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Dec 19
Posted by cmurphy to AmeriCorps VISTA

Today’s post is written by Rachele Tanner. Rachele is the Program Coordinator for Year Up, Bay Area. Rachele’s passion for working with young adults stems from her experience in Tanzania, Africa and her local community work in San Francisco. She plans on working for Year Up fulltime next year in their new Silicon Valley expansion that will open its doors in March, 2013.

Dec 18
Posted by cmurphy to Michelle Nunn, Change Notes

There’s often a fine line between individual acts of caring and systemic change – a line we cross often in a world that needs both compassion and justice. That line took center stage last week at the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) conference in London, where I worked with 400 attendees from 70 countries -- all of whom engage volunteers to help meet critical needs, all of whom end up developing solutions to larger issues in the process.

Dec 18
Posted by cmurphy to Inspiration

Todays' post is written by Paul Taylor. Paul and his wife, Julie, both spend quite a bit of time coming up with ideas, blogging and researching all things related to childcare. They take care of all the necessary information related to babysittingjobs.com/. He personally thinks his blog will help with finding information on all things related to a babysitter.

Dec 17
Posted by cmurphy to mobilizing volunteers

Today's blog is reposted from United Church Homes on Nov. 30, 2012.

Residents of Cherry Arbor affordable housing community in North Lewisburg, Ohio, are always looking for ways to serve others.

On Election Day they made chili and cornbread available to anyone who needed to come in, sit and get a bite to eat. Once a week they host a free exercise class that’s open to the North Lewisburg community. And every month they host a mobile food pantry that provides basics to about 60 local families.

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