Subject: November Community News
From: "JVC Northwest" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:00:44 -0500 (EST)

Monthly Newsletter from JVC Northwest with news, updates, resources, & job opportunities. JVC Northwest News Want to find or create FJV events in your area? Connect with our new staff members: Outreach and Events Coordinator Taylor Ciambra and Alumni Coordinator Anthony DeLorenzo! Taylor Ciambra served as a JV with Brave Heart Volunteers in Sitka, AK in 2014-15 and is originally from New Haven, Connecticut. As the Outreach and Events Coordinator, Taylor is helping former JVs in the five Northwest states stay connected with JVC Northwest. Taylor will work with alumni councils in Seattle and Portland to create fun and meaningful opportunities for connection as well as coordinating larger events for our growing community, like our May Seattle Event. As the new Alumni Coordinator, Anthony DeLorenzo (Newark, NJ ’08-09 and Portland, OR ’09-10) works with former JVs currently living outside the Northwest. Along with supporting alumni to build networks in their own cities, he will coordinate the Ruined Readers Book Club and the JV/FJV Mentoring Program. This is Anthony’s second time on the JVC Northwest staff, previously filling the role as one of the Program Coordinators in the Cascade Retreat Region from 2010-13. If you have feedback or ideas about how we can help you keep in contact with JVC Northwest and provide opportunities for community building in your area, or if you'd like to host an FJV gathering near you, connect with Taylor ([email-masked]) and Anthony ([email-masked]) or via phone at 503-335-8202. Give Thanks on #GivingTuesday On Tuesday, November 28 JVC Northwest is once again participating in the global #GivingTuesday movement. On this global day of giving, your donation will have twice the impact thanks to the generosity of Sharon Bloudek (Woodburn, OR, ’97-98) and an anonymous donor who will match gifts up to $5,000. All gifts received will be used to support our JVs, JV EnCorps members, and those with whom they serve.  Who should be the next JV? Encourage friends and family to apply!   Know someone who’d be a great JV? Interested applicants can fill out this Online Interest Form to learn more; send the link to anyone who you think is a great candidate to be “ruined for life.” Fall Focus 2017: Extending the Table Electronic version of Focus now available online In this Fall edition of the Focus newsletter, we showcase the ways former JVs extend the table to others in service and community. Former JVs Madison Ashley (Anchorage, AK '16-17) and Maura Armsworthy (Anchorage, AK '95-96) reflect on their experiences working with refugees; Bernie Tadda (Ashland, MT '76-78) shares details from his community's reunion; plus, the 50th Anniversary of Fishstrips, our Annual Report, and photos of our newest JV communities! Click here to access the online version of this issue of Focus!  Know an organization that could use a JV? Partner Agency Application now open Know any agencies where a Jesuit Volunteer can make a difference? We're seeking new partners for the 2018-19 program year focused on education, health, legal, housing, food access, ecological justice, domestic violence, and more. Applications are open now through Monday, November 27th. Click here for more information or contact JV Program Manager, Sarah Jones at [email-masked] or via phone at 503.335.8202. Solidarity on Tap Fall Series Theme: Walking together toward a just, hospitable world JVC Northwest, JVC (based in Baltimore, Md.), and Ignatian Solidarity Network welcome those connected to the Jesuits and the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola (FJVs, Jesuit school alumni, Jesuit parish members, etc.) to join us for socializing and social justice. Solidarity on Tap events are hosted throughout the country and gather folks for a short reflection from a speaker and connection with other members of the Ignatian family. Join us this fall in Baltimore, Md; San Francisco, Calif.; and Philadelphia, Pa. Click here for the fall events and more information. Want to bring a Solidarity on Tap event to your city? Email our Alumni Coordinator, Anthony.  AmeriCorps Stories of Service JV AmeriCorps member Steven Fisher (Anchorage, AK '16-17)  On January 4, 2017, Alaska Dispatch News released notice of a Bering Sea storm that struck the villages of Gambell and Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island. In our latest AmeriCorps blog, former JV AmeriCorps member Steven Fisher (Anchorage, AK ’16-17), shares his experience serving the clients affected by the natural disaster through the American Red Cross of Alaska. Read more here. Events, Resources, & Reflections Catholic Volunteer Network Launches Staying Connected Staying Connected is a quarterly newsletter and resource to help former volunteers find inspiration, direction, and opportunities for networking and story-sharing. To view the fall edition of Staying Connected, click here. To receive Staying Connected in your inbox, click here. Jesuit Parish Justice Summit June 17-18, 2018, Denver, Colo. Join Jesuit parish staff and clergy from around the U.S. to share best practices and promote collaboration. Interested in joining the planning committee? Email Kim Miller at [email-masked].  