Great Falls Advisory Commission Designated Congressman Bill Pascrell announced the members chosen to be on the Great Falls Advisory Commission. Appointed by Ken Salazer, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the eight member board included Bob Guarasci, CEO and founder of NJCDC, and the following committed individuals: Dr. Leslie Agard Jones, a former William Paterson University dean
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.
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.