The
AmeriCorps Program welcomes
18 members into its 2006-2007 service year which began on August
23, 2006. Members begin
their 11-month, 1,700 hour service commitment with two weeks of
pre-service orientation. During this time, AmeriCorps Program
staff and local trainers cover topics such as: volunteer management,
youth leadership and development, cultural competency, mentoring,
job preparedness, marketing, special event planning, and goal
setting. Members also receive CPR/First Aid/AED training, learn
their Meyer's-Briggs personality profile, participate in talking
circles and other team building activities, and complete a service
project with Habitat for Humanity.
Members
begin service at their host sites on September 11, 2006. The AmeriCorps
Program thanks its 14 host sites: Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Catholic
Community Services, Center for Career Alternatives, Deaconess
Children's Services, Edmonds School District, Everett Housing
Authority, Freshman Academy/Weston High School, Lake Stevens Family
Support Center, Lakewood High School , Latino Education &
Training Initiative, Mayor's Office, South Everett Neighborhood
Center, YMCA Marysville, and YMCA Shoreline/South County.
The
AmeriCorps Program continues to recruit for one more host site
and three more members. For more information and application
instructions, visit the AmeriCorps
website.
Check
back every month for AmeriCorps Program updates, photos, and success
stories. Or visit www.worksourceonline.com/americorps
for current information.
Photo Information
AmeriCorps
Members pictured (LtoR):
Back
row: Raid Al-Tamimi, Andy Kaemingk, Erin Dye, Program Coordinator
Julie Houghton, Lisa Hale, Sami Sampson, Natasha Hundley; Second
row: Jennifer Carlson, Marree Perrault, Program Director Samantha
Spitzer, Craig Hale; Front row: Shannon Newsum, Sally Guzman,
Laura Madden, Brooke Janmohamed
begin
their 11-month, 1,700 hour service commitment with two weeks of
pre-service orientation. During this time, AmeriCorps Program
staff and local trainers cover topics such as: volunteer management,
youth leadership and development, cultural competency, mentoring,
job preparedness, marketing, special event planning, and goal
setting. Members also receive CPR/First Aid/AED training, learn
their Meyer's-Briggs personality profile, participate in talking
circles and other team building activities, and complete a service
project with Habitat for Humanity. 
Deaconess
Children's Services, Edmonds School District, Everett Housing
Authority, Freshman Academy/Weston High School, Lake Stevens Family
Support Center, Lakewood High School , Latino Education &
Training Initiative, Mayor's Office, South Everett Neighborhood
Center, YMCA Marysville, and YMCA Shoreline/South County.