Amate House
Goal of Program
Amate House is a young-adult (21-29 years of age) service and leadership development program grounded in social justice, faith, and community based in Chicago. Fellows are transformed through faith-based social justice programming, purposeful community living, and direct, full-time professional experience with Chicago area non-profits. Our mission is create life-long social justice advocates.
Type of Placement
Child Care & Day Care | Communications & Public Relations | Community Organizing, Outreach & Development | Education | Elderly Outreach | Evangelization | Fund Raising, Grant Writing & Development | Health Care | Hispanic Ministry | Housing Issues, Shelter Staff & Group Home | Immigration & Refugee Services | Lawyer, Legal Aide & Paralegal | Maternal & Infant Care | Mental Health | Parish Ministry & Pastoral Counseling | Peace & Justice Advocacy | Prison Ministry | Pro-Life Ministry | Religious Education & Retreat Work | Social Services & Poverty Relief | Social Work | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Tutoring & Literacy Programs | Volunteer Coordinator | Youth Ministry | Black/African American Ministry | Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution | Mentoring | Racial Justice Work | Disabilities Ministry | Domestic Violence Ministries | Campus Ministry
Service Area
Chicago
Service Length
11 months
Requirements
4 year degree, or equivalent life experience. Ages 21-29 and unmarried
Financial Arrangements
Room and Board | Stipend | Medical Insurance | Transportation | Loan Deferment/Forbearance
Living Arrangements
Fellows live in one of Amate House’s two residences with 8-11 housemates. Each fellow has a private bedroom.
Training
Social justice, leadership development training, faith formation, beginning with a two-week orientation. Three annual retreats, two in-service events including a three-day anti-racism training.
Application Deadline
Rolling acceptance until all spots are filled, application opens 9/15/23
Address
3600 S Seeley Ave
Chicago , 60609
Phone: 773 376-2445
Website
http://www.amatehouse.org/
Primary Contact
Jeannie
Affiliations
Roman Catholic, Archdiocese of Chicago
Secondary Contacts
Jeannie Balanda Tiffany Small Emily LaHood