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Monthly Newsletter from JVC Northwest with news, updates, resources, & job opportunities. Read more of Jeanne's reflection here as well as the first reflection from a current volunteer in our Voices from the Northwest series. JVC Northwest News Thanks for Spreading the Love Annual Valentine's Day Click Campaign Many former JVs and JV EnCorps members, current JVs, family, and friends came together to share their love during our annual Valentine’s Day Click Campaign. Thanks to their heartfelt support, we raised nearly $18,725! This campaign emphasizes giving in honor of loved ones, and in celebration of that love we sent custom valentines to all the honorees. Special thanks go to the Raymond Family Foundation for providing a $10,000 grant to match everyone’s donations. This year’s campaign featured stories of love that grew within the JVC Northwest community. From spouse brought together by their time in service, to children following in the footsteps of their FJV parents, to the forming of lifelong friendships, we are honored to be a part of such stories. Thank you all for showing your love in supporting JVC Northwest’s efforts to realize positive change throughout the Northwest! 60th Anniversary Event in Spokane, WA This Friday: Friday, February 24, 2017, 5 -8 pm Our Spokane celebration is this week and we hope to see you there! The event will take place on Gonzaga's campus the evening of Friday, February 24, 2017. The event will begin with a Mass in the Student Chapel and will be followed by a social hour and evening program in the Herak Club Room. It's not too late to register: click here to register, and please email our Outreach and Events Coordinator, Zach, with any questions. Still accepting applications for 2017-18 Service Year Encourage someone to apply! "We are needed now more than ever in these changing times, and we have a unique opportunity to bring hope to individuals, communities, and the wonderful Northwest. I'd encourage people thinking about becoming a JV to follow the adventurous and humble places in your heart- this experience is one of service and hard work, but also one of the greatest ways for you to change and grow" -(Lauren Choi, Current Omak, WA JV). Do you know someone who’d be a great JV, or who may want to learn more? It’s not too late for folks to apply to be a JV in 2017-18. Send people interested the JV Interest Form- they can ask questions and share their interest, and we’ll follow up with them individually. Your help, as FJVs and friends, is vital to filling our positions each year—thank you for encouraging people to apply! Be a Featured FJV! Seeking reflections for our Featured FJV Blog Series Calling all FJVs: be part of our Featured FJV series on our JVC Northwest blog. This series shares stories of how the values of JVC Northwest continue beyond the volunteer year for our former volunteer community. Check out recent posts by Featured FJVs Bridget Power (Gresham, OR ’12-13, Bethel, AK ’13-14) and Patty Enrado (St. Mary's, AK '86-87). To share how you are "ruined for life" or nominate a former volunteer to share their story, contact Alumni Coordinator, Sarah. Ruined Readers Book Club Join a group in your community in 2017 Our Ruined Readers Book Club is starting rounds for 2017. Join the over 250 FJVs, current JVs & JVEs, family, and friends around the world to reflect on our values in a book club format. Registration is now live for our Social Justice selection "Strangers in Their Own Land" by Arlie Russell Hochschild. Click here to sign up to participate in a group in your area or receive the personal reflection guide. Want to start a group in your community or want more information about future books? Contact Alumni Coordinator, Sarah. St. Louis, MO JVC Northwest Community Gathering Friday, March 24th, 5:30 -7:30 pm, Lester's, St. Louis, MO Join Jeanne Haster, Executive Director, for a special gathering in St. Louis of former volunteers, friends, and supporters of JVC Northwest. Hosted by former volunteer Dale Auffenberg (Portland, OR '74-75), this event at Lester's Restaurant will include free appetizers and have a cash bar available. Click here for more information. Contact Alumni Coordinator, Sarah to RSVP. Solidarity on Tap Spring Series Theme: Pope Francis' Year of Mercy JVC Northwest, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and the 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 people together for a short reflection from a speaker and connection with other members of the Ignatian family. Click here for Spring events and more information. Want to bring a Solidarity on Tap event to your city? Email Alumni Coordinator, Sarah. FJV 50K Relay Race in Portland is Back! April 1, Forest Park, Portland, Ore. JVC Northwest will once again put on a 50K relay race through Forest Park in Portland, Ore, this time on April 1. Even though it's on April Fool's Day, you'll only be a fool if you miss it! Check our Events page to