A post-college gap year focused on service, spirituality, and community

in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

A year with us includes…

Internship, professional, office

SERVICE

Use your skills to benefit others and grow professionally

  • We believe that everyone can find ways to use their unique skills and interests to meet needs around them. Serve the community through a 35-hour per week, professional internship that is tailored to you. Make a positive impact while getting valuable work experience, discerning vocation, and developing a professional network.

    We cover all of your living expenses during your year with us.

SPIRITUALITY

Grow in love of God, neighbor, and self

  • Embark on a post-college path that is meaningful and fulfilling. Develop habits of action, reflection, and prayer. Participate in weekly group seminars and two weekend retreats. Encounter God as you connect with a wide variety of people. Try out spiritual direction, counseling, or a seminary class. Connect with a local congregation if you choose.

Community, intentional community

COMMUNITY

Surround yourself with supportive peers and mentors

  • It can be hard to find community after college, but by joining The Shalom Project you also join a broad, local community of people who are excited to welcome you in. Live in a house with up to six peers. Meet monthly for lunch with our director. Form friendships with our board members, alumni, and other nearby intentional communities of young adults.

Why should you consider a service year after college? Shalom Project alum Patrick Webb asked some of our college faculty partners about their perspectives about the ways a post-college service year can be beneficial for young adults. Read what the
We are recruiting at Messiah University today! Stop by our table in Brubaker Auditorium in Eisenhower Campus Center to talk with some of our current Shalomies and learn about what a post-grad year of service, spirituality, and community could look li
Pumpkin carving with board member Karyn Nancarvis has become a Shalom Project tradition!
For seminar this week we got together and talked with others in our neighborhood who are doing intentional community, about different experiences of living in community, and what we have learned about how to do community well. We are thankful to have

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We’d love to meet you! Contact us to schedule a short conversation to learn more about The Shalom Project and other post college options.