In September, we welcomed LVC Baltimore Alum (1997-1998) Tait Danielson Castillo onto our staff as our Major Gifts Officer. Tait has been raising funds and building upon the strengths of non-profits for over 20 years. As a graduate of Wittenberg University, he has focused his career on advocacy for under-resourced and new immigrant communities.  Tait completed his year of service with LVC in 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to the Twin Cities of Minnesota where he spent another year becoming an ACORN trained community organizer. He invested another 13 years in Minnesota, working at local and international non-profit organizations. Thanks to Tait’s development accomplishments, the CenterRead More →

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“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.” -Dorothy Day   The Lutheran Volunteer Corps seeks to purchase its Volunteer House, the Dorothy Day House, in Milwaukee. LVC has been present in the Milwaukee community for many years, and each year LVC Volunteers live and serve together in Milwaukee non-profits that provide food for the poor, youth education, healthcare to those in need, and green spaces for public use in the city.   Over the years, LVC has placed 150 Volunteers in organizations including the Bread of Healing Clinic, Shalom HighRead More →

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Take a fresh look with Lutheran Volunteer Corps alumna Doris Warrell and friends at a contemporary and ancient land with a groundbreaking multiple perspective tour of Palestine & Israel! Sustainable Living, Intentional Community and Peace with Justice in Palestine and Israel With a unique approach that accesses contemporary issues through personal storytelling, relationship-building, and facilitated discussions with conflict resolution professionals, and with a dash of LVC’s commitment to respective differing perspectives, working for a better future for all people, and embracing the joy that life offers, this journey is your opportunity to meet local politicians, artists, journalists and activists; learn about contrasting national narratives; and explore futureRead More →

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