Colorado Vincentian Volunteers
Goal of Program: Compelled by a faith-filled call to service and justice, CVV volunteers participate in a process of companionship with those who are poor and marginalized. We believe in the mutuality of this companionship and trust that those who are served are teaching each of us something that becomes transformative. "The server becomes the served." As a unique experience in the Catholic and Vincentian tradition, you fulfill this goal by working in areas of direct service and advocacy, living a life of simplicity in a community supported by prayer and, participating in a reflection process that addresses the relationship between charity and justice. It is through these components that you not only serve those who are struggling with poverty, marginalization and isolation, but you also discover the many ways the message of the Gospel is revealed in that relationship. This year you are challenged to be a risk taker, to be a catalyst for change to take a leap of faith and together you become Companions on the Journey.
Placement Type: Social/community services, Health care, Emergency assistance, Schools, Child care, Job training, Youth services and runaways, Women’s services, Homeless services, Housing Navigation, Therapeutic Rehabilitation, Intellectual/Physical Disabilities, Immigration and refugees, Literacy, Sustainability & Urban Gardening, Senior/Elder services, Community organizing. We will work with you to identify your skills and/or interests in relationship to placement.