Gary L. Cozette
Director
Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America (Chicago, IL)
“LVC? LVCer's are awesome! Each year, LVC volunteers bring new talent, energy, enthusiasm and hope to our peace and justice movement in Illinois! LVC Rocks!”
Keri Lucas
Director of Education
World Relief Chicago (Chicago, IL)
“Lutheran Volunteers bring passion, energy, dedication, and a fresh perspective to our work.”
Shelly Ebbert
Associate Director of Service Coordination and Planning
AIDS Foundation of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
“Our Lutheran Volunteer Corps member has been a godsend to the AIDS
Foundation of Chicago! In addition to the skills she has brought to us, it is inspiring and somehow grounding for the rest of us when she talks about the Lutheran Volunteer Corps program and her living situation. . . She is much more than a volunteer to us!”
Cheryl Collins
Principal
Holy Family Lutheran School (Chicago, IL)
“I would just like to say that our school days would be very insane without our LVC worker. She is constantly on the move to fill one void or another and always does it with a smile. She loves the students and gives them all her undivided attention. She is eager to help any staff member or any parent who needs her assistance. I sincerely hope that our next volunteer will be half as caring and effective as this Lutheran volunteer as been.”
Ann McCreedy
Coordinator of Rehabilitation and Employment Services
N Street Village, Inc. (Washington, DC)
“Our LVCer is a great asset to the organization. She is well organized and thorough. With each new task, she finds creative and innovative solutions to improve the policies and processes of our day-to-day operations. She has a rarely seen balance of creativity and analytical thinking. She brings these two skills together to manage situations with donors, clients and volunteers. We could not maintain the quality of services we offer without the support of our service corps staff members.”
Michele Garnett McKenzie
Refugee & Immigrant Program Director
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights (Minneapolis, MN)
“Our Volunteers have been highly motivated to serve our clients and to contribute to the successful programming of our organization. They are smart, funny, talented individuals we would never have had the resources to hire without LVC. Their energy and abilities have allowed us to serve more clients well…Our Volunteers are outstanding employees who make significant contributions to serving our clients. Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights is honored to be an LVC placement.”
Kelly Chatman
Director
Redeemer Center for Life (Minneapolis, MN)
“As always the fulltime volunteer makes a statement a paycheck cannot match. The Lutheran Volunteer brings the gift of perspective, aspiring to find value in everyday work experiences … The passion and idealism LVC brings to the work place inspires and challenges the rest of us to honor the people and communities we serve . . . LVC is a transformational process beginning with the volunteer, flows through the placement agency, relationship with the poor, living in community, and connection with the LVC organization. This experience of transformation establishes an ideal that will remain with the Volunteer the remainder of their lives.”
Amy Brock
Executive Director
Corcoran Neighborhood Organization & Midtown Public Market (Minneapolis, MN)
“In different ways, all three of the volunteers that I have worked with have brought fun, dedication, leadership, grace and hard work to our organization. They bring an eagerness to learn and a willingness to fit into our organization…
We benefit from having an LVC volunteer in so many ways. It allows us to have qualified people working on projects that we would not otherwise be able to fund. Last year we were able to hire our LVC volunteer after her year ended. She is such a valuable member of our team. This year I only wish that our budget allowed us to do the same with our current volunteer. She is fantastic!”
Diane Grigsby
Program Director
City South Cluster (Minneapolis, MN)
“Basically, we wouldn't be able to do what we do if it weren't for the enthusiasm, competence, passion, and commitment of our Lutheran Volunteer. We've had such perfect "matches" to our organization with our Lutheran Volunteers. Literally, we find that our partnership with Lutheran Volunteer Corps to be a "match made in heaven..." as we are both working to bring a little of "heaven" here to earth in our pursuit of justice for all God's creation.”
Quendy Raymond
Rental Assistance Program Manager
Simpson Housing Services, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
“Our LVCs bring passion, dedication, maturity and commitment. They always opt to go that extra mile. Each year our programs are strengthened by our LVCs because as they hone their skills they enhance our organization.”
Gunilla Bjorkman-Bobb
Director of Life Connections
Neighborhood House (St. Paul, MN)
“The volunteers that we have had the fortune to work with have all been wonderful. They bring an outsider’s perspective and fresh ideas. They bring enthusiasm with them.”
Karen Kern
Admissions Director
Thunder Road (Berkeley, CA)
“I think that one of the unique attributes of a Lutheran Volunteer is that they are completely committed to the experience of learning and being of service. Our LV has really dedicated herself to the clients and families and is always interested to get involved. It has been a great experience having our LV. She has jumped in and gotten involved in some intense client interventions and has become a valued member of our girls' case management team. Our clients also live within a therapeutic community, and our LV has been instrumental in teaching the value and support of community experience. We have loved partnering with LVC for this process!”
Patricia DeFerrari
Program Manager
Academy of Hope (Washington, DC)
“LVC volunteers are consistent in their ability to step in and help out wherever they are needed. It is only because of the willing spirit and strong skills these full-time volunteers bring that Academy of Hope is able to carry out its mission.”
Leigh Anna Nowak
Program Director
LISW, Registered Guardian (St. Paul, MN)
“Our volunteer has a willingness to pitch in wherever she is needed…They provide such a willingness to grow, learn, and experience all that our agency offers them.”
Mary Ellen Green
Co-Executive Director
Homeward Bound, Inc. (Newark, DE)
“The Lutheran Volunteer has expanded our capacity to serve our clients better, has contributed to team building and has left an indelible mark in our hearts. All non-profits are looking for ways to increase services to their clients, having an LVC volunteer is an answer to this search.”
Michael Bradley
Director of Finance and Administration
Chicago Community Loan Fund (Chicago, IL)
“Our organization benefits from the hard honest work and support received from Lutheran Volunteers. Being a small organization, there are many tasks that are mission critical and we have confidently relied on Lutheran Volunteers to fill many voids. Without their help our goal of fulfilling our mission would be quite difficult so they are definitely a great source of support.”