learn more and register. This event's lead coordinator will once again be FJV Chris Chiacchierini (Portland, OR '91-92), an avid runner who can be reached by email with your questions. Former Volunteer Retreat Opportunities April 7-9, Puget Sound, Wash. and Chicago Area JVC Northwest, in partnership with Mission Year and Brethren Volunteer Service, is offering two retreats for former volunteers during the first weekend of April. The retreats will focus on "Discerning Vocation in Changin Times" and will feature themes of combating injustice, self-care, and community. Attendees can expect a relaxed environment among former volunteers who have engaged in a year or more of service and are looking for ways to continue living out and cultivating the values they hold most dear, both professionally, personally, and spiritually. The cost for this weekend retreat is only $35 thanks to the generous support of the Forum for Theological Exploration. More information and registration can be found here. For further information or questions email Outreach and Events Coordinator, Zach. 2017 Seattle Gathering and Fundraiser June 3, 2017, Seattle University, Seattle, Wash. The event includes a Mass, social hour, and evening program. This year's event will wrap up our 60th Anniversary celebrations by honoring all Jesuit Volunteers who served at Copper Valley School (CVS) in Alaska, where our history began. As we celebrate six decades of service we want to take the opportunity to recognize the earliest women and men who came to serve at (and in some cases build!) CVS. The entire JVC Northwest community is invited to attend, with a special invitation to those that served at CVS. If you are interested in helping with the event or offering suggestions on how to honor our earliest volunteers, please email Outreach Coordinator, Zach. AmeriCorps Week: March 4 – 11th, 2017 Join JVC Northwest and community leaders across the country in celebrating national service during AmeriCorps Week! From March 4-11th, 2017, we will show our appreciation to all the AmeriCorps members who are 'getting things done' across the country. Tune into our AmeriCorps blog and our Facebook page for highlights of our JV AmeriCorps members’ amazing impacts on communities throughout the Pacific Northwest! AmeriCorps Blog: MLK Day of Service 2017 “Serving on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with my community knowing that so many other communities, not only in JVC Northwest but across the country, were serving others filled me with peace and hope. Hearing about and seeing so many people spread light made the ideal of a bright future tangible,” JV AmeriCorps member Mary Haggerty (Boise, ID ‘16-17). Read our AmeriCorps blog to find out what our JV AmeriCorps members were up to on MLK Day! Events, Resources, & Reflections Listening Training: Just Listening for a More Inclusive Community Wed, March 1 and Wed, March 8, 2017, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA This two-part training will focus on the fundamentals of listening in session one, and then focus on how this developed skill can support a more inclusive Jesuit Catholic community. Sharon Browning, JD is the former executive director of Philadelphia VIP (Volunteers for the Indigent Program), the hub of pro bono legal services in Philadelphia. She is a trained mediator, as well as a retreat facilitator, spiritual guide and teacher, focusing on the needs of marginalized individuals and groups. She is currently working on the JUST Listening Project. Click here to register for both sessions. Tap Into Faith Lenten Series: St. Francis Xavier Lenten Season, Urban Chestnut, St, Louis, MO Join St. Francis Xavier community for their upcoming Lenten Tap Into Faith series focusing on spirituality, social justice and community! The first speaker will be Fr. Ron Mercier, SJ, Provincial of the Central & Southern province. He will be talking about spirituality on Wednesday, March 15 at 7:00 at Urban Chestnut in Midtown. “Calling, Service, and Justice: Stories from Spiritual Entrepreneurs” - Speaker Series March 19, April 30, May 21, 6-7:30 p.m., The Potter's House, Washington DC This speaker series will allow four inspirational speakers to reflect on their journeys inward to face questions, doubts, and fears – and to receive grace and insight – about calling. They’ll also share how that led to inspired action to serve communities, empower others, and seek justice. They'll share what they did, what God did, what has happened, and what comes next. Goals of this series are to inspire attendees and catalyze reflection about their own journeys of calling, service, and justice. More information on this series can be found here. 2017 Krista Colleagues Nominations Nominate a young person engaging in a year of service in 2017 The Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship accompanies young adults before, during and for years after their service experience, equipping them to leverage skills gained into a lifelong ethic of service, civic engagement, and global understanding. Qualifications: 20-29 year old originally from or current resident of Wash., Ore., or Calif.. Starting or in a full-time domestic or international volunteer placement in 2017. Krista Colleagues receive mentoring, leadership development, and a $1,000 grant for continued training. Nominations are open until March 20th. Click here for more information. 