Subject: A JV reflects on new beginnings through employment
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:54:00 -0400

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Today's JV Reflects

April 2011

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Celebrate Jesuit Volunteers
Tickets are still available for the upcoming Celebrate Jesuit Volunteer events. Meet this year's Jesuit Volunteers serving in the community, Former Jesuit Volunteers living in the region, and honor the featured guests. Enjoy wine, beer, and small plates. 
  
Philadelphia
Thursday, April 28
6:30 - 8:30 pm 
Remarks: Andy Van Kleunen[http://www.workforcealliance.org/about/staff/andy-van-kleunen.html] (Bronx '86, '87), executive director of National Skills Coalition
 
St. Joseph's University 
Banquet Hall South
5600 City Line Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 
 
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New York
Wednesday, May 4
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Remarks: Michael Duggan[http://www.domuskids.org/StaffListBios.html] (Brooklyn '82, '83), executive director of Domus 
 
St. Ignatius Loyola Parish
Wallace Hall
980 Park Avenue
New York, NY
 
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Houston
Thursday, May 19
6:30 - 8:30 pm
24th Annual "Standard of Christ Award" 
Fr. TJ Martinez, SJ, president of Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston
 
2727 Kirby - The Sunset Lounge
2727 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX
 
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SAVE THE DATE
Chicago
Friday June 3
6:30 – 8:30 pm
The first "Padre Juan Award"
Joshua Hale, executive director of the Big Shoulders Fund
 
Loyola University Chicago
Pere Marquette Suite Baumhart Hall 25th Floor
26 East Pearson Street
Chicago, IL

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Now Hiring

Jesuit Volunteer Corps is seeking an associate director of development to join the Baltimore staff. Visit jesuitvolunteers.org/staffjobs[http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/staffjobs].

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Have you recently moved? Changed jobs? Gotten married? Let us know by updating your information via jesuitvolunteers.org/updates[http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/updates].

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Holy Week is a journey through Christ's Passion and Ressurection, bringing renewal and hope for new life.
 
This month's JV helps homeless people find hope and build new lives through new jobs.

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Daily Lessons on Data Entry

Christine Gosney, JV in Phoenix

Sometimes, I get bogged down by the amount of paperwork that's required to keep a nonprofit or social service agency like Central Arizona Shelter Services afloat. The service reports, the job verification forms, the case notes, the emails, the phone calls…
 
On one hand, the data proves growth, or the need for more resources to keep things going. On the other hand, there's a client sitting outside my office who needs to see me to discuss job leads.
 
Clients in our shelter have a lot of requirements to meet. After their intake, if there's room, they complete orientations for the shelter and campus. They meet with their case managers, who develop a plan with all their goals. If they're "job-ready," they sign up with Central Arizona Shelter Services' Employment Services.
 
From that point, they attend a job readiness class, which is only available two days a week. Afterward, they meet with job developers to discuss applications, leads, resumes, skills, and barriers like felonies, drug or alcohol histories, or mental illnesses. They are attempting to juggle so much, all while living in a shelter.
 
All of these requirements are in place for valuable reasons; clients can stay in the shelter for up to six months. No one wants to be here that long, though.
 
As job developers, we encourage clients to take time to understand their situations but remain positive. We advise them to only go on job leads if they are prepared to get hired for that position. And, we help them with their homework—research, resumes, applications, and personal appearance. It's a lot to do, but if they expect to obtain a job that will allow them to save up enough income to move out of the shelter, it's reasonable too.
 
Our clientele is not the same as the average unemployed citizen grappling for a job during this recession. My most recent clients were a woman who became suicidal after losing her job, a woman once addicted to meth, a 50-something man with kitchen experience who keeps being turned away, and a man with a felony conviction who lost his job and home.
 
Some of them say they will "be just fine" once they get a job and sometimes it's true; they never return to the office. Other times, the services they need, I can't provide. The most I can do in those instances is write a helpful note to inform their case manager.
 
We have success stories. Our clients continue to find work—as customer service representatives, general laborers, caregivers, bussers at restaurants, and more. Their skills are vast and the reasons for their homelessness diverse.
 
There's a young man in his early twenties who found work at a grocery store and is saving money to move out. A married couple just hit the six-month maximum. He was able to find work after two months at the shelter, she is still looking, but they saved their money and can afford rent. 
 
Every success story had to overcome barriers to get an interview. Whenever I show clients how to email their resumes or provide guidance on telling an employer about a felony, it gives me fuel to get through service reports and data entry.
 
A chance at a job can give someone back their dignity, independence, and motivation; it's a lesson I'm re-learning each day I'm here in Phoenix.

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JV Profiles

Michael O'Sullivan, JV in South Dakota 

This month, we're introducing a new web feature to profile Jesuit Volunteers and their experience with JVC. Watch a video commentary[https://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/default.cfm?PID=1.30.4] of Michael O'Sullivan's reflections on working at St. Francis Mission in South Dakota.  

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