Community Development Stories

Beyond the Scope of a Job Description

April 22, 2009

A parent storms through the front corridors of the school with tears in her eyes, asking to pick up her son. I asked, “Is everything okay?!” She seemed very apprehensive and emotionally overwhelmed, mumbling, “No…”. She preceded to hand me a restraining order against her current boyfriend.

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Fostering Perseverance

February 10, 2009

As excited and hopeful as I was to join AmeriCorps this year, I was also anxious about the new experience and questioned what kind of an impact I would have on the kids at Clifton High School as an after school tutor in the Teen Center.

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