family legacy with Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Read More »

06/07/2011

No Room at the Inn

by Kim Miller, JV in Washington, D.C.

06/02/2011

Joshua Hale, one of Chicago’s 40 Under 40 and executive director of the Big Shoulders Fund, to receive the first Padre Juan Award

The first Padre Juan Award presentation to Joshua Hale, executive director of the Big Shoulders Fund, which uses its $40-million endowment to support urban Catholic schools. Read More »

05/31/2011

Laura Elkins, Community, and Food

by Laura Elkins

In a continuation of her online profile, Laura Elkins shares her insights into how she lives the JVC values with her family and daily choices. Read More »

05/31/2011

The Real Radicals of Nicaragua

by Lauren Trout

Lauren Trout, one of the JVs featured in the spring feature story, reflected on the revolution spirit of the people in her host country, Nicaragua. Read More »

05/26/2011

JV Profile: Kathleen Cooney (San Jose '10)

Kathleen Cooney currently serves as a Jesuit volunteer at Sacred Heart Nativity School in San Jose, California as a Teacher's Assistant. Read More »

05/12/2011

FJV News: Margaret (Goatley) Laracy (Jersey City '02) welcomed her second child.

02/25/2011

Bishop Ochoa attends new house dedication with Jesuit Volunteers in El Paso

02/03/2011

Jesuit Volunteer Corps Hires New Director of Advancement

01/10/2011

The World Watched Chile

by Catherine Curley (Chile '09)

It was a very busy year for the people of Chile. A major election, a powerful earthquake, and the memorable rescue of the miners. Catherine Curley offers her reflection on her experiences from Santiago. Read More »

11/22/2010

AnnMaura Connolly (Santa Ana '86) speaks at Washington, D.C., event

Listen to remarks from AnnMaura Connolly, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at City Year, who presented at the November event in Washington, D.C. Read More »

10/11/2010