FrancisCorps
Goal of Program
Inspired by the lives of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi, FrancisCorps volunteers do not simply do a “year of service” but instead participate in an experience of Gospel living, the foundation of which is the volunteers’ relationship with God. The FrancisCorps experience is brought to life through comprehensive and balanced service, intentional community and faith formation rooted in the Franciscan charism. This is accomplished through shared daily meals and prayer, direct service 5 days a week, weekly Mass, faith sharing, 5 retreats and a pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy! The year challenges those who share this experience to transform a year of service into a lifetime committed to living the Gospel!
Type of Placement
Business & Administration | Child Care & Day Care | Communications & Public Relations | Community Organizing, Outreach & Development | Counseling | Education | Elderly Outreach | Evangelization | Health Care | Housing Issues, Shelter Staff & Group Home | Immigration & Refugee Services | Maternal & Infant Care | Mental Health | Social Services & Poverty Relief | Social Work | Soup Kitchen & Food Distribution | Tutoring & Literacy Programs | Volunteer Coordinator | Mentoring | Disabilities Ministry
Service Area
Syracuse, New York
Service Length
One year (beginning of August through end of June).
Requirements
Volunteers are young adults age, 21 to 25, usually Catholic or another Christian denomination, eligible to work in the U.S. and able to travel outside the U.S. for retreats and pilgrimage.
Financial Arrangements
Room and Board | Stipend | Medical Insurance | Transportation | Loan Deferment/Forbearance
Living Arrangements
Volunteers live in a house provided by FrancisCorps. Each volunteer is provided their own bedroom and share two full bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room and living room with other volunteers.
Training
August: Orientation & Training Retreat; Fall: Community Retreat Weekend; Winter: Service Retreat Weekend; Lent: Prayer Retreat Weekend; Spring: Assisi Pilgrimage; June: Transition Retreat.
Application Deadline
Apply early and get a decision early! Prior to January 31, applications are reviewed as they arrive and we work to get you an interview and decision within two weeks of receiving your completed application. Our General Application Deadline is April 1. After that, we will continue to accept applications if we have room in our community.
Address
P.O. Box 11166
Syracuse NY, 13218
Phone: 315 426-0481
Website
http://www.franciscorps.org
Primary Contact
Jenny Rose
Affiliations
FrancisCorps is an experience of Gospel life in the Roman Catholic tradition rooted in the Franciscan Charism shared by the Franciscan Friars Conventual of the Our Lady of Angels Province.
Secondary Contacts
Johanna Cajina Jenny Rose Anacan Alexander LaPoint Nader Ata