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Ignatian Volunteer Corps

The Ignatian Volunteer Corps® (IVC) provides men and women, most age 50 or better, opportunities to serve others and to transform lives. IVC matches the talents of experienced Volunteers with the greatest social needs of our time.

IVC works in partnership with hundreds of community partner organizations. These nonprofit organizations provide Ignatian Volunteers with substantive work to serve individuals who have slipped through this country’s safety net. And hundreds of community organizations are on waiting lists to get an Ignatian Volunteer.

Volunteers are strengthened in their Christian faith by IVC’s unique spiritual reflection program, which is rooted in the Jesuit tradition of Ignatian spirituality.  By contributing their leadership skills and life experience into service, IVC volunteers improve their communities and create a more just society.

The Impact of IVC

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“I believe in the multiplier effect-a gift to IVC is multiplied countless times because of the volunteers that serve those most in need. For IVC, a $100 gift is worth so much more than that.”

Randall Hallett,
IVC Omaha Regional Council
IVC Board of Directors

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What’s New?

IVC Regions to Host Spring Events: IVC is hosting many exciting events across the country this spring, and we hope you will join us for the celebration in your region!  Many regions will give the Madonna Della Strada Award as part of the event.  This award is named after the Sancta Maria della Strada, the first church that Ignatius and the early Jesuits obtained to serve the urban poor in the center of Rome. The award honors lives that reflect the... Read more»

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Spotlight on Joan Lee, IVC Cincinnati

“My life has changed for the better with my positive experiences in volunteering with IVC. I wish I had joined earlier!” states Joan Lee, who became an IVC Cincinnati volunteer in 2011. Joan rearranged her other responsibilities, including switching days babysitting her grandchildren, to live out IVC’s mission of service and spiritual reflection.  “I’ve certainly... Read more »
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