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Recognizing the intense need for volunteers in the 1970s and inspired by many other service organizations, Pastor John Steinbruck asked in 1976 why a Lutheran volunteer organization was not in place. Luther Place had been gaining momentum and addressing social justice issues through several outreach programs in the 1970s. In 1973, John and Erna Steinbruck co-founded N Street Village - a continuum of care for homeless women. The idea of creating the Lutheran Volunteer Corps was, not surprisingly, well-received by the congregation of Luther Place in hopes of further addressing the apparent needs in the surrounding community as well as reaching out past the District of Columbia and into the rest of the United States. By the early 1980s, LVC had set up houses of volunteers in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Wilmington, DE. Today, 106 volunteers are in the following cities: Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, MD; Wilmington, DE; Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Tacoma, WA; Seattle, WA; Oakland, CA; and |
Recognizing the intense need for volunteers in the 1970s and inspired by many other service organizations, Pastor John Steinbruck asked in 1976 why a Lutheran volunteer organization was not in place. Luther Place had been gaining momentum and addressing social justice issues through several outreach programs in the 1970s. In 1973, John and Erna Steinbruck co-founded [http://www.nstreetvillage.org/ N Street Village] - a continuum of care for homeless women. The idea of creating the Lutheran Volunteer Corps was, not surprisingly, well-received by the congregation of Luther Place in hopes of further addressing the apparent needs in the surrounding community as well as reaching out past the District of Columbia and into the rest of the United States. By the early 1980s, LVC had set up houses of volunteers in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Wilmington, DE. Today, 106 volunteers are in the following cities: Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, MD; Wilmington, DE; Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Tacoma, WA; Seattle, WA; Oakland, CA; San Francisco, CA; and Berkeley, CA. |
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The Lutheran Volunteer Corps is a national volunteer service program that was founded in 1979 by Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C. Each year, LVC places around 100 volunteers in twelve different cities in the US to work for social justice with various nonprofit organizations.
History
Recognizing the intense need for volunteers in the 1970s and inspired by many other service organizations, Pastor John Steinbruck asked in 1976 why a Lutheran volunteer organization was not in place. Luther Place had been gaining momentum and addressing social justice issues through several outreach programs in the 1970s. In 1973, John and Erna Steinbruck co-founded N Street Village - a continuum of care for homeless women. The idea of creating the Lutheran Volunteer Corps was, not surprisingly, well-received by the congregation of Luther Place in hopes of further addressing the apparent needs in the surrounding community as well as reaching out past the District of Columbia and into the rest of the United States. By the early 1980s, LVC had set up houses of volunteers in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, MD, and Wilmington, DE. Today, 106 volunteers are in the following cities: Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, MD; Wilmington, DE; Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN; Milwaukee, WI; Chicago, IL; Tacoma, WA; Seattle, WA; Oakland, CA; San Francisco, CA; and Berkeley, CA.