Mature Adults Helping the Poor

The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) is a national organization that allows mature adults to use their skills, talents, and life-experiencs in ways that materially benefit the poor or address issues related to poverty.  Currently, the IVC's DC/Metro MD Region partners with multiple agencies that directly serve the poor or advocate for them, such as local community agencies or programs that provide housing/shelter, meals, emergency assistance, education, job training, child care, immigrant/refugee services, health care, hospice care, counseling, and  personal support for children, families, and adults who are poor or marginalized. The IVC meets locally the 1st Thursday of the month. Several parishioners are active in the IVC at various sites in the DC metro area: Julie Panaro, Annie Hisle, and Chris Cahn. If you are interested in learning more about the IVC, contact the IVC's Regional Director, Mike Goggin, at 202-277-4447 or [email protected].