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Faces, names, characters and
personalities…. John realizes
that it can be easy to discard “the poor,” but not so easy to discard
“Sam” or “Leona” or “Henry” who happen to be poor.
Sam,
a heroin addict, was ready to commit suicide.
One morning at a homeless shelter, he talked about his desperation.
For Sam, life was filled with suffering and indignity and he had had enough.
Joe, an IVC volunteer, knew of a detox facility for him, drove him
there, and encouraged him that, with help, he was going to get well.
Life would be good again. Ten
weeks later, Sam returned to the homeless shelter -- now clean-shaven, well
dressed and employed – and asked for Joe – to thank him for “saving my
life.”
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Leona
and her children were hungry.
Leona’s abusive husband had left her, and when her company moved,
she lost her receptionist’s job. She
needed work, but finding it would be difficult because Leona had very
limited reading ability. She was also diabetic and pregnant. Suzanne, an IVC volunteer, realized that Leona needed help in filling out the forms
necessary for food from the government. So she showed her how to complete
the forms, found her help to improve her reading skills and assisted her in
finding a job.
Henry came looking for part-time work. Soon Ann, an IVC volunteer, got him to tell his story.
He had to quit school in the second grade to help work the family’s
farm in South Carolina. Much later he moved to Baltimore and worked for 32 years as a laborer at a
chemical plant. Despite his modest income, he managed to raise four
children, all of whom graduated from high school and two from college.
Encouraged by Ann, he went back to school for his G.E.D. Ann was also
instrumental in helping him get a part-time job.
Ignatian Volunteer Corps volunteers enter the lives of poor people and treat them
with dignity and respect. IVC has over 200 volunteers around the
country helping to change the lives of people who are poor.
But these volunteers would not be able to serve in such a significant
way without your help.
Would you please consider investing in the Ignatian Volunteer Corps
by sending a gift as soon as you can? Whatever
you can give will be most appreciated. Your support is critical for IVC’s
work with people in poverty. And
we assure you that your investment in IVC will be used very carefully to
bring dignity and respect into the lives of people who have experienced far
too little of it in the past.
There are many who would like their support of the IVC to continue long into the future. You can remember the
IVC in your will, or name IVC as beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Your accountant or lawyer can advise you about these and other ways to give that will be of benefit to you and your family. Your generosity will certainly provide an enduring investment in
IVC's mission to serve the poor.
Please send your gift to:
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps
801 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
IVC is a 501(C)(3) organization. Your gift to IVC is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
For further information, please feel free to contact Tamara
Zavislan, Director for Development: Email Tami
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