Service-year Full time stipend Volunteer

Our 2021-2022 Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) Volunteer application is now live! To apply to LVC for Fall 2021 you need to be 21 by Aug 10, 2021

Spend a year serving at a social justice non-profit, while exploring living in community, living simply & sustainably, and exploring spirituality. We are seeking people who wish to bridge social justice in practice with social justice theory; build leadership and employable skills in social justice; and explore the LVC values of living in community, simply and sustainably, to build communication across differences.

The Lutheran Volunteer Corps is a community of faith uniting people to work for peace with justice. We pursue our mission by placing adults 21+ (“volunteers”) in full-time service positions at social-justice organizations for one or two years. All LVC Volunteers are encouraged to live into LVC’s core spiritual practices of living simply and sustainably in intentional community while serving the cause of peace with justice. In its program, LVC places a particular emphasis on racism, oppression, and privilege and how these contribute to ongoing injustice in our society. It also explores the role that spirituality plays in inspiring and sustaining work in the quest for peace with justice. Successful applicants will be comfortable and eager to engage diverse constituents to advance LVC’s inclusive aspirations. LVC has a small staff and serves approximately 50 service volunteers annually.

LVC places Volunteers in nonprofits (placements) across the United States in Baltimore, MD; Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; Omaha, NE; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE.  Serving alongside those in their placements, LVC Volunteers actively respond to the gifts and needs of their community members. Partnering with their placements, LVC Volunteers provide direct service, community organizing, indirect service, advocacy and public policy. LVC's positions change annually, and often include: Addiction/Recovery, Education, Environment, Food Justice, Gender Equality, Health Care, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Immigration, International Solidarity, Legal Aid, LGBTQ Equality, Refugee Services, Senior Services, Supporting people with Disabilities, Women' s Rights, Workers’ Rights, Youth Engagement, and more. While there are quality placements in every round, those who apply early will have a greater selection of positions. 

>Full-time service position at social justice non-profit organization 

>Furnished housing with internet for year-Volunteers

>Modest monthly stipend

>Health insurance, if needed

>Work-related travel reimbursement

>Community and Spirituality Mentors

>Social justice learning series (monthly program days) with experts, researchers, and practitioners

>Retreats

>Post-Service Graduate School Scholarships: http://lutheranvolunteercorps.org/alumni-opps

>Student Loans can be put on income-driven repayment, deferment or forbearance: http://lutheranvolunteercorps.org/student-loans-lvc/

>At least 21 years old

>H.S. diploma or GED; B.A. preferred for some service positions

>Not required to be a U.S. citizen; permanent residents, F-1 students and DACA recipients welcome to apply. We do not sponsor international applicants.

>LVC Volunteers come from a wide variety of faith backgrounds, and do not need to be Lutheran

>Married and committed partners are welcome to apply

Welcome to All: LVC is on a Journey to an Inclusive Community, forming and strengthening alliances among people of many cultures and communities, and welcomes People of Color. As a Reconciling in Christ organization, LVC welcomes and encourages the participation of people of all gender identities and sexual orientations in all aspects of LVC.

Questions: http://lutheranvolunteercorps.org/volunteer/faq

Apply online: http://www.lutheranvolunteercorps.org/volunteer.