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Who are Ignatians West volunteers?

Our amazing volunteers are wonderful women and men with the time and desire to help others, a willingness to reflect on their service with a community of volunteers, and an interest in spirituality and social justice.

When do Ignatians West volunteers serve?

Ignatians West Volunteers serve one or two days a week from September through June. They also meet monthly to engage in serious reflection in the Ignatian tradition about their service experience. This program of reflection offers volunteers the opportunity to deepen their commitment to service with others and their own spirituality.

What do Ignatians West volunteers do?

They tutor children, distribute food and clothing, welcome and counsel hospital patients and their families, offer administrative help to schools or parishes, coach sports, teach art and music, and generally help in any way they are needed. Some even have specialized skills that they would be glad to put at your service.

Are agencies charged for a volunteer's service?

No. Ignatians West's goal is to match volunteers to every agency requesting a volunteer and so we do not require partnership fees. Consistent with the Jesuits West Province's vision of collaboration, we encourage donations from our partner agencies (non-profits) that benefit from the service of an Ignatians West volunteer, but getting a volunteer is not contingent on our receiving such donations.

Ignatians West volunteers have served throughout greater Los Angeles and Orange counties with these excellent partner agencies:

American Red Cross
Animo Charter School
Blessed Sacrament Church
Brookdale Senior Living
Brothers Helpers
California State Prison, Lancaster
CASA Court-Appointed Special Advocates
Catholic Charities, St. Robert's Center
Catholic Charities, Immigration Services
Catholic Worker Kitchen LA
Cristo Rey High School
Dolores Mission
Elizabeth House
Food Forward
Habitat for Humanity
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Homeboy Industries
House of Yahweh

LA CORE
Lay Mission Helpers
LA Voice
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Marina Wash and Dry Laundry
Mission Basilica San Buenaventura
Mission Brothers
Moorpark Pantry Plus
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Our Lady of the Assumption
Religious Sisters of Charity of Ireland (RSC)
Resurrection School
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart High School
Shakespeare Club
Silverado Memory Care
South Bay Village

St. Agatha Parish
St John’s Regional Medical Center
St. Camillus Catholic Center
St. Elisabeth of Hungary Service Center
St. James the Less Catholic Church
St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital
St. Joseph’s Center
St. Joseph Workers West
St. Lawrence Brindisi Church
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Shower Program
St. Kilian's Catholic Church Food Pantry
St Margaret’s Center
St Mary Medical Center
St Paul High School
St Sebastian Project
Verbum Dei Jesuit High School
Westside Pacific Villages