Category Archives: AmeriCorps
Reflections from the Field
by Morgan January This quarter I began making visits to our member food pantries in Aroostook County; I’ve visited three pantries in the past month. Let me preclude this story by saying that I am aware that Catholic Charities Maine … Continue reading
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An AmeriCorps Week Story
by Samantha K. Buck My 10 months of service with the Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) began in early January, but the cold winter air had no effect on the warm spirits of the others joining me during orientation. Right from … Continue reading
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AmeriCorps Week: Matinicus Island
by Lana Cannon On May 13th and 14th, Matinicus Island will be celebrating AmeriCorps Service Week by cleaning the major beaches and recycling the waste found on the beaches at the local recycling center, and clearing the Matinicus Trail of … Continue reading
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AmeriCorps Week: AmeriCorps Alums of Portland
by Caitlyn Horose One term of AmeriCorps service just wasn’t enough for me – I’d done AmeriCorps*NCCC and made a difference in communities from Mississippi to Maine. I fell in love with the Pine Tree State and moved here for … Continue reading
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Volunteers with Disabilities
by Lucy Bayard People with disabilities volunteer for the same reasons that anyone else does–to give back to their communities, to improve their surroundings, and to be active and engaged in life. Some national service participants who have disabilities volunteer … Continue reading
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AmeriCorps Week: Isle au Haut
by Margaret Snell On May 13, as part of AmeriCorps week, four island fellows will work with Isle au Haut community members to clear trails and clean beaches in Acadia National Park on Isle au Haut. Isle au Haut is … Continue reading
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“Power of Ask” and the Amazing Tool of Collaboration
by Margaret Petrarca National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 by President Richard Nixon to establish an annual celebration of volunteering. What a terrific idea! It is all too often that we forget to celebrate the hours upon hours of … Continue reading
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The Familiar Unknown and Beyond
by Brad Hunter It’s like one of those super-cool, old-school video games where your map screen only shows the area directly around your character and not the rest of the map you are working with. AmeriCorps, I’m speaking about. When … Continue reading
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(Mis) Understanding Adult Learning
By Elizabeth Cole Two weeks ago I replaced my grandfather’s outdated internet browser with one that was more current and theoretically easier to use. After teaching him the basics, I started to show him some of the more advanced tools … Continue reading
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What AmeriCorps Experience Means
By Shannon Brown After four years of schoolwork, community service projects and other extracurricular activities, I graduated from Providence College in May 2009. While the vast majority of my friends, roommates, and peers headed home to wait out the economic … Continue reading
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