Education
Bolivia
Story
… What do cooking and graphic design have in common? For Adi Nugroho, it’s never been about mastering either of these skills. Technical skills are simply the backdrop for developing emotional tools and creating a space for connection, even across …
Disaster response
Palestine and Israel
Story
… that amid all that was happening around them, staff and volunteers were already focusing on how they could best aid … a podcast … Header photo caption: Firas Hamlawi, right, a volunteer, and staff member Rifqah Hamlawi, center, of MCC …
Justice and Equity
Ohio, Great Lakes
Story
Summers for college students can take a variety of forms. For Tylah Cline, participating in MCC’s Summer Service program was a great way to launch into her senior year and build on her passion for racial justice. Cline is dedicated to her home …
Disaster response
Manitoba
Story
… has meant the world. Not only to Sophia, but even to her volunteers. Anne Plett (02:46): Hi, I'm Anne Plett and I work … et cetera, et cetera. Kyle Rudge (03:16): Anne has been a volunteer with material resources, or MR for short, as you'll …
Justice and Equity
United States, Pennsylvania
Story
… to me to be here because when I see these people [volunteering], I think of my brother.” … … ChiChi Oguekwe, … in action.” … … For Esther Hong, an MCC International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) participant from Cambodia, …
Asia
Story
… from his friends who participated in MCC’s International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) and how the program had an …
Poverty Reduction
British Columbia
Story
… always new ways we could use your help! Hear about current volunteer opportunities with the Homelessness Prevention and …
United States, Tanzania
Story
Editor’s note: Jacob Landis is co-manager at the Landis Farm in Sterling, Illinois. He supervises 2023-2024 IVEP participant Maswe Nyihongo from Tanzania. Partnering with IVEP on our farm had been discussed occasionally over the years. If you go back …
Education
Cambodia
Story
Seek is a discipleship program run by MCC that invites young adults to explore, engage and reflect more deeply on what it means to be an Anabaptist follower of Jesus in a complicated world. It’s a six-month program that will provide an opportunity to …
Climate Change
New York, East Coast
Story
On a typical Saturday morning at Radical Living’s youth summer program in Brooklyn, New York, you’ll hear laughter. You’ll feel the warmth of sunny yellow t-shirts and waving hands welcoming you to the circle. If your attention drifts beyond the circle, …
Disaster response
Ukraine
Story
Before the fighting escalated in Ukraine this year, Nadiya O.* and her husband lived near the city of Uman, Ukraine. Together they grew a vegetable garden and kept bees, selling their honey to make some extra cash. But shortly after the conflict worsened, …