new volunteers. and during the last three months‚ I worked to establish a new project for young people‚ for me‚ the experience of being a volunteer for the Peace Corps was one of the hardest of my life but also one of the most inportant. Americorps : Americorps is a volunteer organization working in urban and rural communities in the United States. In 1993 ‚ President Clinton signed the National and Community Service Trust Act which established the Corporation for National Service ‚ a corporation
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be CCBC‚ in part because it would be more affordable and I wouldn’t feel pressured to find out what my passion was in life right away. With time passing I soon realized nothing was going to plan due to my lack of focus & motivation‚ applying to Americorps was an alternative‚ and somehow someway I was in need of a wake up call. Entering my freshman year of college I felt like a new man‚ still immature a little but was excited to see what the next step in my life awaited me. Being around all my old
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AmeriCorps has been a great learning experience for me. In AmeriCorps we work to make the community safe and better. We do board up‚ clean up‚ leafleting‚ surveys‚ home safety assessment e.c.t. We get to meet new people every day. We also plan big board-up events occasionally. We had an AmeriCorps Member Celebration day on November 17th for getting 1 million members. We had to go to Lansing to participate in this celebration. There was almost 700 members there and they were only from Michigan. I
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Peace Corps “If a free society cannot help the many who are poor‚ it cannot save the few who are rich‚” said President John F. Kennedy during his inaugural speech on January 20‚ 1961 (Weitsman15). Unlike presidents before him‚ Kennedy had a desire to reform the American attitude of ignorance and apathy towards the world‚ leading him to challenge a “new generation of Americans” to join “a grand and global alliance” (Weitsman 15). This “global alliance” was intended to combat tyranny‚ poverty‚ disease
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could make if they would only try. In keeping with his words‚ I believe in living as a global citizen‚ aware of and engaged in both the local and national communities around me. I strive to empower others‚ and I strongly feel that having join AmeriCorps service program has allowed me to be more effective in my support to the communities around me. To me‚ community involvement entails not only existing within the community space‚ but also taking action to provide a sustainable support system to
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In order for a non-profit to survive and grow‚ leaders and staff of the organization need to be aware of their external threats and opportunities. When an organization is only focused on its internal operations‚ there is a great possibility that it will be effected and blindsided by events and changes that occur on the outside. As an organization‚ especially a non-profit‚ your hope is to serve a particular demographic and have a positive effect on those certain individuals and the communities they
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to apply for the Research Assistant Intern position at the Center for Inspired Teaching. From my first position after college as an AmeriCorps State member to my current role as a Graduate Assistant for the Applied Research and Evaluations Team at James Madison University‚ this position perfectly merges my skills‚ background‚ and passion. My experience as an AmeriCorps member furthered my interest in the multifaceted field of education. Serving as a member allowed for me assist students in the local
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Should there be a mandatory military service? Should there be a Mandatory Military service in the US? David Labore Grantham University Should there be a Mandatory Military service in the US? The United States has the best military in the world. It has even been argued as the best ever in history. This has been accomplished with an all-volunteer military. The great armies of the past have been draft style‚ and mandatory style recruitment. The Roman’s started out
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Growing up in Stockton has taught me how to relate to the challenges faced in underserved communities. My interest in medicine started during my year of service in AmeriCorps at International Community School. During the year of service‚ I have encountered several students who needed to get checkups and their physical pains evaluated but lack the resources and insurance. I am surprised in an urban setting such as the greater Atlanta area‚ how there are so many people who need to see a doctor but
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sleep in their home. It’s a simple yet profound gesture that will give needy children a better quality of life and more opportunities for a lifetime of success. Beginning as a Kentucky AmeriCorps initiative‚ Build-A-Bed has been a welcome contribution to the lives of struggling families. Created by Kentucky AmeriCorps Programs in 2009‚ Kentucky Build-A-Bed has been providing a much needed resource for the Bluegrass State and continues to grow. The MSUCorps Program is bringing the project closer
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