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Memorandum
February 21, 1993
To:
Eli Segal
From:
Catherine Milton
Subject
Summer Program Proposal
The Commission wants to encourage participants for the summer of service to continue serving their
communities and making a difference in solving the social and environmental problems facing our
communities. However, we want to make sure that any program set up as President Clinton's first
community service program will truly have a high quality impact on the communities being served
and the country as a whole.
Given the need to ensure quality and measurable impact, the Commission has significant concerns
with the parts of the proposal that call for continuing participation year-round and for catalyst
challenge grants for the reasons detailed at the end of this memo.
Commission Recommendations
We are proposing three alternative options for the summer stimulus appropriations. The first two
options outline summer only programs. The third presents a workable option for year-round
participants. The Commission believes that OPTION 1 most clearly achieves the objective of a high
impact. high quality service program to launch the President's service initiative.
& OPTION 1:
All of the program monies 80 toward starting President Clinton's summer of service programs.
Approximately 2300 young people would be able to serve as the President's community or national
service fellows at sites across the country and receive $1000 in post-service educational benefits, at a
per participant cost of $5700.
Long-term impacts of summer program:
A. Actual Service Provided
In addition to the service they provide during the summer, the participants in the summer programs
would be expected to go back to their communities and campuses and continue to be catalysts for
community service during the year. An explicit objective of the program would be to learn what the
impact of an intensive summer service-leadership experience is on participants' motivation and
ability to continue serving even without stipends.
B. Cadre of Leaders -- not only participants, but also service program staff and leadership
We propose a cascading leadership model for the training of the field. By building a strong training
component for the leadership and staff of the summer programs, we can ensure a leadership cadre to
continue the work of the summer through out the year. We will have a national training for the two
top leaders from each of the selected summer programs in early June. Then these leaders will serve
as training facilitators for their program staff who will be also brought together for a national training
and who would be invited to the closing summit. These trained program leaders will serve as a
leadership body for President Clinton's national service programs. At one of two times in the early
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summer, staff leadership and participants all will come together for a national trainings at the
Presidio. (We have reached the director of the Presidio and she has agreed to commit the Presidio for
these trainings.)
C Model that can be Replicated in Every State
Focusing on high quality summer programs will ensure that the model of a summer of service is one
that can be replicated in the coming years in communities and states throughout the nation. We can
see the Governors launching summer of service programs in their states with the potential of
engaging literally thousands of young people in meaningful service every summer.
Pros:
- big splash for President Clinton's summer of service
- simple, easy to identify as a distinct new initiative
- likely to succeed
- good model for replication
- a large cascading leadership cadre of program leaders, program staff (who are often college
students or recent grads) and participants
- with short lead time will attract more qualified participants
Cons: - no easily identified stipended workers continuing to serve for the rest of the year
OPTION 2:
The program monies are divided between President Clinton's summer of service programs and youth
corps programs. 1250 young people will serve through the President's summer of service programs
for a total cost of $7.1 million. The remainder of the monies will go to youth corps programs that will
be selected through a competitive process. At a per participant cost of $2000, 3200 more youth will be
able to participate in youth corps programs. (See attached memo from Kathleen Selz, director of
NASCC.)
Pros:
- youth corps leaders would like this option
- supports existing programs in the field
Cons:
- confusing; identity problem
- two-tiered system of programs and participants - unequal benefits
- arbitrarily limited to corps programs
- no easily identified stipended workers continuing to serve for the rest of the year
OPTION 3:
This option would include monies for a year-round component. Approximately 2100 young people
will serve through the President's summer of service programs. In addition, up to 100 of those
summer participants would be given a stipend to work for the rest of the year in community service
programs funded through the Commission Without creating a large federal bureaucracy, the
Commission feels that it can place up to 100 participants in high impact community service positions
for a visible impact through out the year. In addition, the Commission can award 25 entrepreneurial
seed grants to those individuals with innovative ideas for developing and implementing service
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projects to address the needs of at-risk children OF to help build the infrastructure for community
service programs.
