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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.

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Learn about our exciting campaign to expand IVC’s ability to serve more people.  Join us in our mission!

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What’s New?

Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities awards IVC high impact grant: This award is a three-year commitment of $350,000 for the support of volunteer programs in IVC’s 16 regions and the planned eventual expansion of programs to other major U.S. metropolitan areas through the Magnify! Campaign.  The recently-awarded grant is in three... Read more»

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Offering Hope and a Fresh Start through Legal Aid

“The joy that comes from meeting with clients is to see the courage that they have in difficult circumstances.  It’s never too late to start in a new direction,” shares Deborah Rhodes, an Ignatian Volunteer in San Diego working with the Homeless Advocacy Program (HAP) of Interfaith Community Services. The Homeless Advocacy Pr ogram is... Read more »
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