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Community Placement Possibilities for 2010-2011
One of the best aspects of the program is the professional experience an SJW receives during her year. The specific responsibilities and hours of work for each placement are negotiated depending on the ministry's need and the applicant's skill and interest. In the past some SJWs have had their hours split between two placements. Below is a brief description of previous placement opportunities, separated into four areas of interest. Ministry options are not limited to placements seen here, and may change based on resources and availability. The primary full time placements offered by Sisters of St. Joseph appear in bold font at the top of each lists. Follow the links to learn more about possible placements.
 
Social Advocacy, Community Organizing and Direct Service
- INSTEP Center for Families: Early childhood education and parent resources for low income families.
- Learning In Style: Adult English School, working with recent immigrant and refugees to gain English skills and access community resources
- Casa de Esperanza: Mobilizing Latinas and the Latino community to end domestic violence.
- Peace House: A day center for homeless and lonely in Minneapolis.
- Casa Guadalupana: Catholic Worker House of Hospitality in St. Paul.
- St. Stephen's Human Services: With a mission of ending homelessness, their programs serve people experiencing homelessness and extreme poverty. Position opportunities include working in Street Outreach, the Free Store or with Long Term Housing.
- Santo Rosario/ Holy Rosary Parish: Journey and work with immigrant families and the economically disadvantaged by providing educational programs and human services.
- Cornerstone: Preventing violence and providing comprehensive services to victims of domestic abuse and their children.
- Open Arms: Work in Volunteer Services in the development, implementation and maintenance of volunteer programs to support the mission of Open Arms of Minnesota.
- St. Olaf Church: Social Outreach Minister, offering hospitality and hope to meet the basic needs of the guests at the door, including the elderly, women and children experiencing poverty and homelessness.
- Community Organizing Opportunites
- St. Joseph's School of Music- Including organizing community outreach around music.
Education and Awareness
- Celeste's Dream: (paired with Cretin-Derham Hall, above) Spirituality Center for Young Adults- offering young adults an opportunity to integrate their education, values, spirituality, and work.
- Risen Christ: Tutoring and working with students in a dynamic faith and learning community in the heart of south Minneapolis.
- Youth Farm and Market Project : Work within Urban Agriculture, Youth Organizing and Cultural Nutrition to nurture relationships between urban youth and their families, their communities, and the earth around them by growing, cooking, eating and selling healthy food.
- CSJ Justice Office and Justice Commission: Justice education, action, and legislative advocacy. Also, Legal Services Advocacy project working with Legal Aid and working towards Justice for All.
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Good Ground Press: Utilizing writing and communication skills to do justice and faith education.
- In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater: Theater for social change and community building.
Health Care
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St. Mary's Health Clinics: Providing access to free health care for the uninsured, working with Spanish speaking populations. Nursing degree desired.
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Bethany: A residence for elder sisters who need assisted living or nursing care.
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West Side Community Health Services: working to provide healthcare for individuals experiencing homelessness. No license required.
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Minnesota Center for Heath Care Ethics: promotes ethically informed, health care decisionmaking, from the bedside to the boardroom, from patient care to public policy.
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Alive Magazine: An organization dedicated to providing a space where young women can express their passions, goals, relationships, beliefs, and every day life experiences in creative ways and create the media they want to see.
Civil Society: Supporting and advocating for victims of human trafficking and crime. | |
