Community Partners
Serving Together for Lasting Impact
Jesuit Volunteer Corps collaborates with a vibrant network of community organizations, campus associates, and Jesuit partners to advance a shared mission of faith, justice, and service.
Together, we empower young leaders, strengthen communities, and create opportunities for transformational change. These partnerships are the foundation of our work and our impact.
Agency Partners
Our agency partners are the experts on the needs of the communities that they serve. Many of our partners have hosted JVs for decades and serve as trusted, local voices with shared values.
Campus Partners
Campus career and ministry associates are valued partners who support JVC's prospecting team by guiding and inspiring students as they discern a year of faith-based service.
Jesuit Partners
Jesuits are JVC's founding network, serving as local support members, spiritual companions, and generous patrons who help keep Ignatian charism alive in each JV's journey.
Our Values
Simple Living
To facilitate lives grounded in spirituality, community and social justice, Jesuit Volunteers live simply and intentionally, reducing the distraction of consumerism, materialism, and busyness. In collaboration with local organizations, neighbors, and a supportive peer community, volunteers prioritize people before things, and make deliberate decisions about how to utilize time and resources.
Community
JVC builds intentional communities that broaden perspectives and confront boundaries. In collaboration with neighbors and local organizations, volunteers commit to developing mutual relationships across lines of difference. Volunteers engage practices of self-awareness, humility, and consensus building in cultivating inclusive and equitable communities.
Social Justice
While living intentionally and in collaboration with neighbors and local organizations, Jesuit Volunteers engage in the work of social justice. A central element of this value is JVC’s racial justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion work to identify barriers that have historically prevented the full participation of some groups. By grounding this value in the Catholic social tradition and in pursuit of a more just world that honors the inherent, sacred dignity of all, JVC supports practices, attitudes and actions that produce equitable power, opportunity, access, treatment, and outcomes for all people.
Spirituality
Rooted in Ignatian spirituality and the Catholic Social Tradition, JVC is inclusive of all religious expressions and spiritual backgrounds. We believe that diverse perspectives, in open and honest engagement, contribute to the richness of our community and our faith. We strive to perceive God in others, practice personal reflection in daily life, discern and discuss the challenges of living faithful and just lives, and pursue deep attention to the common good.
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