A faith-based residential internship program for young adults, ages 21-31, the Lawrence House Service Corps is a member community of the Episcopal Service Corps. Live in an intentional, progressive Christian community, sponsored by All Saints’ Episcopal Church in South Hadley; participate full-time in social justice work in the surrounding area; engage in spiritual formation and vocational discernment; receive room, board and a modest monthly stipend; serve God and others; change the world.
Service Activities
A year living intentionally, working to change the world! The Lawrence House Service Corps is designed to enable young adults to engage in living a life that matters, learning to connect their spiritual lives with work that makes a difference in the world. The LHSC program will cover interns’ living expenses and give them a year of practical experience. Interns will engage in the life of the community, the parish, and the world around them, developing spiritual disciplines to support them in a lifetime of service. Current agency placements include work with inner-city youth through the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holyoke; addressing housing insecurity through Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity; interfaith campus ministry through Five College Common Cup; supporting immigrants seeking sanctuary through Pioneer Valley Workers Center. Other placements are being developed, including work in the areas of environmental stewardship and justice, food insecurity, and inner-city parish ministry.
Community Need Addressed
The Corps members serve in local non-profits working to end homelessness, hunger, and poverty in South Hadley, live together in intentional community, and pray together and with the community in Southern Arizona. Through their efforts they do the work of justice while being grounded in the liturgy and support of the Church, and they gain the spiritual skills to live in intentional community. This opportunity for emerging professionals offers time for vocational discernment and the opportunity to seek and serve Christ in Tucson through service and community.
Position Outcomes
Our corps members finish a year of service with a broader understanding of social issues and a stronger sense of self. Agencies that corps members are placed at will increase their capacity to address needs such as community and non-profit development, homelessness, and refugee services.
Benefits
Health coverage, Housing, Living allowance, Stipend
All Corps members participate full-time in social justice work in the surrounding area; engage in spiritual formation and vocational discernment; receive room, board and a modest monthly stipend; serve God and others; change the world.
Education Benefits
GED/High School Diploma
Skills you will gain
Self awareness, communication, leadership, leading small groups, public speaking
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Lead group discussion, Listen to and consider others' viewpoints, Maintain open lines of communication with others, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner, Turn taking, Write cleary and effectively
Creativity & Problem Solving
Able to identify and define the problem, Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise, Provide relevant expertise, Select and implement well-considered solution
Teamwork
Derive consensus, Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others, Interact professionally and respectfully with supervisors and co-workers, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Anticipate the consequences of decisions, Identify and prioritize the key issues involved to facilitate the decision making process, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Seek opportunities to improve knowledge of tools and technologies that may assist in streamlining work and improving productivity
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Create environment of contribution, Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time, Demonstrate the effective allocation of time and resources efficiently, Facilitate group planning, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Evaluate customer or client satisfaction, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Provide personalized, prompt, and efficient service to meet the requirements, requests and needs of customers, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment