SERVICE PROJECT AGENCIES

IVC service project agencies are those organizations that are eligible to receive an IVC volunteer. Suitable service project agencies are those:

• whose mission directly serves people who are poor or works to address the issues and structures which impact those who are poor

• which provide volunteers the opportunity to "serve faith and promote justice", especially out of the Gospel value of a "preferential option for the poor"
• which recognize and respect the dignity of the people they serve
• which will value and utilize the skills and the life experience of IVC volunteers and enable them to contribute to the project's mission in responsible and meaningful ways
• which will provide the opportunity for IVC volunteers to contribute two days (or the equivalent hours) of service per week
• which allow for flexibility in scheduling the IVC volunteers
• which will designate a staff person to assist the volunteer in orientation to the work, support their ongoing needs, and supervise their work
• which exercise sufficient precautions for the physical safety of the volunteers

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