Long-term Community Service Opportunities

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 [ top ]

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 [ top ]

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 [ top ]

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:

	www.peacecorps.gov/indexnf.cfm
	Official Site of the Peace Corps - Find information about becoming a Volunteer, assignments locations, benefits, current newsletters, etc.
	www.rpcv.org/index.cfm
	The National Peace Corps Association website - This is not the site of the national federal agency! Find information here about a group of former P.C. Volunteers devoting time to educating the masses about their experiences.
	www.capca.org/pclist.htm
	CAPCA'S Peace Corps links.
	www.cnvs.org/
	Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (CNVS).
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AmeriCorps [ top ]

"AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve through more than 2,100 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations. They tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, run after-school programs, and help communities respond to disasters." — http://www.americorps.org/

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).