By: Kaytee Kinsey, Franciscan Outreach Volunteers Service Site: Franciscan House of Mary & Joseph My name is Kaytee and I have been serving as an AmeriCorps member with Franciscan Outreach Volunteers for the past year.  When I became an AmeriCorps member, I had various expectations and I knew this year would be a huge learning […]

By Kate Flannery, Communications   While we cannot have the Church without having community, I have realized that a lot of my spirituality also depends on my own initiative and personal relationship with God. I am learning to see God everywhere in the world, but particularly in frequent mass, exercise, music, the Rosary, art and […]

By Haileigh Nelson-Good Shepherd Volunteers Service Site: Family Foster Care Haileigh Nelson was born in Corona, California. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2011 as a Natural Science major. For the past 2 years, she has been working as a Good Shepherd Volunteer. She spent her first year in New York City working as […]

By Erin Shawgo, Cap Corps Midwest   Service Site: Urban Ecology Center Erin Shawgo is a Cap Corps Midwest alumni from 2011-2012, living in Milwaukee and filling her days with transformative justice, music, food, and yoga, among other things. She loves working with youth, spending as much time outside as possible, and continues to work […]

Border Servant Corps (BSC), in collaboration with local AmeriCorps programs, offered a morning of activities in a local park which included games, crafts, and face painting for area families!  BSC also distributed packets of seeds with information about Cesar Chavez to inspire participants to contribute to healthy growth in their community. In addition, Olga Pedroza, […]