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Claver
Jesuit Mission
Founded in Cincinnati in 2000, the Jesuits of the Claver Jesuit
Mission make themselves available to the communityin Winton Hills
and South Cumminsville through a variety of ministerial objectives.
The Jesuits there have made an effort to reach out to the local
African-American population in the city which has endured tremendous
racial strife in recent years.
contact:
post: 3838 Llewellyn, Cincinnati, OH, 45223-2352
web: home.fuse.net/claver
phone: (513) 681-8500
e-mail: clavermin@fuse.net
Heartland
Center
Since 1987, Heartland Center has served the people of Northwest
Indiana through research on social issues, educational programs,
leadership training, and community coalition building. Its mission
is to work in solidarity with all segments of society, especially
the poor, to construct a more just and human society. Since its
founding, Heartland Center has produced a number of major studies
and briefs designed to provide churches, community groups, governments,
and businesses with quality social analysis on significant regional
issues that enables them to work towards sound social policy and
action.
contact:
post: 7128 Arizona Ave., Hammond, IN, 46323
web:
www.heartlandctr.org
phone: (219) 844-7515
e-mail: mail @heartlandctr.org
Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps
The Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps (ILVC) was founded in Maryland
in 1995. The Chicago Province opened a chapter in Chicago in 2001.
The program provides opportunities for individuals over the age
of fifty to serve the poor and reflect on the experience in the
Ignatian tradition.
contact:
post: 2050 N. Clark St., Chicago IL 60614
web: www.ilvc.org
or visit the chicago chapter website
phone: (773) 975-6871
e-mail: gsullivan@ilvc.org
Ignatian Spirituality
Project
In 1998, Fr. Bill Creed, SJ, founded the Ignatian Spirituality Project
(ISP). In the years since, ISP has offered retreats to hundreds
of homeless men in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Indianapolis,
and Gloucester, MA. ISP was founded to make the Spiritual Exercises
of St. Ignatius Loyola more widely avalaible, particularly to those
who can use the Exercises to improve the quality of their lives.
contact:
post: Fr. Bill Creed, SJ, director Ignatian Spirituality Project,
1030 W. Loyola Ave., Chicago IL 60626
phone: (773) 508-2179
e-mail: billcreed@aol.com
Jesuit Refugee Service
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organization
with a mission is to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees
and forcibly displaced people. JRS undertakes services at national
and regional levels with the support of an international office
in Rome. JRS programs are found in over 50 countries, providing
assistance to refugees in refugee camps, to people displaced within
their own country, to asylum seekers in cities and those held in
detention. The main areas of work are in the field of Education,
Advocacy, Emergency Assistance, Health and Nutrition, Income Generating
Activities and Social Services.
contact:
post:
1616 P Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036-1408
web: www.jrsusa.org
phone:
(202) 462-0400
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Since 1956 more than 7,000 individuals have committed themselves
to working with the poor as part of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.
All Jesuit volunteers commit to living out four core values: social
justice, simple life-style, community, and spirituality. All Jesuit
volunteers in the Chicago Province are part of JVC Midwest, which
is headquartered in Detroit.
contact:
post: Jesuit Volunteer Corps Midwest, PO Box 21936, Detroit, MI
48221-0936
web: www.jvcmidwest.org
phone: (313) 345-3480
e-mail: jvcmw@jesuitvolunteers.org
Poder
Learning Center
Poder Learning Center, which opened in 1997, provides
educational opportunities for adult immigrants to acquire the skills
and tools they need to pursue their dreams. The Center opened in
1997 with six students. Today it serves 375 students with a variety
of classes, workshops, and special events. Poder course offerings
include a variety of classes designed to strengthen English language
skills, GED preparation classes, and citizenship classes.
contact:
post:1637 S Allport, Chicago, IL 60608
web: www.poderlc.org
phone: 312-226-2002
e-mail: info@poderlc.org
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