Hello! My name is Lauren Mifsud, I am from Baltimore, Maryland and I am currently serving at St. Peter’s School in the Mission District. I recently completed a 5-year Master’s program in Mathematics Education at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia,…
What a whirlwind the past two months have been as I have started this new adventure in Sacramento! Although I haven’t been here long I’ve learned a thing or two. In fact, this past weekend I had the chance to…
My name is Bianca Huerta and I am from the southeast side of Chicago. I attended Saint Xavier University, a Mercy college, and received my Bachelors in Clinical/ Counseling Psychology and Spanish for Social and Community Service. Last year I served in Philadelphia,…
Volunteering for one year can seem like so much time away from home, but time and time again volunteers tell me how fast their year has flown by. There are always things they haven't seen, places they haven't visited, or crafts…
One of the fundamental aspects of being a Mercy volunteer is participating in community living. When I first looked into MVC, I didn’t find that very appealing. I thought to myself that I wanted to make my own friends and…