Community. What does this word really mean? For me, the “Community” tenet of Good Shepherd Volunteers was the most difficult to imagine. I had no idea what a...

As I write this blog post, there are exactly 30 days left of my service year with Good Shepherd Volunteers. I am feeling many emotions as I reflect on my yea...

[This post was originally written for and published by the Global Sisters Report on October 31, 2018.  See the post in its original form here.] I grew up in ...

The world of social work is a difficult one, and as such reminders to take care of ourselves are everywhere. In my interview process I was asked at each stag...

Oftentimes, I find that God sends me the most poignant messages in the ways I am most likely to spot them. When I was fifteen, I started working at a dairy s...

We are elated to ring in our 26th year with 11 volunteers placed in California, New Jersey, New York, and Thailand! The Good Shepherd Volunteer year began th...

It is incredible to think that it has already been 9 months since I started my year as the Public Policy GSV in New York City. I have learned a lot this year...

In the beginning of my year serving as a Good Shepherd Volunteer, I served as a Youth Development Counselor (YDC) at 17th Street’s Marian Hall—a group home f...

For my year of post-graduate service, I work at Rose House, non-secure placement, a rehabilitative home for adjudicated girls ages 13 to 17. The goal of our ...

Dear Future GSVs, A.A. Milne once said, “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” I realized within the past few months that Good...

Beyoncé was right; girls really do run the world! Not all of society really thinks this way, but at least the United Nations recognizes it. I had the distinc...

Today, in this day and age we are consumed by media, publicity and all things mass media involved, that we forget about the little things that makes us human...

Earlier this month our New York Area Volunteers had the opportunity to attend two different events highlighting the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ...

In GSV, the tenet of community is practiced and strengthened consistently. We talk about how we can support our community members and help each other through...

A friend of mine once told me that life in New York City is never black or white but a shade of gray. At first, I didn’t understand what he meant. Coming int...

As I peer out the window of the subway on my way to work and gaze upon the New York City skyline, I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I reopen my eyes on...

“Education.” “Learning.” “Knowledge.” These are words that are often thrown around as we grow up, go to school, and earn our degrees. However, these words ar...