Lessons Learned: #Growing
There have already been so many ups and downs, realizations, and lessons and I have only been here for 7 months! Wild! Adjusting to different community dynamics as well as starting a new job 3 months into my year of…
Finding Comfort In Being Uncomfortable
“You don’t fear change. You fear the unknown. If you knew the future would be great, you’d welcome change to get there. Well, the future IS great. Proceed.” -Joe Vitale New This Year: City State House Roommates Monthly Budget No…
Dear Future Mercy Volunteer: Practice Reflection
Dear Future Mercy Volunteer, You are about to spend a year sharing in other people’s tragedies and moments of crisis, so making time to laugh during this year is really important. Make sure to have fun both at work and…
Alumni Spotlight: From Awkward Imposter to Doctoral Student
My name is Ryan Flinn and I am proud to be an alumnus of Mercy Volunteer Corps. I served at Francis House Center in Sacramento, California from 2012-2013. I am currently a doctoral student in counseling psychology at New Mexico…
What is Mercy?
From the very beginning of my Mercy Volunteer year, I have been challenged to discover what mercy means to me. We first discussed it as a community during orientation in Pittsburgh and that discussion has stuck with me. We thought…