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Andre House P.O. Box 2014 Phoenix, AZ 85001-2014 (mailing) 602-255-0580 (w); 602-258-9404 (home)

Eric Schimmel, CSC frericcsc@

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization: André House is a ministry to the homeless and poor populations of the Phoenix area. Located in the heart of the Capital Mall District, we make our services available to hundreds of people in need every day. André House was founded by two Holy Cross Priests in 1984, combining elements of the Catholic Worker Movement with the charism of the Congregation of Holy Cross. We dedicate ourselves to serving Jesus through others, as we are challenged in the Gospel: "I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you welcomed me. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me." (Matthew 25:35-36)

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

A ND student serving as an Andre House intern (summer staff) is expected to live with the Core Community and work alongside them in nearly every aspect of the ministry. They will be given a schedule when then arrive which will assure that they have as wide an experience as possible in ministering to the homeless and poor populations. Care will be taken to assign a day and a half off, and the students will be encouraged to take advantage of that time.

It is expected that the summer staff join the André House community in prayer, work, meals, and social times. It is also hoped that the ND student(s) get involved in the wider community (to the extent that that is possible). Perhaps they may wish to focus on one area of social justice/ministry (ie., immigration, affordable housing, domestic violence) and research how that is/is not being addressed in this area.

Some of the duties that every community member is responsible for:

● Preparing prayer, including reflections on the Gospel for Mass

• Overnight host at the men’s guest house

• Overnight host at the women’s guest house (except for the Holy Cross men)

• Shopping for, preparing, serving and cleaning up after a meal that serves anywhere from 500-650 plates per night

• Monitoring showers

• Accepting donations and writing thank-you notes

• Distributing clothing and blankets

• Being present for all major holidays

• Serving as a liaison for any of our guests who live with us

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis): Eric J. Schimmel, CSC

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

We are thinking of about 8 weeks, but we would be open to longer.

We are open to hosting 1-2 students for a short-term immersion experience.

Number of Internships Available: 2

Language Requirement: English. Spanish is helpful, but definitely not necessary.

Closest Airport: Phoenix International (it is close to us downtown)

Housing Options: Live with Core Community in the Staff house.

Transportation Needs: Interns would share Andre House cars with the Core Community as well as other summer interns who may be here (ie. summer service project students).

Personal Perspective: Brian Ching, CSC and Margaret Bouffard

Office of Justice and Peace, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans 1000 Howard Avenue, Suite 800 New Orleans, LA 70113 504-592-5692

Contact: Nick Albares Email: nalbares@archdiocese- Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization: The Office of Justice and Peace promotes the social mission of the church in parishes and the wider community. The office strives to accomplish the mission by developing and forming leaders in parish social ministry, offering resources and taking active stances on justice issues in the diocese. The Office of Justice and Peace coordinates CCHD, CRS, and JustFaith throughout the archdiocese. It also works to facilitate ongoing recovery from Hurricane Katrina in the Greater New Orleans area.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities: The intern would assist the office in a variety of tasks suited to his or her interests, gifts, and talents. The intern will work to promote Catholic social teaching in the parishes by assisting with coordination of the JustFaith program and dissemination of educational materials from both CCHD and CRS. The intern also will assist with organizing advocacy efforts in parishes.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis): Tom Costanza

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: Flexible; 8 weeks

Number of Internships Available: 1

Language Requirement: No

Closest Airport: Louis Armstrong International Airport

Housing Options (Not required to find. Suggestions are helpful, though):

Transportation Needs:

Expected Costs (i.e. room and board [offered,], transportation, other)

Bridges Out of Poverty South Bend, Indiana

Contact: Bonnie Bazata Email: sjcbridges@

Focus & Purpose of the Organization: St. Joseph County Bridges out of Poverty Initiative is a community change model with the goal of eliminating poverty in St. Joseph County. It provides insight into four areas that impact people in poverty – the behavior of the individual in poverty, human and social capital, the exploitation of the poor, and economic and political structures. The model encourages communities to take actions that remove the obstacles that impede individuals in poverty from moving to self-sufficiency.

The vision of the initiative is to us Bridges out of Poverty as a framework to transform St. Joseph County into a sustainable community in which individuals move from generational poverty to self-sufficiency, enhancing the quality of life for everyone and creating a model for other communities.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles/Responsibilities: The intern will use all of his or her resources, as well as those of the organization, to bring change to the community. The intern may also be the point-person for the spiritual concerns of the Bridges’ staff. They will participate in staff meetings and networking sessions when available. In addition to these roles, SJC Bridges offers diverse opportunities for interns. Interns often work on specific program development. Some recent projects include, designing curriculums for financial education, planning outreach and/or fundraising events, speaking about the “Getting Ahead” model to community groups, and researching/conducting follow-up with graduates of the “Getting Ahead” program.

The intern will be a good listener who has the capacity to hear the concerns of people in poverty without judgment or fear. The intern will be a strong advocate for persons involved in the Bridges out of Poverty program.

Supervisor/Mentor: At STJ Bridges, Bonnie Bazata. For theological reflection/social analysis, the intern’s mentor is to be determined.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: June 1, 2012 – August 15, 2012

Number of Internships Available: One

House Options: None as of now, seeing as it is located in South Bend. But, if necessary, will arrange housing.

Transportation Needs: Car preferred, but not necessary.

Center of Concern: Education for Justice 1225 Otis St. NE Washington, DC 20017 (202) 635-2757 ext. 125

Contact: Sr. Katherine Feely, SND Email: kfeely@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

Brief Background: The 1971 Rome Synod of Bishops framed "Justice in the World", the statement which set the justice and peace agenda for the decade. Father Bill Ryan, SJ, founder and first executive director of the Center of Concern, and Phil Land, S.J. attended that synod.

Bill Ryan was co-director of the Social Action Department of the Canadian Catholic Conference when, in October of 1970, Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), asked him to go to Washington, DC to assist in the establishment of an international center to study issues relating to development, justice, and peace from a Christian perspective. The proposed center, a joint initiative of the United States Conference Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Society of Jesus, was to be established as an independent organization.

On May 4, 1971, the establishment of the Center of Concern was formally announced by Father Arrupe and Bishop Joseph Bernardin, then General Secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (later Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago), at a meeting with United Nations Secretary General U Thant in his New York Office. The UN setting was strategic: from its inception, the Center of Concern would have a global perspective.

Mission/Vision

The Center of Concern is a Catholic faith-based organization working in collaboration with ecumenical and interfaith networks to bring a prophetic voice for social and economic justice to a global context. The Center is both a provider of information and analysis as well as a catalyst for launching projects to address issues or opportunities that advance an authentic human development agenda. Through analysis, education, advocacy and capacity building, the Center challenges structural injustice and promotes innovative economic alternatives.

