VISTA service members were thanked for their service by NeighborWorks, an organization which seeks to Develop homes and Transform lives. The three Connecticut members ran a summer program for residents children, including recycling education, crafts, field trips and much more.
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Feb 28, 2011
VISTA Alum service opportunity
The Connecticut Campus Compact is looking for a VISTA alum to serve as an Events Manager, starting in June.
Some of the Leader's responsibilities will include:
• Recognizing the efforts and accomplishments made by Members, through media publications;
• Promoting information sharing and resource building amongst VISTA members and programs;
• Publishing quarterly VISTA newsletters and biannual CTCC newsletters;
• Organizing training opportunities that will provide Members the resources necessary to support the overarching goals.
Much more info, including term of service, qualifications, benefits and contact info can be found here.
Feb 27, 2011
Alums rally voices across the country!
When AmeriCorps Vista alum Caleb Jonas heard about House bill H.R.1 he decided to take action.
The bill, which passed the house and is now on it's way to the Senate, proposes to cut all federal funding for several services including AmeriCorps, City Year, and Habitat for Humanity. That's when Caleb decided to make his voice heard. He created an online petition, encouraged some friends and fellow alums to sign, and before long he had collected the names of over 100,000 people who support funding these important services.
The list of names accompanied a letter given to House majority leader Eric Cantor (R-VA). This demonstrates the passion, pride and commitment AmeriCorps alums as well as our support for well funded and essential national and local services.
Read more about Caleb's story here, make sure to keep an eye on H.R. 1, and call, write or email your Connecticut Representative and Senators Blumenthal and Lieberman and tell them why AmeriCorps is so vitally important to you, the state, and our country!
The bill, which passed the house and is now on it's way to the Senate, proposes to cut all federal funding for several services including AmeriCorps, City Year, and Habitat for Humanity. That's when Caleb decided to make his voice heard. He created an online petition, encouraged some friends and fellow alums to sign, and before long he had collected the names of over 100,000 people who support funding these important services.
The list of names accompanied a letter given to House majority leader Eric Cantor (R-VA). This demonstrates the passion, pride and commitment AmeriCorps alums as well as our support for well funded and essential national and local services.
Read more about Caleb's story here, make sure to keep an eye on H.R. 1, and call, write or email your Connecticut Representative and Senators Blumenthal and Lieberman and tell them why AmeriCorps is so vitally important to you, the state, and our country!
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