This week we had the reveal for our next AmeriCorps spike, and on January 11 we will be moving down to Indio, California, a suburb of Palm Springs located just outside Joshua Tree National Park. During the day, we will be working with an organization similar to Habitat for Humanity that builds houses for low-income families, and at night we… Read more →
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AmeriCorps: A Survivor’s Story
Diction is important when it comes to serving others. It can be the difference between patronizing the people you are serving and empowering them. I had learned this prior to joining, but AmeriCorps NCCC helped me to understand the practical applications of this lesson. When my team, Green 7, arrived in Baton Rouge to provide flood disaster relief, we were… Read more →
AmeriCorps: A Study in Being Uncomfortable
Imagine driving from Northern California to Louisiana. Imagine driving 10 hours a day for five days. Now imagine you have to do it packed into one van like sardines with 11 other people. If there is a hell on Earth, I suppose it would be something like the experience I just described. It’s just downright uncomfortable. I arrived in Baton… Read more →
AmeriCorps: Headed to Baton Rouge
After waiting patiently, or not so patiently, for 6 months to find out my first project location, I finally have some answers. Not all the answers, because that just wouldn’t be the AmeriCorps way. There’s always got to be a little room for ambiguity. Instead of just telling us, most of the AmeriCorps teams had a cute reveal, not unlike… Read more →