Effective Strategies

To advance our mission, the Center of Concern has adopted three overarching strategic goals:

1. Influencing Public Policy

o Give the voiceless a voice at the tables of power

o Critique policy for those in leadership and for the general public

2. Exercising leadership in national and international circles

o Provide leadership and moral vision to advocacy networks working for more just institutions and policies in the U.S. and in the international arena

o Support grassroots justice movements

3. Educating for justice and social transformation

o Develop theological/social reflection

o Articulate a call to justice for the faith community

o Provide education on critical domestic and international issues

The Education for Justice Program

The Education for Justice (EFJ) Program is a specific initiative of the Center of Concern and was created to promote justice through ongoing education, faith formation, and advocacy. The Education for Justice Web site features downloadable educational materials in the form of lesson plans, units, fact sheets, bulletin inserts, case studies, reflections, prayers, lectionary reflections, retreats, links to related resources, interactive materials, and more – all with an explicit Catholic Social Teaching perspective. The website reaches over 10,000 members in 86 countries. Guest login available upon request.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

Education for Justice Internship

Interns working with the Education for Justice program will be responsible for working with a collaborative team creating educational resource materials that promote greater knowledge of Catholic Social Teaching and highlight the connection between current world events and the Catholic faith.

Project work includes:

• Researching and gathering information on a wide variety of topics and issues.

• Engaging and applying the pastoral circle methodology (See, Judge, Act) in presenting the Church’s teaching related to the various topics and the project’s work.

• Drafting, editing and developing resources to educate others on social justice topics such as poverty, immigration, climate change, trade, economic justice, fair trade, war, hunger, etc.

• Networking and attending meetings around Washington, DC and interacting with a wide array of national and international faith-based organizations on social justice issues and theological topics.

• Posting completed research and work on the Education for Justice website which is one of the core works of the program: .

• Providing general support as needed.

The Internship focus will primarily center on:

Educating for justice and social transformation

o Developing theological/social reflection resources

o Articulating a call to justice for the faith community

o Providing education on critical domestic and international issues

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

Sr. Katherine Feely, SND and Brother Bill Griffin, CFX

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

• June through August (specific dates are negotiable)

Number of Internships Available:

• One (Note: willing to take two interns if needed)

Language Requirement:

• English (required)

• Spanish (welcome) Approximately 25% of the website resources are in Spanish. Translation is ongoing.

Closest Airport:

1. Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI)

2. National Airport (DCA)

Housing Options:

1. Theological College:

2. Catholic University of America

3. Centro Maria – Residence for Young Women (Behind Theological College)

4. Trinity University

5. Washington Theological Union – Takoma Park (on Metro Red line)

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Transportation Needs:

• The Center of Concern is located 2 ½ blocks from the Brookland/CUA Metro Stop on the Red Line. Free parking is also available at the Center.

Center for Metropolitan Chicago Initiatives and St. Ann Partnership Center 1814 S. Leavitt Chicago, IL Phone: 312-733-7486

Contact: Marilu Gonzalez Email: marilutigger@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

CMCI Partnership Center was founded in order to enhance the ministerial needs of the church and school. This is accomplished through outreach to local parishioners, and has now increased to the school parents. Partnership Center of CMCI/ ND and St. Ann is a ministry of collaboration not to do for but to do with those individuals that are part of the community of St. Ann. We continually are looking for opportunities to further develop those in the local community in bilingual and bicultural way.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities: This is subject to change

• Development of Summer Block Masses. This would include:

Coordination and training of all of the liturgical ministers for the Mass

Logistics coordination to block the street, acquire chairs, tables, etc for Mass

Putting together a Presider’s handbook

Writing bilingual general intercessions

Door knocking: going door to door throughout the Pilsen neighborhood to invite people to the Mass and solicit prayer intentions

Coordination of the Door Knocking committee

Meet with the host family to talk about setup, coordination and questions

Facilitation of meetings with all street Mass hosts and participants

• Connecting with children and parents of the school in order to conduct reflection sessions during the summer school to gain a greater understanding of their faith in a bilingual and bicultural environment.

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• Peace and Justice Committee

Assisting in facilitation of meetings

Working with the director of the committee to plan events

• St. Ann’s Parish (general)

Aiding the Pastor, Padre Don and Marilu in various areas and attending meetings for the various groups of the parish

Preparing homilies or reflections for the parish and Institute for Latino Studies

• LLIP interns (Latino Leadership Internship Program)

Assisting in the facilitation of the small group reflections for the HLIP interns

Assisting in the retreat/day of reflection for the interns

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis): Rev. Don McNeill, CSC Senior Fellow theological reflection; Supervisor: Marilu Gonzalez

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: 8 weeks

Number of Internships Available: 1

Language Requirement: Spanish and English

Closest Airport: Midway

Housing Options: not available but can help finding housing

Transportation Needs: If car is available that would be great however close to public transportation

Coachella Valley Housing Coalition 45701 Monroe Street, Suite G Indio, CA 92201 760-347-3157

Contact: Kori Kanayama Email: nvillagran@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

CVHC’s mission is to help low income families improve their living conditions through advocacy, research, construction and operation of housing and community development projects.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

Out-reach/resident services

Work with Community Services Coordinator to:

• Coordinate services such as after-school care, day care for young children, mariachi and ballet folklorico classes. Interns may help in the actual programs with kids, engage the parents, and interact with service providers (CVHC contracts for most service provision) to oversee service delivery.

• Communicate with area low-income families and individuals about the housing, health and youth services available in the area. Responsibilities include creating and passing out fliers at area mobile home parks, apartment complexes and area businesses; alerting community members of pending meetings; and working with other CVHC departments to alert the community of housing projects under development. CVHC keeps abreast of local housing needs and does its best to meet them, and interns can assist in that activity by monitoring the changes in the housing market.

• The rest of 2009 and 2010 are expected to be difficult for the local housing market as more foreclosures occur where there are many already. As people lose homes and ruin their credit, they become poor tenant candidates for rental housing. Some local rental properties seem to have increased vacancies as an effect of the economic downturn. Interns can get involved in CVHC’s continuous effort to understand the environment in which it operates and potentially play an important role. Synthesizing available information into a cohesive analysis and considering responses is an important function at CVHC, to which interns can contribute.

• Organize monthly meetings with residents of CVHC’s existing projects. Tasks include scheduling meetings, creating fliers about the meetings, passing out the fliers and attending the meetings.

• Attend other community meetings including the Eastern Coachella Valley Social Change Collaborative, the Indio Youth Task Force, and resident meetings at the various multi-family housing projects (i.e. Neighborhood Watch).

Research and Write Grants Work with CVHC’s Researcher/Grant Writers to collect information, conduct research, prepare grant applications, and ensure their timely submittal. See paragraph on housing crisis above.

