Learning Who is Us
My time with Mercy has been a sum of gorgeous peaks and challenging valleys, as, I suppose, all of life is. It took me several weeks to settle into the flow of Baltimore and to feel established in my service…
Unconditional Love: You Have Enough, You are Enough
Having the opportunity to work as a teacher at Bosco Academy has taught me an incredible amount about what it means to be an educator. Teaching here has been completely different than teaching in communities experiencing economic poverty back in…
Loving the Person in Front of You: A Message from Guyana
Dear Prospective Volunteers, Over the past few months, I have felt incapable at times. I have felt immensely under-qualified. I have felt so ignorant of the world and lost trying to understand systems I see failing people I've come to…
Alumni Reflection: How My Volunteer Year Influenced My Professional Career
Born and raised in upstate New York, my first exposure to Philadelphia was through Mercy Volunteer Corps where I completed a volunteer year at my service site, Mary Howard Health Center. Mary Howard is a federally qualified health care center…
Cincinnati: An Unexpected Journey, a Surprising City
When people ask me why I decided to do a year of service with Mercy Volunteer Corps, I usually start by saying that my journey here was not typical. I came to the program very late, with only a few…