Long-term Community Service Opportunities
"There is joy in transcending self to serve others."
~Mother Teresa
"Life's most persistent question is 'What are you doing
for others?'"
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Through La Salle University, postgraduates are able to continue
helping and serving the community through long-term volunteer programs.
University Ministry and Service aids in finding the right volunteer
program for the interested student. Here are a few programs our
graduates have actively participated in:
Lasallian Volunteers of the de La Salle Christian Brothers
Mission
Statement - The Lasallian Volunteer movement offers a unique opportunity
for an individual to respond to Christ's call to the service of
others, especially the poor. The response is a one to three year
experience in the field of Christian education or related human
development services. During this period of service. Lasallian Volunteers
affiliate themselves with the ministry of the De La Salle Christian
Brothers, sharing fully in the apostolistic and community life of
the Brothers.
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Mission
Statement - The JVC offers men and women the opportunity to work
full-time for justice and peace by serving the poor directly, working
for structural change in the United States, and accompanying people
in developing countries. The challenge to the Jesuit Volunteer is
to integrate Christian faith by working and living among the poor,
by living simply and in community with other Jesuit Volunteers,
and by examining the causes of social injustice.
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an internationally reknown volunteer service.
Tens of thousands of Volunteers have served villages, towns, and
cities around the world since 1961. Interested in becoming a Peace
Corps Volunteer? Need information? Check these sites:
(By following the links below, you will be leaving the U.M.A.S.
website.
U.M.A.S. is not responsible for the content of said websites.)
For more information about how to get involved in a long-term volunteer
program, please contact Brother Chip at UMAS@lasalle.edu
OR visit the St. Vincent Pallotti Center for Apostolic Development
site at http://www.pallotticenter.org
(By following this link, you will be leaving the U.M.A.S. website.
U.M.A.S. is not responsible for the content of said websites).
|