A teacher of mine used to say that the why question is very important because it tells you a lot about yourself. June is a busy month at Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) as staff continue to recruit and prepare for the end of one cohort’s year and beginning of another cohort’s year in a few short months. It’s also a busy season for outgoing Volunteers as they think about finishing up their year and what comes next. Incoming Volunteers are busy with summer activities and for many, but not all, thinking about life after graduation. But, the question of why folks consider doing a serviceRead More →

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#LVC17 Volunteer Julia Pilkington is serving this year in Baltimore at World Relief as an Immigration Legal Assistant (Clerk). Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Julia’s journey across the US took a stop in Northfield, MN where she attended St. Olaf College and graduated with a degree in English and a concentration in Environmental Studies (and a nearly completed a Political Science degree). Julia shared that “this blending of disciplines resulted in a desire to one day go into international law, working for the protection of human rights, refugee rights, humanitarian law, and the environment.” Julia continues her movement to the East Coast with her service this yearRead More →

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Join us tomorrow and Thursday for a Prospective Volunteer Info Session! Bring your program, application, student loans questions and more! Or, just come hear a bit more about the LVC program as a whole. Recruitment & Outreach Manager (and LVC Alum) Elizabeth Bier will lead the session with Erin Perry, a current LVC Volunteer serving in the Twin Cities. We’ll use the online video meeting system, Zoom, so please click on the links below to download the app to your device before the meeting! Link for Wed, March 28, 11am PT/1pm CT/2pm ET: https://zoom.us/j/627125936 Link for Thurs, March 29, 11am PT/1pm CT/2pm ET: https://zoom.us/j/130167811 See youRead More →

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Often when folks think of a “year of service”, the train of thought tends to highlight direct service opportunities, or work that is seen as community service: after-school tutoring, serving in a soup kitchen, building a house, cleaning up a stream, etc. However, it’s pretty unlikely that you’ll build a house during your year with LVC. Like many service year programs, LVC provides a mixture of both direct and indirect service positions – our direct service positions leaning towards relationship building &  case management, and indirect service positions typically following a capacity building role: communications work, development work, policy building & advocacy work, etc. Sometimes, a positionRead More →

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Presidential Search, Lutheran Volunteer Corps Lutheran Volunteer Corps is currently seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking, creative executive who can lead the organization and build its national profile and impact. Nominations, applications, and inquiries may be sent in confidence. Full consideration will be given to all applications received by March 16, 2018. Read more details here.Read More →

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