Are you passionate about housing, education, and/or healthcare? We are looking for JVs to serve in these service areas and more! Read more about our urgent opportunities below and apply to serve today! Applications, including references, must be submitted by June 30. Academic Support Positions Serving Indigenous Youth Interested in supporting Indigenous youth to…
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Celebrating World Immigration Day: One JV’s Experience with Today’s Asylum Seekers
258 million migrants across the globe and nearly 26 million sought asylum or refugee status in 2017. Never before has the world been so on the move.[1] In this world of constant motion, I find it important to recall America’s fundamental, yet sometimes imperfect promise of welcoming immigrants and providing shelter to the stranger. …
Pumped for Produce: Stories of Connecting Families with Fresh Food
Over the past year, Melissa Mardo has been serving as a JV AmeriCorps member in Spokane with Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington. Focusing on food access, her tales of cooking, teaching, and interacting with youth weren’t quite what she had initially envisioned when she began her service. At Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington (Spokane), my JV AmeriCorps…
