Give back to the world after you graduate!

Each of us is called to respond to the Gospel message of reaching out to those in need. If you have ever thought of volunteering after graduation, check out the organizations on this page, which offer a number of possibilities for long-term volunteer work. Many offer you room, board, as well as loan deferment. Don't miss the opportunity to serve others for a year or more before striking out on your own! For more information, please contact the Campus Ministry office at 508-767-7419.

"Service is the rent we pay for living on this planet." - Marion Wright Edelman

Associate Missionaires of the Assumption (AMA) - this is the volunteer branch of the Religious of the Assumption; work includes teaching, working with the mentally handicapped, and doing service work in a number of countries, including the U.S.

Christian Appalachain Project ( CAP) - Founded by a Catholic priest, CAP is an interdenominational Christian non-profit organization serving low-income families in eastern Kentucky. Volunteers are committed to service, spirituality, and community and serve in one of CAP's many programs, including summer camp, adult education, child development, disability services, home repair, outreach services, and more. Short-term and long-term opportunities available.

Good Shepherd Volunteers - Good Shepherd Volunteers give their time, energy, and talents to women, children, and families who are exp-eriencing the social stresses of poverty, violence, substance abuse, and unemployment, both domestically and internationally.

Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) - one of the largest Catholic volunteer organizations, run by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits); spend one year or more living in community with other volunteers doing service in both the United States and abroad.

Mercy Volunteer Corps (MVC) - a volunteer organization associated with the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas; MVC invites women and men to a year or two of full-time service with people who are economically poor and marginalized.

Mother Caroline Academy - located in Dorchester, MA, Mother Caroline Academy is a private, Catholic, middle school for 60 financially disadvantaged girls; the academy is looking for volunteer teachers to work in Dorchester with these young girls.

Providence House - founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Providence House was founded in 1974 and is located in New York City. Providence House provides temporary housing to homeless and formerly incarcerated women and children; short-term and long-term volunteer opportunties are available to college students and graduates.

The Urban Catholic Teacher Corps (UCTC) - run by Boston College and the Archdiocese of Boston, this is an Americorps Program; UCTC is a two-year, postgraduate service program for teachers who want an experience of teaching in urban Catholic schools in the Boston area and who want the opportunity to live in a faith-based community with other teachers; contact Karen Kennedy for more information (617-552-0602).

For more programs, go to The St. Vincent Palotti Center, which has a full directory of opportunities in both the U.S. and abroad.

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Last update11 January 2010
by Stephanie S. McCaffrey

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