We are excited to share the news that LVC completed its purchase of the Dorothy Day House in Milwaukee and also its capital campaign for this purpose! Here is a bit more from Sam Collins, president of LVC, on just what this purchase means for LVC & the Milwaukee community. The purchase of the Dorothy Day House will cut LVC’s program expenses by $5,000 to $10,000 per year which will make LVC more sustainable and allow us to act creatively in Milwaukee in pursuit of our mission as a community of faith uniting people to work for peace with justices. And speaking of acting creatively inRead More →

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Amanda Kirsch is a Second Year LVC Volunteer in Washington, DC. She has spent both of her years in Washington serving at Brainfood, a youth-development organization that uses cooking a food as tools to promote healthy living in a safe environment. Below, Amanda shares her reflections after almost two years of living in intentional community, journeying to an inclusive community, and serving at Brainfood.   Like many Volunteers, I came to LVC as a recent college graduate ready to discover. My college experience had challenged me to integrate my faith and learning and to seek ways to live and work accordingly. With a mission toRead More →

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Ryan Schone is an LVC alumni who stayed in Milwaukee after his year of service in 2011-2012. During his LVC year he served with Central City Churches (CCC), a ministry of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Currently, he works for the University of Wisconsin Extension in Milwaukee and focuses on local food systems and education. As LVC explores a Food Justice Program in Milwaukee, it has been exciting and encouraging to continue to work for peace with justice alongside LVC alumni like Ryan! Below we hear more from Ryan about what from his LVC year shaped his interest and passion for food justice and sustainability. WhenRead More →

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In the fall 2015 Esprit de Corps, meet the 2015-16 Volunteers, get some tips for living a life of service from speaker and activist, Kim Bobo, hear from a second year LVCer in the Twin Cities and read about the Food Justice House in Milwaukee.Read More →

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Combine your passion for sustainable agriculture with a desire to serve and learn. Apply to be part of Lutheran Volunteer Corps’ Food Justice House in Milwaukee! Beginning in August 2016, LVC will place Volunteers in five Milwaukee urban agriculture projects to increase the communities’ capacity to produce and distribute fresh produce. You could be one of those Volunteers! Check out Food Justice placements here! The Food Justice (FJ) Volunteers will live together in an LVC house in Milwaukee and serve at different urban agricultural projects in the Harambee and Lindsay Heights neighborhoods. The five organizations we currently anticipate serving as the FJ sites are: All Peoples ChurchRead More →

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