Find the Program for You!
Service sites are often matched on individual backgrounds, educations, talents, and desires. Most programs require a college degree or equivalent. All programs provide community housing and a stipend, and most provide insurance.
Programs in the United States
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Education, Health Care, Prison Ministry, Immigration, Refugee Resettlement, Parish Outreach, Social Services, Homeless Outreach
Term of Service: 1 year
Cap Corps offers men and women the opportunity to work in direct service with the poor while living a simple lifestyle in community with other volunteers. The spirit and spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi will be central to this experience of community and service.
www.capcorps.org
Age Requirement: 21-30
Language Requirement: Spanish needed for some domestic placements
Priority Deadline: February 15
Cleveland, OH
Washington, D.C.
Social Services, Refugee Resettlement, Immigration Homeless Outreach, Healthcare, Education, Woman and Children, Teen Outreach
Term of Service: August – July / 1 or 2 Years
Change A Heart is an 11 month service experience that empowers young adults to live simply in community while serving a vulnerable population. Change A Heart’s vision is to inspire and mentor young adults in the Franciscan spirit so they may develop skills to intentionally live out life-long Gospel values of modeling justice, peacemaking, hospitality, and caring for the earth and all creation by providing direct essential services with those who are marginalized in Western Pennsylvania.
changeaheartvolunteers.org
Age Requirement: 21 – 30
Language Requirement: Spanish (not required but a plus)
June Priority Deadline: Rolling
Pittsburgh, PA
Education and Childcare, At-Risk Youth Programs, Enrichment and Outreach Programs, Ministry to the Marginalized and Those Living in Poverty, Care for the Elderly and Infirm, Ministry to Individuals with Disabilities, Prison and Detention Center Ministry, Environmental Stewardship
Felician Volunteers in Mission live in community practicing the values of prayer, service, simplicity, and community. They have regular interaction with Felician Sisters including a weekly spirituality night. They serve those in need, develop in their own spiritual life, strive to live in solidarity with their neighbors, and love and serve one another in community.
Age Requirements: Be an adult over 18 years old
Other eligibility requirements: Be adaptable to new situations, Desire to live simply, Be willing to participate meaningfully in a Catholic environment, Have good mental and physical health, Have an adventurous spirit, Desire to serve in a mission as a member of a community, Have an openness to varied forms of prayer, Complete the application, reference forms, health forms, and interview process
Felician Volunteers in Mission
Detroit, MI
Administrative, Communications, Development, Programming, Youth Education, Homelessness Ministry, Refugee Services
Term of Service: 13 months
Franciscan Mission Service’s DC Service Corps Program equips compassionate young adults to become future nonprofit servant leaders. Participants address issues of poverty and injustice through a year of service with local nonprofits in Washington, DC. Volunteers live simply in intentional community and integrate the Franciscan values into their daily lives. Volunteers also receive leadership training and faith formation to further develop their skills and gifts as they serve in their various ministries. Depending on their interests and professional goals, volunteers have the opportunity to work directly with marginalized populations through organizations that meet specific community needs or to work at FMS headquarters providing critical support for overseas and domestic programs.
The Short-Term Mission and Global Awareness Trip to Washington, DC is a week-long opportunity for groups to learn about urban poverty and advocacy in the US.
franciscanmissionservice.org
Age Requirement: 21 - 35
Priority Deadline: Rolling
Washington, DC
US-Mexico border region
Soup Kitchen/Food Ministry, Education, Community Organizing, Immigrant Ministry, Parish Ministries, Pastoral Outreach, Peace & Justice, Prisons, RCIA/Faith Formation, Youth Ministry
Term of Service: August – July
The Franciscan Volunteer Ministry is a group of lay men and women, living in community, who dedicate themselves to ministry in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province. Based on the Gospel message to express love in action, it provides an environment that fosters service to the marginalized, personal and interpersonal development, spiritual growth, and an active prayer life. As living witnesses to Gospel values and Franciscan ideals, the Franciscan Volunteer Ministers are committed to a simple lifestyle that promotes solidarity with the poor and builds a Christian community with one another. This experience, with the aid of the Holy Spirit, will nurture the Franciscan Volunteer Ministers to grow in faith to become witnesses to the world and to their faith communities.
franciscanvolunteerministry.org
Age Requirement: Over 18
Priority Deadline: Rolling
Durham, NC
Philadelphia, PA
Silver Spring, MD
Health Care, Education, Homelessness, Refugee Services, Hospice, “At Risk” Youth Ministry, Disabled Adults
Term of Service: end of July — end of June
One year experience for young adults that is grounded in the spirituality of Francis and Clare of Assisi. Volunteers live in community where they eat, pray, love and share their lives with one another every day. This experience of Christ in community is what inspires them to reach out in Gospel service to the poor and marginalized. Volunteers are supported by regular and direct contact with Franciscan Friars and Sisters.
franciscorps.org
Age Requirement: 21-25
Priority Deadline: January 31 / General Deadline: April 1
Syracuse, NY
Intentional Communal Living, Franciscan Hospitality, Young Adult/Adult Retreat Ministry, Pastoral Outreach, Environmental Stewardship, Peace and Justice, Gardening
Term of Service: Flexible start and end time. Minimum 6 month commitment
Mountain Companion Ministry, a Franciscan Mountain Retreat Community located western New York, is interested in building a larger, richer community to live among the friars as part of the ministry we provide to the world. We are seeking men and women interested in living and supporting the life. The primary ministry is to the students of St. Bonaventure University and the surrounding community.
Life as a Mountain Companion includes: Living in community with others, Offering hospitality, Retreat planning and implementation, Cooking meals, Caring for the creation
https://mountainonline.org/our-life/community/companions/
Age Requirement: 21+
Priority Deadline: None
Contact info: Michael F. Fenn, mfenn@sbu.edu
Mt. Irenaeus, West Clarksville, New York
International Programs
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Ministries: Teaching, Diocesan Administrative Work
Term of Service: 1-2 years
Cap Corps offers men and women the opportunity to work in direct service with the poor while living a simple lifestyle in community with other volunteers. The spirit and spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi will be central to this experience of community and service.
www.capcorps.org
Age Requirement: 21
Accepts Married Couples
Priority Deadline: Rolling
Papua New Guinea
Felician Volunteers in Mission
Haiti - Remote
Education, Health Care, Pastoral Work, Legal, Sustainable Agriculture, Prison Ministry, Social Services, Community Organizing, Art, Music, Sports
Term of Service: 2 years or more
Franciscan Mission Service’s Overseas Lay Mission Program provides lay women and men the opportunity to walk in solidarity with communities around the world that are marginalized and oppressed. Missioners serve for two or more years alongside community members, assisting with locally-run ministries that strive to cultivate peace, justice, and hope. FMS believes in the wisdom of economically poor communities and in the fundamental dignity of every individual. Following in the footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare, missioners take a posture of humility and engage in a relationship-focused approach to mission that focuses on presence, learning and cross-cultural companionship.
franciscanmissionservice.org
Bolivia and Guatemala: Short-Term Mission and Global Awareness Trips provide participants with a 10-14-day opportunity to visit service sites and learn about various social justice and poverty issues.
Age Requirement: 22-65+
Accepts Married Couples without dependents
Priority Deadline: March 1
Final Deadline: May 1
Bolivia
Guatemala
Jamaica
US-Mexico Border Region