Pros: - gain experience with different types of programs (entrepreneurial, year-round)
- easily identified stipended workers continuing to serve for the rest of the year
Cons: - logistical problems in selecting, monitoring and managing individually-placed year-round service
participants
- will not necessarily be community service "leaders"
- confusion regarding "is this the President's national service program?"
- inconsistency because not receiving post-service benefits -- national service program participants in
Subtitle D receive post-service benefit
Commission Concerns
Keeping the program focused and simple in order to achieve the maximum "bang for your
buck": Adding options creates confusion about the identity of President Clinton's national and
community service program. The challenge grants in particular create a two-tiered system of
programs and participants - some get post-service benefits, some do not, some will participate in a
national training and summit, others will not. Collapsing the per participant costs of both programs
into one per participant cost is unclear and misleading.
Given the significant problems with the year-round component of the proposed program and the
need to quickly put in place high quality summer opportunities, the Commission recommends that
President Clinton's first service initiative focus on a high impact program for the summer only.
Additional time is needed to carefully prepare a year-round service initiative, especially one that will
receive Intense media scrutify and public visibility.
Quality of participants: Not enough time to ensure that they are real leaders. Most young people
will already have made plans for the year. No evidence that any young leaders will want to
participate in year-round placements for such low stipends and no post-service benefit.
Feasibility problems with menitoring 1000 young people in individual placements will produce a
top heavy, bureaucratic program.
Certification of approved year-round program placements: The numbers of approved programs
will have to be limited to current CNCS grantees for feasibility reasons. This will create political
problems throughout the field.
No program and supervision costs for full-year program built into current budget figures.
Necessary monitoring and supervision costs would increase the per participant cost.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Catherine Milton
FROM: Jennifer Eplett-Reilly
RE:
Thoughts on SOS Mission, Outcomes, Project Criteria
DATE:
February 23, 1993
SOS MISSION:
1. Call young people to service and build commitment to active
citizenship - not just for the summer but for a lifetime.
2. Serve as a catalyst in the development of future service leaders.
3. Build institutional learning and capacity for young people to serve
their country.
4. Demonstrate the impact of multiple service organizations working
together in one community.
5. Help develop a truly national approach to the service movement.
SOS OUTCOMES:
1. Increase the number of young people interested in and committed to
community service.
2. Increase number of service leaders to help development the movement.
3. Measurable and memorable community impact effecting the lives of
"at risk" children.
4. Enhance capacity and strengthen youth service organizations.
youth service
5. Increased knowledge of the potential value of years organizations
working together and impact in a specific city.
to have
6. Develop a sense of the potential power of youth and youth service
organizations coming together at a national level.
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JENNIFER EPLETT REILLY
2987 Reymond Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(504) 338-9737
experience
1989-1992
ECHOING GREEN FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY
President
Created and managed Echoing Green Public Service Fellowship program for
graduates of business, law, medical, and public policy schools and undergraduate
schools across the country.
Developed venture capital approach to philanthropy which supported young public
service entrepreneurs at emerging organizations including:
- City Year
- Teach for America
- Ashoka
- Share Our Strength
- Public Allies
Implemented foundation strategy to provide value-added assistance to these
entrepreneurial organizations including strategic planning personnel recruitment,
fundraising, and organizational development.
1987-1988
CITY YEAR
BOSTON, MA
Co-Founder
Launched pilot program in summer of 1988 mobilizing fifty young people to perform
critically needed community services. Corpsmembers contributed 13,000 service hours
and completed thirty inner city projects.
Developed business plan and fundraising proposals and managed eight-member
volunteer development team.
Marketed program to business, government, and civic leaders.
Raised $250,000 of seed funding from corporations, foundations, and individuals.
