What makes my service site unique is the population we serve. I have been working for Hope Cooperative, which serves more than 10,000 people who are unhoused, experiencing substance use, or facing mental health challenges. The organization offers a wide…
I remember the day I decided to apply for a year of service with MVC; it was on a whim, after I got an email from our long-term service coordinator. There was a rapidly approaching deadline, and she thought that…
The connection Sacramento has to the Mercy community has been nothing short of amazing. From the very beginning, I felt embraced by a support system that deeply understands the challenges of a year of service and is prepared to help…
When I first started as a Mercy Volunteer, I was nervous about moving somewhere I had never lived before. I wouldn't know many people, and I wasn't sure I would get the opportunity to meet many others. I would be…
When the hazardous air quality from September’s California fires forced my community to stay inside, we passed our time by playing games together. These moments were imaginative and surprisingly, spiritual. Take for example our unnamed game where we use tennis…