CVHC Summer Tennis Camp Work with Community Service department staff to:

• coordinate the annual CVHC Summer Tennis Camp, a four-week program for 9-17 year olds who live in our multi-family housing projects. Funding for transportation and administrative costs must be identified as soon as possible. Tasks include making contact with existing funding sources, identifying new funding sources, drafting letters of request for assistance and following up with potential donors.

• Help implement the summer tennis camp twice a week for four weeks by signing up participants and helping to run the programs.

Bridging the Digital Divide/Computer Instruction Bridging the Digital Divide is a Computer Technology Center Program offered at nine computer labs in CVHC’s multi-family housing projects in the cities of Indio and Coachella, and the community of Mecca. The labs are open twice a week for basic bilingual computer instruction for youth and adults, as well as daily for use by the after-school program participants. The intern will help coordinate center hours, plan a curriculum, alert residents about the computer classes/access, and provide support for the computer instructors at each site.

The Intern may be asked to work some weekends and evening hours to recruit families for new housing developments planned, conduct effective outreach at our 28 multi-family housing complexes, help implement existing and new social service programs, and assist with special trips such as our annual trip for under-privileged children to the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, CA.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

• Nadia Villagran

• Mike Walsh

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

• We can support an intern year round so dates and length of internship are not of issue.

• If you seek specifics, we have found that interns who stay with us longer than a week get a better sense of what we do for the community.

• Summers and holidays are especially busy times for the organization.

Number of Internships Available:

• CVHC can support as many as two interns at one time.

Language Requirement:

• Spanish

• But while Spanish is very useful and highly recommended for interns interested in working directly with the majority of the community we serve, we do have bilingual staff and other community work where Spanish is not required.

Closest Airport:

• Palm Springs International Airport is 20 miles west of CVHC’s Indio office

• Ontario International Airport is about 85 miles west of CVHC’s Indio offices

Housing Options:

• There are several rental opportunities in the area

• There is a strong community of Holy Cross Associates in the area that may be contacted for home-placement options

Transportation Needs:

• Driving may be required, so Interns may need to provide their own transportation and proof of valid insurance. One vehicle for two Interns is adequate.

Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 3211 4th St. NE Washington, DC 20017 (202)541-3297

Contact: Jill Rauh

Email: jrauh@ Websites: and

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

The Department of Social Development and World Peace (SDWP) assists the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:

• Share the social teaching of the Church;

• Apply Catholic social teaching to major contemporary domestic and international issues which have significant moral and religious dimensions;

• Advocate effectively for the poor and vulnerable and for genuine justice and peace in the public policy arena;

• Build the capacity of the Church (national and diocesan) to act effectively in defense of human life, human dignity, human rights and the pursuit of justice and peace.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

The intern will:

• Help JPHD explore how to better coordinate anti-poverty efforts that occur within the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Domestic Social Development and International Justice and Peace.

• Write theological background papers on Catholic social teaching and poverty for use in poverty campaigns.

• Collect stories of real people in order to give a human face to JPHD’s issues of focus.

• Conduct research and develop educational materials on issues of interest to JPHD.

• Support efforts of the USCCB Task Force on the Life and Dignity of the Human Person.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: Summer or school year

Number of Internships Available: 2 (no more than 1 at a time)

Language Requirement: English fluency

Closest Airport: Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA)

Housing Options: Not provided.

Transportation Needs: USCCB building is Metro accessible.

Downtown Chapel Roman Catholic Parish 601 West Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 503-228-0746, x24

Contact: Andrew Noethe, Pastoral Associate Email: noethe@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

The Downtown Chapel is a Roman Catholic parish in the heart of downtown Portland with a unique mission of service to the poor and needy. Since 1913, the parish has served the spiritual and temporal needs of the neighborhood, the sick and suffering, the homeless and unemployed, veterans and immigrants, those with addictions and mental illness.

Our life and work is grounded in the sacramental life of our parish community. The faith we profess is expressed through daily worship and prayer, and in a special way, through our celebration of the Eucharist. Our ministry of service to the poor and needy is the expression and witness of our faith in Jesus Christ.

Our work also incorporates educational programs in faith formation through retreats, internships, and volunteer opportunities.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

With an emphasis on the building of relationships with our guests, the intern would participate in programs of outreach offered at the parish, including the Morning Hospitality program and the Br. Andre Café, as well as the Visitation Program, coordinated by the Macdonald Center, a program of outreach to residents living in neighborhood single room occupancy apartments. The intern would also join the parish pastoral staff for weekly staff meetings and assist the staff with administrative tasks as needed, including attending meetings with other neighborhood community based organizations.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

The intern would meet weekly with the pastoral associate, Andrew Noethe and pastor, Fr. Bob Loughery, CSC.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

Preferred dates would be the last part of May through the end of July, approximately 8-9 weeks.

Number of Internships Available:

Two

Language Requirement:

None

Closest Airport:

Portland International (PDX), located 20 minutes from downtown.

Housing Options:

On site at the Downtown Chapel or student housing at the University of Portland. There are some limitations of staying at the Downtown Chapel that need to be discussed.

Transportation Needs:

Possibly by bus from the University of Portland. Portland has an excellent public transportation system.

Expected Costs (i.e. room and board [offered,], transportation, other):

There may be some minimal cost for board. A monthly bus pass can be purchased if the intern commutes to work.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

Preferred dates would be the last part of May through the end of July, approximately 8-9 weeks.

Farm of the Child 1616 Nottingham Knoll Drive Jacksonville, FL 32225 727-475-4459

Contact: Andrea McMerty-Brummer Email: farmofthechild_usa@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

In some small way, our goal is to bring the Kingdom of God to the poor people of Trujillo, Honduras, Central America. Our volunteers are committed to living in a community that prays together and strives to witness the Catholic gospel each day in their lives. Farm of the Child is an orphanage, Catholic primary school and middle school, medical clinic and community outreach program located on the Caribbean coast of the Mosquitia rain forest. The mission of Farm of the Child is to care for and improve the physical, educational, spiritual and social needs of orphaned, abandoned and neglected children of Honduras so that they may become productive, Christian members of Honduran society.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

As a member of the international volunteer community, the ND intern(s) will be first and foremost a participating, adult member of the Farm of the Child community. As such s/he will be asked to be open to the varying needs of the community, including but not limited to the role s/he will play in the specific role as spiritual/pastoral ministry. As a member of the pastoral ministry team, led by one of our Franciscan Sisters, and supported by an assigned member of the volunteer community, the ND intern will be responsible for assisting in liturgical planning, retreat planning and facilitation, religious education, and social outreach ministry to the neighboring villages. Depending on the interns previous training and experience, s/he may also have the opportunity to preside of Liturgy or the Word services and/or Communion services both within the Farm community and in the neighboring villages, where Mass is rarely available. As a member of the volunteer community, the ND intern will also have community responsibilities, including cooking community meals, cleaning responsibilities, participation in community prayer and community building activities, and assisting with other volunteer responsibilities as needed, such as leading afternoon activities with the children, supervising work hours, and tutoring school children. Again, depending on the varying needs of the community at the time of the internship, the ND intern may also be asked to cover other volunteer responsibilities such as substituting for classes in the elementary and/or middle school, distributing food and/or clothing from the surplus store, supervising or assisting in maintenance projects, etc. It is our hope that the ND intern will have the opportunity to experience all of the various ministries offered at the Farm, in addition to providing much needed support to the pastoral ministry team.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

8 weeks. Preferably, we would like our CGI intern to come at the same time as the Notre Dame undergraduate ISSLP participants, who generally come from mid-May to mid-July.

