Long-term Volunteers & Service Opportunities

In the Bible story of the Last Judgment (Matthew 25: 31-46), we are told about the connection between the way we act in society and our religious faith. Since love of God is so closely connected to love of neighbor, we show our faith into action by loving our neighbors. We “are called to reach out to the hurting, the poor, and the vulnerable in our midst in concrete acts of charity.” ( Community of Salt and Light, USCCB, 1991)

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Current Volunteer/Service opportunities Need

(Volunteer/Service opportunity announcments are posted when received. Visit this page regularly to get the most updated info.

Franciscan Missionaries of the Renewal 
The Franciscan Missionaries of the Renewal is a group of Catholic young men seeking ongoing conversion by living the Holy Gospel through a life-changing time of prayer, intentional community, and service of the poor among the homeless at St. Anthony’s Shelter for Renewal in the South Bronx. In connection with this ministry to the homeless poor, we friars have developed a missionary discipleship program wherein we invite young Catholic men to go deeper in their walk with the Lord by living the Holy Gospel through a life of prayer, community and works of mercy. We are presently accepting applications for our “Year-Long” missionary experience which is set to begin in mid-August.

Contact Info: Fr. John-Mary Johannssen, CFR, MissionariesOfTheRenewal@gmail.com
For more information: https://stanthonyshelter.org/missionaries
(Posted June 2020)

Ablaze Ministries
Interested in Youth Ministry? Consider becoming a missionary with Ablaze Ministries! Our missionaries are loved, cared for, trained, mentored, and challenge to be a better Catholic minister. We focus on providing our missionaries with the things that are most lacking for youth ministers: a holy community to work alongside, consistent formation, and financial stability. Our missionaries commit to serve two years as Youth Ministers, Campus Ministers, or Confirmation Coordinators for our partner Catholic parishes and schools. We have three locations: right next door in Bryan, TX, Waco, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Check out our website at https://ablaze.us/ for more information and to apply to serve with us! Questions? Contact work@ablaze and we will answer them as soon as we can. Still in school? We also offer internships for the fall, spring, and summer. Serve alongside a Youth Ministry team and see what youth ministry is all about!
(posted January 2020)

Culture Project
The Culture Project is an initiative of young people set out to restore culture through the experience of virtue. We proclaim the dignity of the human person and the richness of living sexual integrity, inviting our culture to become fully alive. Having tried our culture and found it wanting, young men and women are beginning to stand against the throw-away culture that views the human person as dispensable. Today, young people are rising to uphold the dignity and potential of every human person, especially in regard to our sexuality. This is the mission of The Culture Project.⁣⁣

Joining The Culture Project International as a missionary involves a commitment to Formation, Prayer, and Service. Each of these “pillars” flow from the foundation of Community Living, which is essential to the accomplishment of our mission.
Apply today: applycp.com
(posted March 2020)

Christ in the City
Interested in a summer of service? Christ in the City offers summer Catholic Formation and Service to the Poor  in Denver (Jun 1- Aug 1) , Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and San Antonio (May 24 -June 14). For more info and to apply go to www.christinthecity.co
(Posted January 2020)

Franciscan Volunteer Ministry (FVM)
FVM is a year-long service and faith formation program.  FVM has three core values: intentional community, direct ministry, and expressed prayer. We encourage our volunteers to eat together, pray together, and have a community fun night at least once a week (although many communities choose to do so more often than that). Our volunteers typically have 3-5 different ministries in which they are involved.  We aim to have our volunteers in direct service to the poor (as opposed to administrative work) at least 85 percent of the time. Our volunteers do everything from working in a restaurant-style soup kitchen to social services with immigrants to working in schools, hospitals, prisons, parishes, and more.  
FVM covers room/board, access to a community car, a monthly stipend, and four retreats throughout the volunteer year.  We also offer health insurance for volunteers who need coverage (including co-pays), and we assist with student loans (up to $400/month for existing student loans once the grace period is over).
Check us out online to see what a day in the life of a volunteer is like (FVM website, FVM Facebook page, FVM Instagram, or FVM YouTube channel).  Applications can be found here.
(Posted May 2019)

Colorado Vencentian Volunteers
  If you’re 22 to 30 years old & looking for a year-long opportunity of Direct Service with-in vulnerable communities, a faith based intentional living Community, integrated Reflection on your experiences, a chance for Spiritual growth, a broad base of community Support, an opportunity to develop Professionally, and the Preferential option for the poor in Action, Colorado Vincentian Volunteers may be right for you. Take that LEAP of Faith and check out CVV at www.covivo.org! Benefits include: Room & Board, transportation, monthly stipend and more. Placement sites include but are not limited to: Health care/medical clinics, shelters, schools, sustainability and urban farming, clinics, social services, housing (repair/construction/activities), refugees/asylees, runaway/homeless youth/tutoring and mentoring, women's services, food justice, special needs community, intellectual disabilities, child care/pre-school and more.
(posted May 2019)

