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Claver Jesuit Mission
Founded in 2000, the Jesuits of the Claver Jesuit Mission make themselves available to the community in Winton Hills and South Cumminsville in Cincinnati, reaching out to the local African-American population, which has endured tremendous racial strife in recent years.
home.fuse.net/claver
3838 Llewellyn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223-2352
(513) 681-8500
email: clavermin@fuse.net

Heartland Center
Since 1987, Heartland Center has served the people of Northwest Indiana through research on social issues, educational programs, leadership training, and community coalition building.
www.heartlandctr.org
7128 Arizona Avenue, Hammond, IN 46323
(219) 844-7515
email: mail@heartlandctr.org

Ignatian Spirituality Project
Founded in 1998 by Fr. Bill Creed, SJ, the Ignatian Spirituality Project has offered retreats to hundreds of homeless men and women.
www.ignatianspiritualityproject.org
6214 N Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 465-8699
email: info@IgnatianSpiritualityProject.org

Ignatian Volunteer Corps
Founded in Maryland in 1995, Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) program provides opportunities for individuals over the age of fifty to serve the poor and reflect on the experience in the Ignatian tradition.
www.ivcusa.org

Cincinnati
Linda Wihl
4714 Chickering, Cincinnati, OH 45232
(513) 477-3428
email: lwihl@ivcusa.org

Chicago
Christine Curran
P.O. Box 268621, Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 975-6871
email: chicago@ivcusa.org

Cleveland
Cathy Duer
2907 Church Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 574-6300
email: cleveland@ivcusa.org

Detroit
Ignatian Volunteers at Manresa
Nick Sharkey
(248) 735-8148
email: nicksharkey@comcast.net

Jesuit Refugee Service
The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organization with a mission to accompany, serve and defend the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. JRS undertakes services at national and regional levels with the support of an international office in Rome. JRS programs are found in over 50 countries, providing assistance to refugees in refugee camps, to people displaced within their own country, to asylum seekers in cities and those held in detention. The main areas of work are in the field of Education, Advocacy, Emergency Assistance, Health and Nutrition, Income Generating Activities and Social Services.
contact:
post: 1616 P Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036-1408
web: www.jrsusa.org
phone: (202) 462-0400

Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Since 1956 more than 7,000 individuals have committed themselves to working with the poor as part of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. All Jesuit volunteers commit to living out four core values: social justice, simple life-style, community, and spirituality. All Jesuit volunteers in the Chicago Province are part of JVC Midwest, which is headquartered in Detroit.
contact:
post: Jesuit Volunteer Corps Midwest, PO Box 21936, Detroit, MI 48221-0936
web: www.jvcmidwest.org
phone: (313) 345-3480
e-mail: jvcmw@jesuitvolunteers.org