Volunteer Opportunities

“The Society of Jesus acknowledges as a grace of our day and a hope for the future that laity ‘take an active, conscientious, and responsible part in the mission of the Church in this great moment of history.’ We seek to respond to this grace by offering ourselves in service to the full realization of this mission of the laity, and we commit ourselves to that end by cooperating with them in their mission.”

            General Congregation 34, Cooperation with the Laity in Mission

The Missouri Province proudly sponsors the following service organizations:

Alum Service Corps
Founded by the Jesuits of the Missouri Province in 1991, the Alum Service Corps (ASC) offers a way for men and women graduates of Jesuit high schools to “give back” in gratitude for their Jesuit education. The program integrates Ignatian spirituality with a year of full-time service at one of the schools in the Missouri Province.

ASC volunteers serve as teachers, coaches, bus drivers, retreat leaders, mentors, computer technicians, and more. Men and women who have graduated from any Jesuit high school are invited to apply.

Ignatian Volunteer Corps St. Louis
Your most important work might begin after retirement. The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) invites women and men over fifty to work two days a week in direct service to the poor. Volunteers gather monthly for prayer, reflection on their service, and conversation on a book read in common. IVC volunteers regularly meet one-on-one with a spiritual director and attend enjoy retreats and social gatherings throughout the year. The St. Louis IVC community admits volunteers in September and January.  

Jesuit Volunteer Corps: Midwest
Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) places volunteers in St. Louis and throughout the Midwest region in direct service to the poor. Sponsored by the four Midwest Jesuit Provinces, Jesuit volunteers focus on simple living, community, spirituality and social justice.