Number of Internships Available: 1-2

Language Requirement:

A working knowledge of Spanish is required, though fluency is not a pre-requisite. Obviously, the greater the intern’s proficiency in Spanish, the greater his/her ability to minister to those served by the Farm’s various ministries.

Closest Airport:

La Ceiba, Atlantida, Honduras (airport code: LCE)

Housing Options:

Housing will be provided in the volunteer residence for single people. If an intern has a spouse and/or family, there is potentially the opportunity for family housing on-site, in the guest residence, pending availability.

Transportation Needs:

Interns will arrive to La Ceiba by plane and then travel to the Farm, which is located outside of the town of Trujillo, by bus. The bus ride is approximately 3 hours. A representative of the Farm will meet intern(s) at the La Ceiba airport and accompany them to the bus terminal. If possible, a representative from the Farm will accompany the intern(s) on the bus to Trujillo. If accompaniment is not possible, a representative from the Farm will meet the intern(s) at the bus station upon arrival in Trujillo.

FIAT International 1242 South Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19146 215-468-6368

Contact: Sister Gloria Petrone acj and/or Lynette Kyle Email: gjpetrone@ or Lkyle62@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization: Project FIAT (Faith In Action Together) is a short term volunteer projects that brings people from the USA to work in solidarity with the poor in El Salvador. Through work, reflection and prayer we hope to give a face to the third world poor and to send the volunteers home to be a “Voice for the voiceless.”

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities: Interns will be responsible for accompanying and leading volunteer groups who have come to serve in the local community. Interns should be mature adults able to work in a professional manner with all ages. They should be self motivators who are able to assess a situation and take action without being lead by the hand while at the same time being accountable. They will be members of the team at Casa Voluntariada. They would be expected to plan and lead daily prayer and reflection groups for the volunteers and to plan with them the activities and work for the next day with the children of the Canton. They will enable the volunteers to work with whatever project is being done and ensure that all volunteers are actively involved. Our volunteers help build houses and roads with the local communities; they aid in the nurturing of malnourished children; they help to distribute food to those in need at a soup

kitchen; they help to run a summer camp for children; and they share their hearts in a

home for abandoned children. Interns will accompany the volunteers to places of historical and cultural significance and be a resource for the same. They will also collaborate in the good order of the house usually directing the volunteers in such activities.

Supervisor/Mentor: Sister Gloria Petrone acj & Lynette Kyle

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: 6 or 9 weeks during the following dates: May 23 – July 30 Number of Internships Available: 2 Language Requirement: some knowledge of Spanish Closest Airport: San Salvador, El Salvador Housing Options: Volunteer Center – dormitory living Transportation Needs: While volunteers are present vans are rented to take us to work site.

Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County, Indiana 402 E. South St. South Bend, IN 46601 (574) 288-6967 ex. 15

Contact: Jenna Froberg, Family Services Director Email: jfroberg@habitat-for- Website: habitat-for-

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

Mission: Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with God’s people in need by building and renovating houses, so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which God’s people can live and grow into all that God intended.

Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County builds homes with volunteers in partnership with those in need of adequate housing. Since 1986, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 120 homes for low-income, hard-working families in our county. Habitat is a non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

Habitat for Humanity and the church are natural partners—each seeking to serve Jesus Christ by serving those in need. Habitat endeavors to embody the spirit of Jesus by serving families, transforming lives and building communities. We currently work with nearly 200 local churches, at different levels of partnership, to build homes, build our community, and build the kingdom of God through tangible expressions of Christ's love.

The basis of the relationship between Habitat and those served is partnership. “Partner Families,” those who seek to become homeowners with Habitat, must invest hundreds of “sweat equity” hours working on other families’ homes, taking educational courses, and eventually building their own home alongside community volunteers. Homes are not given away, but rather, families take on a zero-percent interest, affordable mortgage and experience both the benefits and responsibilities of homeownership. Families are treated with respect, dignity, and value as we seek to demonstrate God’s love. In the end partners take pride in their homes for they have invested body, mind, and soul. They never lose sight however, of the opportunity they have been offered by the thousands of community supporters who believe in the mission of Habitat and make the dream of homeownership possible. Without Habitat, this population is stuck in a pattern of generational renting and forced to deal with slumlords, inadequate shelter, and frequent moves.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

Family Services Internship

This PLP internship seeks to integrate the development of spiritual leadership with social action through direct and indirect service. The result will be a deepened understanding of issues of poverty and experience in combating those issues through ministry that seeks to meet tangible, emotional, and spiritual needs.

Although specific goals will be set and focuses identified, the role allows for individualization in accordance with the intern’s personal gifts, skills, and interests. Some specific focus areas include:

Homeowner Reconnection

Neighborhood Stabilization

Community Building/Organization

Partner Family Spiritual Development

Special Event Coordination for Homeowners & Partner Families

The internship will begin with one full day of training and integration to the organization. Focus areas and directives will be given following the orientation.

A typical day may look like:

9 a.m.—Morning prayer and reflection

9:30 a.m.—General Admin Needs (Communication, filing, document creation, etc.)

10:30am—Preparation for events, activities, advocacy

12 p.m.—Lunch

12:30 p.m.—Partner Family Evaluation Meeting (Assessing emotional, social, spiritual progress)

2 p.m.—Neighborhood Assessment/Advocacy

4 p.m.—Home Visit with Homeowner

5 p.m.—End of workday

(Note: 1-2 days per week may include early evening hours for family meetings or education, accounted for by later starts)

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis): Jenna Froberg, Family Services Director, will be the direct supervisor and mentor. Weekly meetings will occur for the purpose of reflection, goal setting, and evaluation. Theological reflection and social analysis will be conducted by someone identified by PLP director.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: Dates are flexible though preferred early June through July; minimum of 8 weeks with potential for extension

Number of Internships Available: 1

Language Requirement: None required. Proficiency in Spanish is helpful

Closest Airport: South Bend Regional Airport

Housing Options: None provided

Transportation Needs: Ability to use personal vehicle at least 2 days per week is necessary

Hope Ministries 432 S. Lafayette South Bend, IN 46601 (574) 235-4150, ext. 223

Contact: Beth Morlock Email: bmorlock@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

Hope Ministries is a faith-based community service organization seeking to transform hearts, minds and lives by encouraging families and individuals in a grace-based process of examining current realities, envisioning future possibilities and supporting action to achieve desired futures.

