Loretto Volunteers work in service and justice organizations in cities where Loretto sisters live and work.  About half of these organizations are run by Loretto women.  We are proud that many of our placement organizations seek to empower women - in the spirit and tradition of Loretto.

If your organization would like to work with a Loretto Volunteer, please contact Katie Jones.

Washington, DC area
Academy of Hope
The instructor will teach subject area classes (English, math, etc.) to help prepare adult learners for the GED test.   Additional duties at this well-respected community organization include: program administration (in-take and student testing, assessing and tracking student performance), one-on-one tutoring with learners, event-planning, other responsibilities based on volunteer's skills.  

Bread for the City
The Legal Clinic and Social Services Case Manager will help to serve Bread for the City’s clients in their Legal Clinic and Social Services Department.  In the Legal Clinic, the volunteer will help with new client intakes, provide information and referral services for clients, and represent clients who have been denied public benefits before an Administrative Law Judge.  In the Social Services Department, the volunteer will help with walk-ins, case management, and provide information and referral services.  The volunteer will also help with Spanish-speaking clients in all of Bread for the City’s programs.  Spanish proficiency required.

DC Rape Crisis Center
The volunteer will serve as the Community Educator for Teens, facilitating sexual health programs for girls in area high schools and middle schools.  Other responsibilities include: planning, outreach and implementation of educational programming; answering DC Rape Crisis Center hotline.

For Love of Children
A volunteer may be placed either in their Neighborhood Tutoring Program (NTP) or the Scholars Program.  An NTP volunteer will help coordinate/facilitate a volunteer tutoring program in area schools, interacting with volunteers, students, families and schools.  A Scholars Program volunteer will serve as a Program Instructor, facilitating grade-based and theme-based workshops with groups of students in 6th through 12th grade. Their responsibilities will include developing and implementing curriculum and activities, creating and managing support systems for students and parents, and providing regular academic advising to students and their parents/guardians outside of workshops. 

Interfaith Voices
The volunteer will assist in all aspects of the production of a nationwide public radio program about faith, spirituality and public life, including: writing and editing interviews, booking guests, creating web content, fund-raising.  The show's host, Maureen Fiedler is a Sister of Loretto.

New Ways Ministry
The volunteer will help plan and execute educational and spiritual development programs in lesbian/gay ministry for Catholic pastoral workers, parents, and lesbian/gay people. These programs include retreats, conferences, workshops, publications, and other projects or functions. The position includes public aspects as well as associated office tasks, such as maintaining databases, preparing mailings, resources, and informational requests.  The founder of New Ways Ministry, Jeannine Gramick, is a Sister of Loretto.

Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER)
The volunteer will engage in the full range of activities at WATER, from office work to program planning.  Duties may include: general office work, assistance to staff with writing projects, work in marketing, communications, website, as well as event and program planning.  WATER is an international community of justice-seeking people who promote the use of feminist values to make religious and social change.  

St. Louis, MO
Nerinx Hall High School
The Community Service Associate will work with the Campus Ministry Department to expand opportunities for community service activities for the school, including service days, spring break/summer service immersion trips, service-learning in the classroom, and justice-themed assemblies/events at Nerinx Hall, a Loretto-founded girls' high school. Depending on the volunteer's skills and interests, other responsibilities could include: campus ministry work such as retreat planning; after-school clubs; one-on-one tutoring; development/administration administration work; communications/social media.
More St. Louis placement coming soon.

New York, NY
Loretto Office at the United Nations
Volunteer will assist with and organize projects at the Loretto office at the United Nations.

El Paso, TX
Villa Maria
Volunteer will collaborate with staff and volunteers in maintaining a daily schedule that enhances both the physical and spiritual dimensions of this transitional shelter for women.  The executive director, S. Helen Santamaria, is a Sister of Loretto.

Loretto Volunteers
P.O. Box 91422  Washington, DC 20090  .  202-657-6467