Johnson Service Corps (JSC) is a 10.5 month, residential program for young adults between the ages of 21-28 to explore volunteer service, intentional community living, spiritual practice, vocational discernment, and personal growth in Durham, NC. Established in 2000, JSC has amassed a network of over 153 alumni and counting. Our Fellows have gone on to become incredible community leaders who center justice and care in their work. From lawyers who serve refugees and immigrants, doctors who prioritize under-served populations, to folks who simply go on to be good neighbors, JSC strives to promote a lifetime of self-reflection and community practice. Our program is a mini-monastery; a time for young adults to take the lead and contribute to shaping the kind of future they want to be a part of.
Each Fellow works 32 hours a week with a nonprofit organization. Our non-profit partners have strong track records in community service, organizing, policy advocacy, and social justice. We offer placements with nonprofits serving families, women, children, the LGBTQIA community, immigrants, refugees and others. Fellows learn skills and build a portfolio of skills and experiences, while discerning their next vocational steps.
Johnson Service Corps is an opportunity for young adults to explore their spirituality and develop life-long practices. Fellows spend one day a week collectively reflecting on the experiences of their nonprofit work and communal living, exploring spiritual teachings, and deepening their leadership skills. Every Fellow is matched with a mentor and participates in group therapy, conflict resolution training, retreats, and relationship-building skills.
Johnson Service Corps provides Fellows with housing, a household grocery budget, health insurance, mental health services, professional networking, retreats, a $500 monthly stipend, and a $1000 completion bonus. This is a unique opportunity to grow personally, professionally, and spiritually through a well-supported mix of justice work, spiritual practice, leadership training, and intentional community.
To develop young-adult servant leaders through a year of intentional living.
We accept six Fellows between the ages of 21-28 in the Spring of each year. Our program runs from mid-August to the following June, and we spend the spring actively recruiting interested applicants and interviewing for the next cohort of Fellows. Interested applicants can visit https://johnsonservicecorps.org/apply/ to learn more and submit an official application. Applications open in the first week of December, and offers are made on a rolling basis until all six positions are filled (starting in the first week of February and continuing into early April).
Folks should reach out to the JSC team if they wanted to meet with or visit our cohort of JSC Fellows or the Fellow house. Our organization often offers community events.
A few people (not elected by the broader community) make the major decisions.
Generally seek agreement, but have backup methods when consensus isn’t reached.
Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Labor: Yes (32 hrs/week)
Common House, Vehicle Share, Internet
Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.
Shared living spaces with private bedrooms/bathrooms and communal
kitchens, dining, and social areas.
Residential communities focused on providing space for meditation, spiritual practice, and personal growth retreats.
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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