Jesuits West Celebrations  The Oregon and California Provinces have been in a multi-year process to merge into a new, larger Province called "Jesuits West." This new Province stretches from the Arctic Circle to the US/Mexico Border. In celebration, many local communities and parishes are hosting events to honor Jesuits West in the coming year. Click here for a full list of celebrations. Catholic Volunteer Network Discernment Retreats Catholic Volunteer Network now hosts discernment retreats for current volunteers and alumni who are contemplating their next steps. Join CVN for a weekend retreat and enjoy the opportunity to get away from the busyness of life and join with others in the spirit of discernment. These retreats are made available free of charge thanks to the support of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Travel stipends are also available. Retreats will take place all across the U.S. in the upcoming months. Click here for more details. JVC Northwest Recommends Below are things being discussed in the JVC Northwest community. Do you have a blog, book, movie, podcast, song, poem, article, etc. you want to share? Email Anthony. When grief and trauma come barreling into life, how does one restore, renew, and rebuild a new sense of self? Social worker and educator Susan Hannifin-MacNab (Auburn, WA '92-93) tackled these difficult questions after her husband was killed suddenly, leaving her to pick up the pieces of her young family’s life. Susan’s extensive professional knowledge and deeply moving personal experience combine in A to Z Healing Toolbox: A Practical Guide for Navigating Grief and Trauma with Intention, an entire alphabet’s worth of proven, practical techniques to accompany you along your own healing journey. Over 400,000 immigrants disappear into a network of 250 jails and private prisons across the United States every year. CIVIC provides this map to find the facility closest to you and offers ways respond to this human rights crisis. Through their investigation of human and civil right violations, and connections made via their visitation programs, CIVIC is devoted to abolishing U.S. immigration detention, while ending the isolation of people currently suffering in this profit-driven system. Employment Opportunities Positions available at JVC Northwest No positions available at this time Other Job Opportunities Our job opportunities are organized geographically, scroll for the region that best meets your need. Refer to our Opportunities and Resources page of our website for more information. Pacific Northwest Coordinator, Reciprocal Mentoring Lab Greatheart Consulting, Seattle, Wash. Communications and Front Office Coordinator St. Ignatius Parish, Portland, Ore. Collaboratory Manager The Collab (The Hillman City Collaboratory), Seattle, Wash. Office Administrator Door to Grace, Portland, Ore. Development Director Program Associate Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship, Seattle, Wash. Veterans Services Case Manager Transition Projects, Portland, Ore. KNOM Radio Volunteer Fellowship KNOM Radio Station, Nome, Alaska Director of Youth Ministries & Associate Director of Bend Youth Collective Bend Youth Collective, Bend, Ore. Multiple Positions  Cascades AIDS Project, Portland, Ore. New England/Mid Atlantic Pastoral Assistant for Faith Formation St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Boston, Mass. Admissions Representative Northeast Catholic College, Concord, N.H. Housing Specialist (Evenings) EMPath (Economic Mobility Pathways), Boston, Mass Student Program Assistant (Memorial Church) Harvard University, Boston, Mass Youth and Young Adult Ministries Office Assistant United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C Hurricane Housing Recovery Project Coordinator The National Low Income Housing Coalition, Washington, D.C Supportive Housing Case Manager Miriam’s Kitchen, Washington, D.C Program Specialist Open Society Foundations, Washington, D.C Grants Coordinator Open Society Foundations, Washington, D.C. Case Manager Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare, Syracuse, N.Y. Mission Services Department Director Maryknoll Lay Missioners, New York, N.Y. Theology Teacher Fairfield College Preparatory School, Fairfield, Conn. Coordinator of Youth Ministry Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Baltimore, Md. Southeast Community Relations Coordinator Hands on Nashville, Nashville, Tenn. Site Leader Bon Secours Volunteer Ministry, Richmond, Va. Midwest Program Director Br. David Darst Center, Chicago, Ill. Sustainability Director Mount Mercy University, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Manager- Friends First Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Chicago, Ill. Vice President and Academic Dean Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Ill. Program Coordinator for the Corporate Work Study Program DePaul Cristo Rey High School, Cincinnati, Ohio. Campus Ministry Gradute Assistantship Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr. House Coordinator L’Arche St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo. Assistant Director, Campus Ministry College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn. Communications and Social Media Specialist Diocese of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio. West/Southwest Beirne Director of the Center for Catholic Studies St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Tex. Program Support Administrator Walking the Village, Sacramento, Calif. Feasibility Study Coordinator Cristo Rey Sandiego High School, San Diego, Calif. Program Coordinator Jesuit Volunteers, San Jose, Calif. Senior Program Director Resource Media, San Francisco, Calif. Multiple Locations L’Arche Assistant  L’Arche USA Community News is your monthly JVC Northwest online news source. Do you have something to share with the JVC Northwest community? Send submissions by the 10th of each month to Anthony DeLorenzo. Update Your Info STAY CONNECTED       A direct and compelling headline Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest | P.O. Box 22125, Portland, OR 97269 Unsubscribe [email-masked] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email-masked] in collaboration with Try it free tod