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Dare To Change

JOIN US IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE. 

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps engages brave young leaders in life-changing service, living and accompanying those in need to build a more just and hopeful world.
 

Jesuit Volunteer Corps

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Types of service

32

Communities

176

Agencies

5

Countries

LA Jesuit Volunteer (2015-16) with a role as a teacher smiles at students in class.
2015-16 Los Angeles Jesuit Volunteer community gather together in laughter at Casa Dorothy Kazel.
Jesuit Volunteers walk a labyrinth in prayerful reflection during retreat.

Jesuit Volunteers address the world’s most difficult challenges within their roles and engage in an ongoing personal inquiry process at retreats and in their intentional community. These experiences permanently transform volunteers and who they go on to become. Volunteers give us an intense year or two at the front lines of social justice, and we give them a sense of purpose to guide every year that follows. 

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OUR GUIDING VALUES

Four core values, rooted in the Jesuit tradition, shape and inform every aspect of a Jesuit Volunteer’s term of service.

Spirituality

COMMITTED TO FAITH IN ACTION

Volunteers engage openly and honestly with spirituality and reflection 
Simple Living

ACCOMPANYING THOSE IN NEED

Volunteers live simple, practical lives free from material distraction 
Community

BROADENING PERSPECTIVES TO CONFRONT BOUNDARIES

Volunteers develop deep, mutual relationships across lines of difference 
Social Justice

ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF INJUSTICE

Volunteers advocate and work for compassion, fair treatment, and structural change
  • Jesuit Volunteer Camila Biaggi (2017-2019) and Faith during their Mes de Mision in the Mountains of Peru while serving with Instituto Educacional Miguel Pro.

    volunteer stories, international service, education, housing insecurity

    "In some ways, Mes de Misión is a concentrated version of what it means to serve as a volunteer in a program with a focus on faith in action."

    Camila Biaggi

    (Tacna, Peru 2017-19)

    LEARN MORE ABOUT CAMILA'S JV EXPERIENCE
  • Beth Pawuk (Detroit 90s) and staff member at Orientation.

    alumni feature, jvc magazine

    "Seeing volunteers at DisOrientation as compared to where they were at Orientation, and noticing how much their perspectives, their horizons have been opened, how much they’ve grown. It’s amazing. It’s really great to see that."

    (Detroit 1998-99)

    LEARN MORE ABOUT BETH'S TEN YEAR COMMITMENT TO JVC
  • Former Jesuit Volunteer Gabe McCarthy (2017-18) helps Erik Cheeks find a suit for an upcoming job interview.

    agency feature, volunteer stories, employment, domestic service, housing insecurity

    "JVs are an immense help. It takes energy and drive, intellectual giftedness, positivity, and the ability to believe fervently in a cause, to be an effective part of the Project Return effort."

    Nashville, TN

    LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR AGENCY PARTNERS
  • Stephanie Lubert, esq (Houston 2008-09) headshot

    alumni feature, immigration and refugee services

    I learned from JVC that spirituality and social justice go hand in hand: I see my work not simply as a job, but rather as my faith in action.

    (Houston 2008-09)

    LEARN MORE ABOUT STEPHANIE'S WORK WITH UNACCOMPANIED MINORS

REAL SERVICE TAKES COURAGE

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps is the springboard to a future fighting for what matters. Be a part of it.

Jesuit Volunteers walk with young children in their international city of service.