Volunteer Name: Nancy E. Figuereo Alma Mater: College of the Holy Cross Site Placement: Sarah Garland Jones Center, Bon Secours Richmond Who has modeled being ‘good help to those in…

Volunteer Name: Jenna Vrable Alma Mater: Creighton University Placement Site: Care-a-Van in Richmond, VA What have you found surprising about your experience with BSVM thus far? I’ve been surprised to…

While it is necessary to physically distance ourselves from one another, that does not mean that we have to be socially apart. Our alumni community is used to practicing distant…

Could we ever have imagined Lent 2020 to unfold in the way that it has? The forty days leading up to Easter Sunday this year has overlapped with global tumult,…

Each Lenten season, BSVM volunteers reflect intentionally on barriers to their personal and spiritual growth. They commit to individual and communal practices to help themselves re-center, re-align, and restore right…

What does a year of living simply look like? There are common traits across the years that include home-cooked community meals, discoveries of free entertainment around the city, and the…

Volunteer Name: Delaney Weiland Alma Mater: University of Notre Dame Placement Site: Family Support Center, Bon Secours Community Works in Baltimore, MD Describe an influential experience that led you to…

This week, our Ministry Volunteers read a sermon that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave in March 1968 entitled, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.” Among many important things Dr.…

Volunteer Name: Madison Neumaier Alma Mater: Loyola Marymount University Placement Site: Behavioral Health, Richmond Community Hospital Describe an influential experience that led you to a year of service. When I…

Are you curious about what goes into a community night gathering? Every week, BSVM staff joins each community house to eat dinner together, share in prayer and reflection, and open…