LSA
FAMILY IN MISSION |
Another name change? Yes! In 2010 the Little Sisters combined their lay volunteer program and other province lay groups into one not-for-profit 501c3 corporation. Our previous volunteers were known as Family Lifeline Volunteers (FLV) and LSA Volunteers (LSAV).
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Alumni/ae Email |
If you are a FLV or a LSAV alumnus/a
and would like to be
added to the alumni/ae list serve, please contact our Volunteer Program Coordinator at coordinator@lsafim.org. |
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Alumni/ae Links |
St.Vincent
Pallotti Center
The St. Vincent Pallotti Center has resources for former volunteers.
LSA FIM Volunteer Support
Support the Volunteers of the Future
Catholic Volunteer Network formerly known as CNVS
established in 1963, is a non-profit membership organization of 200
domestic and international volunteer and lay mission programs.
Currently, more than 10,000 volunteers and lay missioners serve
in these programs throughout the U.S. and in 108 other
countries.
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This
page is a resource for alumni/ae of the LSA Family in Mission (LSAFIM) Volunteer Program and the former Family Lifeline Volunteers (FLV) / Little Sisters
of the Assumption Volunteer (LSAV) program.
From LSAV to FLV to LSA FIM - The name has changed,
but the mission remains the same:
To bring together the least advantaged and the priviledged
in a spirit of family to inspire everyone to participate
in creating a just society.
In
July of 2002 the Little Sisters of the Assumption Volunteer
Program was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization
in the state of New York called Family Lifeline Volunteers,
Inc. In September of 2003, the name change was made
public, a new full-time director was hired, and an office
opened in Worcester, MA at the Eugenie House volunteer
residence. Family Lifeline Volunteers still remains
under the umbrella of the Little Sisters of the Assumption,
but is now an independent program under the LSA umbrella,
much like Pernet Family Health Service, Project Hope
or LSA Family Health Service in NYC.
Sr.
Janet McCann, foundress of the LSAV program in 1975,
initiated the FLV Incorporation process. The Provincial
of the Little Sisters of the Assumption remains a board
officer and our volunteers will continue to work at
LSA agencies and live in community with the Little Sisters.
Applications are received on a rolling basis with preferred starting times being September and January. This is done to facilitate recruitment, placement, community
building, and maximize staff time for fundraising, administrative
tasks, publicity and recruitment. If you are unable to start at the preferred times, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Maria Lugo, to see if there may be openings at other times during the year.
We hope that this Alumni/ae section of
the Website, its email server, list serve, and future newsletter
will help LSA FIM Volunteers, FLV and LSAV alumni/ae to stay in contact with
each other and with the program.
Alumni/ae Involvement Takes Many
Forms -- Where Do You See Yourself?
If you are interested
in any of the opportunities below please contact the LSA FIM Volunteer coordinator at coordinator@lsafim.org or call Maria at 212-722-7404.
Financial Support - Our current
volunteers and the volunteers of the future need your
financial support. Help the Little Sisters offset the cost of providing residence and hospitality for the volunteers making a tax-deductible donation to LSA Family in Mission.
ListServe and Newsletter -
Please sign up to the alumni/ae list serve, and sign up for the future e-newsletter.
Serve as an e-mail mentor - Correspond
with a current volunteer via email and accompany them
on their volunteer journey.
Serve as mentor - If you live
in the New York City, Worcester, or the Boston area, contact
the FIM Program Coordinator about being a spiritual companion
for a current volunteer. You may also consider attending community meal and meet
with a volunteer once or twice a month during their
volunteer year.
Recruitment and Publicity - Represent
LSA Family in Mission at one of the dozens of volunteer
fairs around the country. Contact the FIM Coordinator
for details.
Application Process - The LSA Family in Mission Volunteer application process now requires
a face-to-face interview. LSA FIM staff and Little Sisters
cannot always get to prospective volunteers in distant
parts of the country or overseas. Please contact Maria Lugo, the Program Coordinator, If you would be willing
to interview prospective volunteers; OR many applicants
ask to speak to a current or former volunteer, if you
are interested in speaking with applicants to help them
discern whether or not LSA FIM Volunteers is the right program for
them, please contact Maria.
Board
of Directors - LSA FIM Volunteers is seeking to have alumni/ae on
the Board of Directors and on its Board Committees. Please contact us if you are interested.
Maria Lugo, Program Coordinator
LSA Family in Mission Volunteers
475 East 115th Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10029
Tel: 212-722-7404
Fax: 212-722-7405
coordinator@lsafim.org |
