Introducing the Loretto Justice Fellowship

The President and Executive Committee have approved the Loretto Justice Fellowship as the successor to the Loretto Volunteer program. The Loretto Justice Fellowship will begin its pilot year in El Paso in 2023 in partnership with students at the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) and local social justice organizations.

The program will provide UTEP students with paid social justice internships, intentional community programming and holistic support for their personal and professional journeys in justice. The Loretto Justice Fellowship program carries forward much of what was transformative about the Volunteer program — connection in community; deep learning from, and meaningful participation in, social justice work; mutual exchange and reciprocity between emerging social justice leaders and the Loretto Community around key mission work priorities. Our new model focuses these transformative efforts within communities: investing in, partnering with and empowering pre-professionals from within local communities — particularly from within communities of color — on their justice journeys in partnership with local institutions and organizations.

Look for future announcements and story-sharing as the Loretto Justice Fellowship moves from proposal to practice!