General Information:
What is Full-Time Volunteer Work?

Many people feel the call to serve others, and some choose to answer that call by entering a full-time volunteer program.  There are hundreds of volunteer programs available offering a wide range of positions, living situations, and locations.  

These programs link up volunteers with communities in need, and support the volunteers through a variety of ways, including community living arrangements, spiritual development opportunities, professional development, stipends, and AmeriCorps Educational Awards.   These programs place volunteers as case workers in social service agencies, as teachers in schools, as activity directors in shelters, and in countless other communities and positions.  Most require a one-year commitment, some require shorter or longer commitments.  The St. Vincent Pallotti Center supports these faith-based programs.  Ninety-eight percent of these programs are Catholic, meaning that they are rooted in a spiritual understanding of the call to service, but are open to people of all faiths.  The Pallotti Center supports and promotes the work of these organizations through publications such as Connections, a directory of volunteer opportunities, and newsletters for current and former volunteers.

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