Discern Your Call with the Maryknoll  Missioners
Discernment Retreat, on July 26-28, 2019, in  Chicago, IL. Cost is $60 (financial assistance available). Email or call 914-467-8857 to register or for more information, visit www. maryknoll.org
(posted May 2019)

Project SERVE
Project SERVE is a year-long opportunity for recent graduates to serve full-time with Catholic Charities while living in intentional community with fellow volunteers.  Volunteers experience the depth, love, and support of life in intentional community, while challenging themselves both professionally and personally as they walk alongside Catholic Charities’ and community partners. To support our volunteers Catholic Charities offers free housing, health insurance, a stipend to cover transportation and living costs in Baltimore, and three retreats throughout the year.
Placement sites this year include:

• The Weinberg Housing and Resource Center, our downtown emergency shelter
• The Esperanza Center, offering immigration-related services
• Our Development Office, working with donors, fundraising, and nonprofit management
• Villa Maria School, teaching pre-vocational classes for students with behavioral and emotional needs
• Sarah’s House, our transitional housing for families experiencing poverty

They accept applications on rolling admission until placements are filled and there are still some sppots opened!  Students can find our application and more information at www.cc-md.org/serve or write to me at smcilvried@cc-md.org. 
 (posted April 2019)

Amigos de Jesús
Amigos de Jesúsis a children's home serving abandoned, abused, and impoverished children in rural Honduras.  Rooted in its Catholic faith, the Amigos de Jesús family offers multiple volunteer opportunities.  The summer program, which is offered for the whole of 7 1/2 weeks or in 2 sessions, consists of summer fun/camp-type activities while simultaneously strengthening the children's English language acquisition.  More information on the organization can be found  here and for volunteering here.
(Posted March 2019)
 
Rostro de Cristo
Rostro de Cristo is seeking young adults to apply and discern a year of service in Ecuador with their volunteer program. If you are a graduating senior or post-grad young adult who is interested in faith-based service in Latin America, check about Rostro de Cristo volunteer program. Applications are available by request at apply@rostrodecristo.org.  For more information, you can also contact Michele  at 617-746-5892. 
(Posted February 2019)

Farm of the Child (Finca del Niño)
The Farm is a Catholic children's home, primary and middle school, medical clinic, and community outreach program located in rural Honduras on the Caribbean coast and the edge of the Mosquitia rainforest. The mission of Farm of the Child is to care for and improve the physical, educational, spiritual, and social needs of abandoned and neglected children of Honduras so that they may become productive, Christian members of Honduran society. By providing a loving home, Farm of the Child hopes to provide a therapeutic environment that helps children to heal from their wounds and trauma. In some small way, our goal is to help build the Kingdom of God in Trujillo, Honduras, Central America. Our missionaries come together to live in a faith community rooted in prayer that seeks to live out the gospel message. The majority of missionaries serve as teachers or medical professionals; there are limited placements available for those skilled and/or certified in the following areas: arts & recreation professionals, pastoral ministers, construction/maintenance and vocational programs.

Long term missionaries serve for 16 months (including 2 months of language school) and may stay a 2nd year; Summer missionaries serve 10 weeks (late May-August) and must speak conversational Spanish. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received on or before Feb. 15th. 
www.farmofthechild.org
(Posted February 2020)

Casa de Esperanza
Casa de Esperanza provides residential care to children birth through six who are in crisis due to abuse, neglect, or the effects of HIV.  Care is provided in our neighborhood by our Hands of Hope interns.  Our interns, most of whom are recent college graduates, join us for a year of service (a twelve-month full-time post-graduation internship).  Applicants wishing to complete shorter internships are considered on a case by case basis.  We provide on-site housing (interns live with the children they are caring for) and interns join us from throughout the United States to be part of our internship program. 
 
Information about our internship may be found here:
https://www.casahope.org/hands-of-hope-internship
 
The application for our internship may be found here:
https://www.casahope.org/application-part-one
(Posted February 2020)

Jesuit Volunteer Corps/AmeriCorps
We know that your college experience has been upended and it's probably hard to plan too far in advance right now. These are challenging and confusing times for all of us to navigate. As you sort through new realities and consider what to do next, we want you to know that a year of meaningful service and community with JVC Northwest is still an option. The need for long-term volunteers is unprecedented and will only become more urgent in the face of a global pandemic.