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 Sarah Thinking about participating in the latest round of Ruined Readers Book Club focused on the value of Social Justice? Pick up the club's selection of "Strangers in Their Own Land" by sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild. This book explores the deep political divide in the United States and asks the question: how does the world look from the heart of the right? Check out 13th, a Netflix Original Documentary and Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature. Director Ava DuVernay's thought-provoking documentary features scholars, activists and politicians as they analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. Add it to your Netflix queue or click here to sign up for a free trial for Netflix. Jobs and Educational Resources Positions available at JVC Northwest No opportunities available at this time Other Job Opportunities Volunteer Fellow KNOM Radio, Nome, AK Graduation Success Volunteer Treehouse for Kids, Seattle, WA Development Director Incight, Portland, OR Program Coordinator (MD) & Site Leader (VA) The Sisters of Bon Secours, Marriotsville, MD & Richmond, VA Program Director Vincentian Mission Corps, St. Louis, MO Program Coordinator Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience (PULSE), Pittsburgh, PA Youth & Family Advocate Raphael House, Portland, OR Manager of the Campus Kitchen University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI Retreat Coordinator Bellarmine Retreat Center, Chicago, IL Executive Director William Temple House, Portland, OR Youth Development Program Director Waking the Village, Sacramento, CA Director of Youth and Family Ministry Church of the Little Flower, Berkeley Heights, NJ Sisters Initiative Coordinator Catholic Volunteer Network, Takoma Park, MD Social Ministry Director for St. Francis Dining Hall Assistant Director of St. Francis Dining Hall St. Francis Parish, Portland, OR AmeriCorps Program Director Heart of Oregon, Bend, OR Executive Director Good Shepherd Volunteers, Queens, NY Volunteer Coordinator The Wasington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Washington DC Campus Ministry Retreat Graduate Assistant Community Service and Action Graduate Assistant Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL College Persistence Counselor Long term Substitute Faculty Chicago Jesuit Academy, Chicago, IL Communications and Administrative Associate Leadership Roundtable, Washington DC Development Director Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship, Seattle, WA Assistant Campus Minister Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington DC Mentor (50+ Adult Volunteer) Big Brothers Big Sisters Puget Sound, Seattle, WA Tutor (50+ Adult Volunteer) Boys & Girls Club of King County, Kirkland, WA Weekly Volunteer (50+ Adult Volunteer) Program Volunteer (50+ Adult Volunteer) Boys & Girls Club of King County, Sammamish, WA Educurious Expert/Tutor (50+ Adult Volunteer) Opportunity Youth Job Fair Mentor (50+ Adult Volunteer) Educurious, Seattle, WA Executive Director Dispute Resolution Center, Yakima, W Staff Attorney Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Wenatchee, WA Pastoral Migratoria Formation Coordinator Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL Live-In Associate Lydia’s House, Cincinnati, OH Information & Referral Assistant Disability Rights Oregon Multiple Positions Back on My Feet (BoMF), Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, and more Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO Corporate Accountability International, Boston, MA & remote FaithHappenings, multiple cities, USA Pathways to Housing, Washington, D.C. Eviction Defense Collaborative, San Francisco, CA Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC), multiple places throughout New England HealthRIGHT 360 Resource Center, San Francisco, CA Home Start, San Diego, CA La Clínica del Pueblo, Washington, DC Live-in & Live-out positions: L’Arche Syracuse, Syracuse, NY L’Arche Portland, Portland OR Northwest Center, Seattle, WA St. Labre Indian Catholic School, Ashland, St. Xavier, Pryor, MT United Communities AmeriCorps, Southwest Oregon See more job details on our website. Do you have a job posting or educational opportunity to share? Send it to Zach Reuter. Monthly Community News is your 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 Sarah Jones or Zach Reuter. Update Your Info STAY CONNECTED Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest | P.O. 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