Hope provides emergency and transitional shelter for men, women and children. On-site programs include: Hope4Kids Early Childhood Development Program, Recovery of Hope Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Adult Learning Center and GED Completion and Case Management. Hope is home to 35 men, 16 women and 18 families. Hope also provides meals, 7 days a week, to any one in the community in need of food.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

Interns have an opportunity to develop job description/role based around their areas of interest and skills they want to develop.

Notre Dame student interns have:

Worked with children and families through the Hope4Kids program

Provided individual short-term counseling to residents and staff

Facilitated 10 session Anger Management seminars (curriculum provided)

Provided relationship counseling to individuals seeking to establish health boundaries in relationships

Provided a Ministry of Presence to individuals living on the street and coming to Hope for meals

At Hope we have many ways that individuals can develop skills while serving others. Please come for a tour and a discussion of the opportunities.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

Beth Morlock, Director of Resident Services, Family Life Center

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

May – August with flexible start and finish dates

Number of Internships Available:

2

Language Requirement:

English

Closest Airport:

South Bend Regional Airport

Housing Options:

N/A

Transportation Needs:

N/A – Hope is on the bus line

INLAND CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR CHANGE (ICUC) 1441 N “D” Street San Bernardino, CA 92405 909-383-1134 (w); 951-956-1048 (cell)

Contact: Corey Timpson Email: corey@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

ICUC is a faith-based non-profit community organization serving San Bernardino and Riverside counties in Southern California. ICUC assists faith communities who desire to initiate and/or deepen a social ministry within their congregation through community organization. Community organizing unlocks the power of ordinary people to solve community problems and build vibrant communities by developing the public leadership and political power of low and moderate-income people.

Experience has taught us that in order to overcome both cultural and economic barriers to civic participation, we must link civic engagement to deeply held values around children, families, community and faith. For these reasons, ICUC employs a model of community organizing that identifies local needs by listening to people; develops local leadership through training and experiential learning; creates options for change through resident-led research; and shapes public policy by organizing effective community action in the public arena.

Day to day, community organizers train congregation members in the principles of faith-based civic engagement and coach leaders through self-selected, relevant and practical community organization efforts. The ultimate impact of positive community organization is that individuals grow and develop as human beings, congregations and communities are healthier, stronger and more cohesive, governing bodies enact “better” public policy that reflects the needs and interests of local faith communities, and ultimately our families enjoy a better quality of life.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

Intern would serve as an apprentice community organizer within the Coachella Valley and work along-side staff organizer and director as a member of the ICUC organizing staff. Responsibilities would include:

• Assist in the development of community leaders and local organizing committees in member congregations using the PICO model of congregation-based community organizing.

• Conduct one-to-one visits with volunteer leaders, clergy, and community stakeholders.

• Guide community-organizing committees through research and action on local issues.

• Participate in national network efforts to move policy at state and national levels.

• Participate in PICO's professional development sessions and other training activities designated by the executive director.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

Open for Summer of 2009. Key dates to consider in placement include:

• All ICUC staff participates in a PICO National Network professional development conference the last week of June in Sacramento, California. Intern would be welcome to attend. Cost of training will not be covered by ICUC.

• PICO National Network conducts week-long National Leadership Training in Los Altos, CA the last week of July. Highly recommend that intern attend. Cost of training will not be covered by ICUC. (PLP may be able to cover.)

Number of Internships Available: 1 possibly 2 if we split east/west valley.

Language Requirement: Intermediate to fluent Spanish.

Closest Airport: Palm Springs (expensive), Ontario (better fares with 90 minute drive to valley.

Housing Options: Possible placement with local family or Holy Cross Fathers, need to work out.

Transportation Needs: Access to car a must.

Parroquia de Nuestra Madre Santisima de La Luz Plutarco Elias Calles · 710 Guadalupe, NL, Mexico 011-52-818-323-0579

Contact: Rev. Peter Logsdon CSC Email: Pete_Logsdon@ Website: None

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

La Luz Parish is a Holy Cross Parish in the Archdiocese of Monterrey in Northern Mexico. It is 150 miles south of Laredo, Texas. Our parish has a Pastoral Plan that specifies that we focus on Liturgy, Catechetics and Social Ministry with our people. We have 40,000 who state that they are Roman Catholics and 5,000 who say tht they belong to various churches and sects (or no religion) including Evangelicals, Jahova Witnesses and Mormons. We try to minister to all people who live within the boundaries of the parish. The parish is divided into 5 areas and each one has its own chapel with Masses and Pastoral Programs.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

There are a lot of very poor people in La Luz Parish. An Intern would be expected to have direct contact with the poorest families and to help with programs that we have developed.

1) Specifically that means that he or she or they would help visit families to see if they needed help with School Supplies (the families provide the school supplies in all public schools here). Then, he or she or they would organize the school supplies for 450 children.

2) He or she would be expected to help with the Summer Bible Program for 1,500 children between the ages of 4 and 12 years old. The program lasts for 2 weeks and is carried out in more than 60 homes in the parish. It is a huge undertaking that requires about 100 guides or teachers.

3) An intern could also help us with our Liturgies in the Summer. We have 10 Masses on the weekend during the summer and the Saturday evening Vigil Mass at one of the chapels is a Youth Mass. Also, the Sunday evening Mass at the main church is a Youth Mass. So an intern could at least help with one of the Liturgical Ministries—or even help the leaders organize the Liturgy.

4) Each Tuesday morning, the intern or interns would be expected to attend our weekly staff meeting. It is a chance to tell the others what they are doing and to get some kind of good feedback.

5) Each Friday morning there are visits to the sick and shut-ins by Ministers of Communion. It would be important to accompany a minister each Friday in a different chapel.

6) Each Saturday morning, there are visits with families who have children with special needs. This is an eye-opener.

7) Each Saturday from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. we have a Catholic Action group of youth who have a program for children. It is called ACAN—Catholic Action for Adolescents and Children.

