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Today’s guest post comes from Melissa Hirsch, Volunteer and Youth Programs Coordinator at HandsOn Broward, a HandsOn Network Action Center in South Florida. Through a partnership with generationOn, HandsOn Broward uses Kids Care Club as a primary method to introduce service to kids. In addition to managing Kids Care Club locally, Melissa developed and launched HandsOn Broward’s first Youth Leadership Academy for teens 13-17 years-old. As a teen, Melissa was one of the first Youth Project Leaders through HandsOn Broward.
Today's post is written by Joseph Michael Peterson, a strategic communications and CSR manager in Washington, D.C. In his free time, he organizes groups of friends and neighbors for service projects in the surrounding community, as part of his own fledgling social organization.
I used to live in a town. Within two blocks of my house was a Big Brothers Big Sisters office, a neighborhood garden, a homeless shelter, a local food bank, a soup kitchen, the YMCA and a service-learning center sponsored by the local university. I never went.
Then last weekend I hosted a Sunday Supper and used it to launch a social club for meaningful activities and community service. But it didn't start there.
Two years ago I stumbled upon the Conference of Volunteering and Service (which, you may find to be an interesting story by itself that I blogged about here).
NCVS literally changed my life.
Today’s post is written by Lohrie Arruiza, a public relations graduate from San Jose, California, who is serving with the HandsOn Tech in San Jose. HandsOn Tech is a national program focused on increasing the nonprofit sector's effective use of technology—ultimately increasing community resources and improving outcomes for low-income communities and families.
While serving as a VISTA, there have been many times in the last few months that I’ve felt touched by a nonprofit’s mission. However, it took a trip to the offices of Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) to realize why I truly wanted to serve. On the morning of September 11, we met Ann Im, Director of Development at AACI, for a guided tour of the agency.