8) Each Monday is a free day. Nothing would be expected of the Intern. However if he or she wanted to visit with the seminarians here, we can work that out. The Candidates and Professed have Mass and a Meal together each Monday evening—at least until they leave for Missions in early July.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis): Depending on the language skills of the intern(s), we could offer the following: La Senora Rosalinda Sanchez, Social Worker; Sister Michelle Toepp CSC, Teacher; or myself, Fathat Pete Logsdon CSC, Pastor. One or two sessions could be with our Formation Director in June, Father Tom Zurcher, CSC.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: 6-8 weeks would be good, say from late May to mid-or-late July.

Number of Internships Available: Two or three, depending on male or females etc.

Language Requirement: Spanish, not necessarily fluent but Spanish is necessary.

Closest Airport: Monterrey International—Continental (through Houston) or American (through Dallas) or Mexicana (from Chicago) or even Delta (from Atlanta).

Housing Options: Priests´ houses, Sisters´ houses.

Transportation Needs: Be prepared to walk or take public transportation. Cabs are cheap and the metro is available.

Maggie’s Place P.O. Box 1102 Phoenix, AZ 85001 602-262-5555

Contact: Becky Fair Email: mpstaff@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

Mission Statement:

“Maggie’s Place is a community that provides houses of hospitality for expectant women who wish to achieve their goals in a dignified and welcoming atmosphere. Following Catholic social teaching, we recognize that we are responsible to and for one another. We challenge one another to strive toward personal growth, to welcome the gifts of every person who enters our door, and to promote positive social change. In this way, we celebrate and provide for the next generation.”

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

Summer staff members at Maggie’s Place are expected to:

• Live in community with pregnant women, new moms, newborns and other staff members;

• Participate in community functions (staff/house meetings, celebrations, house retreats, etc.);

• Provide house coverage (answering the phone, welcoming visitors, etc.);

• Act as a back-up contact person (providing one-on-one support and guidance to a mom);

• Assume administrative duties (i.e. volunteer coordination, donation management, staff recruitment, speaking engagements, writing thank you notes);

• Challenge themselves to deeply embrace the mission and core values of Maggie’s Place;

• Respect life from conception to natural death.

• Oversee special projects

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis): Becky Fair

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: 8+ weeks between May 1 and July 31

Number of Internships Available: 3

Language Requirement: None, though Spanish can be helpful (most of our staff members do not speak Spanish)

Closest Airport: Phoenix International (PHX)

Housing Options: Community living including shared bedroom with 1-2 other staff members

Transportation Needs: none; okay to bring own car

NOTE: In addition to the Phoenix houses, Maggie’s Place has just opened new homes in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (close to Spokane, WA) and Cleveland, OH. Students interested in serving in either of these locations should indicate their preference on their application.

Mission of Our Lady of the Angels 3808 West Iowa Street Chicago, IL 773-486-8431

Contact; Fr. Bob Lambardo Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

The Mission of Our Lady of the Angels establishes a Catholic presence in the Humboldt Park

area on Chicago’s west side.  This area presently is one of the poorest neighborhoods in the

City of Chicago.  The purpose of the Mission is to assist the poor and evangelize through an

apostolate of prayer, retreat and preaching.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities: It depends upon dates and length of stay. Interns would be expected to assist with the food pantry, clothing room, after school and summer programs, and with the senior citizen outreach. Opportunities to coordinate and lead retreats are possible depending on interest and time.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

Fr. Bob Lombardo

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: Open to the availability of the student. Short-term immersions also possible.

Number of Internships Available: 2

Language Requirement: English

Closest Airport: Midway

Housing Options: Live on site at the mission.

Transportation Needs: Car would be helpful, but not required.

St. Francis Inn Ministries 2441 Kensington Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19125 Phone: (215) 925-4584

Contact: Br. John Gill, OFM Email: johnfgillofm@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of the Program:

We are a Franciscan community located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. We serve the poor and homeless by means of a meal site, thrift shop, women’s day center, and an urban center. The urban center is our latest outreach ministry which provides social services to families and individuals. We strive to build relationships with those that we serve as guests and promote the dignity of each person.

Brief Description of Student’s Roles/Responsibilities:

The students would have a great deal of opportunities to have direct contact with our guests at our different ministries. The Inn is the location that we provide meals every day, and the students would have a role in helping prepare, serve, and clean. They would also have opportunities to be involved at the other ministries stated above.

Daily Schedule Including Time for Reflection

The students schedule would vary each day. Most of the work and activities that we are involved with happens between 8:30 am and 7:00 pm. The weekend schedule is a little different. There would be some time during the day and most evenings for reflection.

Supervisor/mentor: Br. John Gill, OFM

Minimum/Maximum Number: 1-2 Students

Dates of the Immersion: May/June

Language Requirement: English

Housing: Students will live with the Franciscan or Volunteer Community

Closet Airport: Philadelphia International Airport

Transportation Needs: Public Transportation is very good in the city.

St. Margaret's House 117 N. Lafayette Blvd. South Bend IN 46601 574-234-7795

Contact: Kathy Schneider, M. Div. Email: smhinfo@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

St. Margaret’s House is a day center for women and children committed to the gospel value of hospitality as expressed in Matthew 25:

“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing. I was sick and you took care of me…”

St. Margaret's House improves the lives of women and children by providing individual attention to their immediate needs, breaking the bonds of isolation and helping them acquire skills to better their lives. Through a philosophy of shared ownership in St. Margaret's House, guests become empowered to participate in planning and decision-making.

At St. Margaret’s House, we work with women who live on the margins of our society because of their poverty, mental illness, history of sexual/physical abuse, lack of education or addiction to drugs and alcohol to help them make positive moves forward in their lives. St. Margaret's House is safe place where women are given the tools to define themselves by their gifts and talents rather than their problems. By helping many women make a basic shift in their self-definition from victim to a gifted and talented person, we empower women to make real changes in their lives that help lead them out of poverty.

Open 10 am – 4 pm Monday through Friday, St. Margaret’s House provides, on a drop-in basis, a light breakfast, a hot hearty lunch and access to showers, clothing, telephones, laundry facilities, toiletries and computers. We provide programs in the areas of art, health, parenting, empowerment, spirituality, education and job skills. We create a place of hospitality where women help themselves and each other.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

The intern will do the following:

1. Provide leadership and companionship to help meet the spiritual needs of our guests.

2. Assist with the general work of St. Margaret’s House

3. Work individually with guests in anti-poverty, self-sufficiency projects.

1. The intern will be recognized as a chaplain intern. As we are accustomed to having an M. Div. student here during the school year, the guests (clients) of St. Margaret's House will recognize this person and position. As chaplain, the intern will lead the weekly spirituality circle. She will also provide individual attention to the guests who seek her out to talk about spiritual matters.

2. She will also assist with duties of other staff and volunteers that will include:

• Staffing the reception desk. This is the “triage” area. The receptionist often is the first point of contact. She receives much information about the needs of the guests and directs the guest to the staff member best equipped to help her.

• Perform intakes. All new guests fill out an intake form and receive an orientation to our facility and to our services. At this point the new guest often goes into deeper detail about her needs. The intern will spend time with the new guest and help meet her needs.

• Staff the clothes closet. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the clothes closet is open to guests so they can pick out clothes and household items for themselves and members of their family. This is a time that the intern will get to know our guests in a casual situation because only 2 guests at a time visit the clothes closet. We have regular volunteers who staff the clothes closet and the intern will do this only in an emergency.

3. Special anti-poverty, self-sufficiency duties of the Chaplain Intern:

• Work individually with guests on the Family Development Matrix. This is a case management tool that helps us to assess a guest’s resources. Once the resources are assessed, a plan is made with the guest where action steps are created to help her move forward. The intern will provide support as the guest works toward her goals.

• Work individually with graduates of our Getting Ahead in a Just Getting By World seminar. This is a seminar that is part of the Bridges Out of Poverty program. We have about 25 graduates who are working on long and short term goals. The intern will hopefully meet with each one and see where they are in their plan and offer assistance when possible.

• As I am on the Board of Directors for the Bridges Out of Poverty of St. Joseph County, the Community Access Network (CAN) Governance Board, and the Self-Sufficiency Task Force, I would be happy to have the intern accompany me to planning and membership meetings so she would be able to get a bigger view of anti-poverty programs in our county.

Supervisor/Mentor: Kathy Schneider, Executive Director Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: Any time mid-May to mid-August. Number of Internships Available: 2 Housing Options: N/A Transportation Needs: Car to get to and from work and occasionally to meetings Personal Perspective: Rachel Caron

St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker House 518 S. St. Joseph St. South Bend, IN 46601 (574) 520-7745

Contact: Margaret Pfeil Email: Mpfeil1@nd.edu

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker began in November 2003 aspiring to follow in the tradition of hospitality offered by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, using Mt. 25:31-44 as a guide in practicing the works of mercy. We are committed to active nonviolence, simple living, and prayer.

The community of lay men and women staff welcomes guests off the street to live with them in the men’s and women’s houses of hospitality located in downtown South Bend. There is no set length of stay. Guests are asked to be home for supper at 6:30 every night, and the houses are closed M-F, 8:30 am – 5 pm.

The Catholic Worker also offers hospitality at Our Lady of the Road, located on S. Main St., two blocks from the community houses. Anyone can come to take showers, do laundry, have something light to eat, rest and enjoy conversation with one another. Opened a little over two years ago, there is still a lot of renovation and enhancement work to be done, including gardening, mural painting, and the creation of a chapel space.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

The internship will be shaped according to the interest of the student and the needs of the CW community.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

Margaret Pfeil

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

6/1/09 – 7/31/09

Number of Internships Available: 1

Language Requirement: None

Closest Airport: NA

Housing Options: NA

Transportation Needs:

A bus, free for Notre Dame students, is available from campus to within a half block of Our Lady of the Road.

Expected Costs (i.e. room and board [if offered,], transportation, other):

Contemplatives in Action

3014 Saint Thomas Street New Orleans, LA 70115 504.891.8483

Contact: Jocelyn A. Sideco Email: jocelyn@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

Contemplatives in Action is an urban ministry and retreat experience in New Orleans.

Mission Statement

We are an intentional community that believes in a God whose mercy and compassion compel us to be women and men for others in imitation of Christ.

We value responsible and strategic ministry as we contemplate God’s presence in today’s New Orleans.

We provide hospitality and relief to those affected by Hurricane Katrina, both the storm and the flooding.

We help to create a space for rest, prayer, and a thoughtful response to our current situation.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

Our internship program

• Provides an opportunity to pray daily and reflect regularly on personal and organizational vocational discernment

• Provides inside exposure to the structure, operations and decision processes within a non-profit

• Coordinates with local agencies to provide personalized and guided projects based on the needs of the community and skills of each intern

• Provides meaningful work experience which supplements and modifies ideas gained from academic courses and scholarly experiences and interests

Our interns

• Serve as a Minister of Hospitality and provide support and care to those invested and involved in the long-term recovery of New Orleans through local development projects

• Live in community with CIA staff and retreatants

• Build on their reflection and prayer leading skills

Specifically, I can see three focus areas for your MDIV students:

Working with our Thoughtful Response Teams

We coordinate high school, college, and parish volunteer groups throughout the year. MDIV students could assist in weekly orientation, driving tour, on-call ministry, on-site ministry, facilitated reflection that happens with each service/immersion experience.

Developing our Days of Prayer

Our summer programming will continue with Days of Prayer for residents. MDIV students will do one-on-ones with people involved in the recovery effort, develop a prayer day and coordinate 3-4 experiences in June and July.

Mentoring our Undergraduate Summer Interns

The Undergraduate Interns will be living in community and learning how to be people of both contemplation and action. MDIV students would be helpful at processing the experience with UI from both the ground level and the spiritual conversation/direction level. Think campus ministry with the best of the best but your campus is the recovering city of New Orleans.

All will be involved (to some extent) with the following:

Developing resources for contemplation

Assessing the spiritual needs of those involved in community organizing

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

Jocelyn A. Sideco

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

Summer 2010 (May 30-July 31)

Number of Internships Available:

Flexible

Language Requirement:

Spanish or Vietnamese a plus

Closest Airport:

New Orleans International Airport (MSY)

Housing Options:

CIA may be in a position to offer housing for all our interns and the cost will be divided up accordingly. Otherwise, we can assist Notre Dame in finding housing for the students involved in the program.

Transportation Needs: A vehicle would be extremely helpful, but we would not turn someone down if they do not have access to a car. New Orleans is great for bike riding and riding on a streetcar. And, CIA has a shared vehicle if need be.

Expected Costs (i.e. room and board [if offered,], transportation, other):

See attached.

CCIDD- Cuernavaca Center for Intercultural Dialogue on Development

Colonia Centro, Francisco Leyva 39, Cuernavaca, 62000 Morelos MEXICO

Contact: Sister Kathy Long OP Phone: 414 431-4244/ 847 533-1460 (US lines) Email: ccidd@.mx Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization: CCIDD is an intercultural, ecumenical Christian retreat center rooted in an inclusive and liberating theology. Our mission is to provide opportunities for groups from Canada and the USA to encounter the presence of God in the struggle for justice in the Americas and to empower them to work for social transformation. We visit families who live in poverty; we travel to indigenous communities and dialogue with cooperatives of women; we go to children’s homes, orphanages and see how children are living. We tour local archeological ruins and learn of the history of the people. We do social service, painting schools, rehabbing homes, serving meals with some service learning groups. Some themes are immigration, global poverty, indigenous spirituality, gospel justice, history and politics of Mexico, social movements in the Americas, militarization and human rights.

Our program is centered in the state of Morelos, the city of Cuernavaca. We also provide 1-2 week options in Chiapas with a partner organization, Tsomanotik.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities: The Intern will accompany CCIDD staff in immersion experiences to be immersed and participate in theological reflection and do social analysis on the immersion. With time the Intern will lead, co-lead reflections, intros to various dynamics, visits. The Intern will learn to do the analysis with groups present. She/he will be a resource and facilitator.

Our groups vary in size from 10- 30. The Intern will facilitate group processes; listen to group members in casual conversations. As possible, the Intern will translate in simple conversations during visits.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

Sister Kathy Long, CCIDD Director and program staff (Mexicans and Americans)

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship:

8 weeks, possible dates… either May 16- July 11 or June 16- August 12

It will be good to have you here the last 2 weeks of May and equally it will be good to have you here the first 10-12 days of August given our groups arriving.

Number of Internships Available:

2- 3 at one time during May 10 to August15

Language Requirement: Spanish not required but certainly helpful.

Closest Airport: Mexico City, Benito Juarez International airport.

Bus transportation then will get you to Cuernavaca. (90 miles). CCIDD staff will meet you at the airport.

Housing Options: housing is available at our center with 3 Americans on staff.

Transportation Needs: Public transportation, bus and CCIDD vehicles.

Expected Costs (i.e. room and board [if offered,], transportation, other):

Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) 2609 W. 63rd St. Chicago, IL 60629 773-471-8208

Contact: Jeff Bartow Email: jeffbartow@ Website:

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization: The Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) is a broad based organization of churches, mosques, schools, and other institutions in Southwest Chicago, which acts to enable families to exercise common values, determine their own future and connect with each other to improve life in their neighborhoods. Formed in 1996, leaders of SWOP have dedicated themselves to building relationships across difference and to bringing the common concerns of their institutions into the public life of the community as they act to “stand for the whole” in Southwest Chicago. Today’s SWOP has grown from 17 member institutions to 28 churches, mosques, and other organizations.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities: Working with the SWOP executive director and senior staff in support of the organization’s relational and to issues campaigns (housing, immigration, safety, education, etc.); building and sustaining relationships with SWOP leaders; learning to conduct effective one to one meetings with members of SWOP’s leadership and others; sharing written reflections on a regular basis with executive director or senior staff regarding organizing and professional development issues; and performing other responsibilities as identified with the executive director and senior staff.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis): Jeff Bartow

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: Nine weeks. Summer months preferable, but negotiable.

Number of Internships Available: one

Language Requirement: Fluency in English & Spanish (preferred)

Closest Airport: Midway

Housing Options: currently in negotiation

Transportation Needs: car (preferable)

Stone Soup Community 333 N. Main, South Bend, IN 46601 574.246.0364

Contact: Linda Jung-Zimmerman, D. Min. Email: stone-soup@

Focus & Purpose of Your Organization:

Created by a group of trained volunteer life skills counselors in the spring of 2004, Stone Soup Community’s mission is “to willingly listen to individuals and families in crisis while working with people to solve immediate problems, assess long term needs and resources and accompany patrons as they move toward self-sufficiency”. Stone Soup Community derives its name from the familiar fable Stone Soup, which tells of a traveler arriving in a town and boiling a pot of water in which the traveler includes a few stones. The hungry traveler invites the townspeople to examine the “stone soup”. They become intrigued and begin adding their own homegrown contributions. The soup, begun simply with stones, soon becomes rich and filling. In the end, there is enough nourishing soup for everyone and all have learned the magic of sharing and cooperation. In this fashion, Stone Soup Community leverages existing area resources, networks, offers aid and encourages its patrons to re-envision their own existing resources and move forward on the path to self-sufficiency. Our services are delivered in a respectful, responsible, consistent manner without reference to gender, race, religion, ethnicity or income. There is never a fee for any of our services. We attempt to maximize dollars and services in the community by networking with other community agencies.

Our programs include:

1) Crisis services: A program for economically poor who are facing a “crisis” with basic needs such as housing, utilities, medication, transportation, domestic abuse, homelessness, etc. (2) Family Development: Volunteer life skills counselors work with patrons who enter into a contractual agreement, offering mentoring/case management while patrons assess and develop plans and goals to move to greater stability in their lives. (3) Budget counseling and financial literacy classes. (4) Job search, job coaching, resume building. (5) Getting Ahead Program: Through the Bridges Out of Poverty Initiative, Stone Soup enrolls men in a 14 week program to build the assets and resources necessary for employment and stability. (6) Ready For Work program: A program for individuals who have an employment offer but need some assistance with a small item such as a one month bus pass until the first paycheck, work boots, uniform, etc.

Brief Description of Intern’s Roles /Responsibilities:

Interns would meet one-on-one with Stone Soup patrons, listen to their story and concerns and offer hope to those struggling with life’s basic needs. With the patrons, they will listen to the patron’s story, complete intake forms, and then collaboratively work out with the director, a helpful suggested course of action to assist with the identified crisis or immediate needs. Additionally, we have Family Development Case Management to help individuals and families create a long term plan for financial stability through ongoing mentoring. Mentoring includes steering clients through program activities that help with employment skills, increase knowledge of community resources, recognize assets in their own social network, and moving toward self-sufficiency. Interns become well-versed in our areas resources, advocating, creative problem solving as well as gain valuable experience in case management within a non-profit agency setting.

Supervisor/Mentor (Person who will assist with theological reflection/social analysis):

Linda Jung-Zimmerman, D. Min.

Preferred Dates & Length of the Internship: Anytime in the summer can work for us. Ideal length would be 6-8 weeks.

Number of Internships Available: 2 would be ideal but 3 could also work.

Language Requirement: Speaking Spanish is a definite advantage, but not a necessity.

Closest Airport:

Housing Options:

Transportation Needs:

Expected Costs (i.e. room and board [if offered,], transportation, other):

Personal Perspective: Patricia Bellm, Tom Eggleston

OTHER POSSIBLE INTERNSHIPS

Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good- Washington, D.C.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY-

Catholic Coalition on Climate Change - - Washington, DC

Catholic Relief Service: Archdiocese of New York City:

Contemplatives in Action- - New Orleans

Cuernavaca Center for Intercultural Dialogue on Development- –Mexico

Mission work with Passionist Priests or Sisters in Guatemala City

Harmony, Hope, and Healing- Chicago

Interfaith Worker Justice -Chicago

Jail Ministry with Gail McKenna; Houston, Texas

Prison Re-entry Ministry; New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Peter Claver Catholic Church- - New Orleans

T.A.P.- -South Bend

U.S. Catholic Mission Association- - Washington, D.C.

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