1987
SEAN REILLY FOR REPRESENTATIVE
BATON ROUGE, LA
Campaign Manager
Managed the successful campaign of State Representative in the 68th District of
Louisiana.
1985-1987
E.F. HUTTON & COMPANY INC.
NEW YORK, NY
Analyst, Corporate Finance Department
Prepared financial analyses and wrote marketing memoranda for public and private
offerings of debt and equity for clients in the health care, energy, and media industries.
education
1988-1990
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL
OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BOSTON, MA
Received Master in Business Administration degree, June 1990. Served as Admissions
Counselor and Co-Director of Public Management Club.
1981-1985
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
WELLESLEY, MA
Received Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, May 1985. Elected Junior Class
President. Awarded 1984 Wellesley Washington Internship Grant. Varsity Crew Team.
board of
directors
Echoing Green Foundation, City Year, Teach for America, The Nature Conservancy of
Louisiana, and the Louisiana Serve Commission.
NEW ORLEANS
SUMMERBRIDGE
909 Poydras
Eli SegaL
Suite 3209
New Orleans, LA 70112
White House Office of Nationa Service
Room 145 OEDB
Washington D.C. 20500-0145
A Summer of Service Program
NEW ORLEANS SUMMERBRIDGE
1903 Jefferson Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
-
NEW ORLEANS SUMMERBRIDGE
INVITES YOU TO
Watch classes in action, talk with motivated students and meet talented teachers
COME VISIT US
SUMMER OF SERVICE
AT YOUR
CONVENIENCE
To schedule a visit, please contact us by phone,
fax or simply mail in the RSVP card below.
Phone: (504) 566-6745 Fax: (504) 566-6805
DATE OF PROGRAM: JUNE 29 - AUGUST 8
As a Summer of Service program, we're getting younger students
into learning & older students into teaching at four sites.
/
New 01 Franklin Leon Summerbridge C.
Summerbridge
Osborne
Tulane summerbridge
FAX:
New 31 FAX:
NEW ORLEANS SUMMERBRIDGE R.S.V.P.
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Yes, I would like to visit
Summerbridge
on
at
.
(DATE)
(TIME)
I will not be able to visit Summerbridge this summer.
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
R
Teen
Teachers
Willie Hill teaches a class on computer terms to stu-
dents at Isidore Newman School.
Teen-age teacher Kenneth Polite, standing, watches as Marill Bell acts out her role in a play at Isidore Newman School. Middle-school
students are learning from Polite and other leaders in the Summerbridge program.
STAFF PHOTOS BY JIM SIGMON
Recent graduates go to the
By BARRI BRONSTON
Staff writer
head of the class in a
F
resh from a grueling yet inspir-
program that uses their
ing week of physical, mental
and spiritual training at last
talent, intellect and energy
month's Summer of Service
boot camp in San Francisco, Kenneth
to help sixth- and
Polite wasted no time in stepping up as
a role model for the children under his
seventh-graders
tutorship.
Casually dressed in blue jeans, base-
ball cap and neon-colored tie, the Har-
vard-bound teen-ager had each of his
six students write a speech about him-
self and deliver it to his classmates at
Isidore Newman School.
"OK, you have a minute," he in-
structed Zipporah Smith, 12. "You
ready? OK, turn to your audience. Go!"
'Everyone should set goals for them-
selves," she said, looking down at her
speech and playing with a stapler. "My
goals are to finish high school, go to
college and get a job I'm not going
to be on drugs or nothing like that. I
want to be an architect.
Polite praised the composition of her
speech but criticized her delivery, say-
ing her failure to look up from her text
and her apparent unconscious fiddling
Matt Brown, a student at Brown Univer-
with the stapler were not the most ef-
sity, is working with young pupils this
Summerbridge teen Tara Nutlk helps Newman student
fective ways of grabbing an audience's
summer.
Darrell Wilson with his math.
attention. He encouraged her to keep
trying.
Rather, he and the other young staff
At 17, Polite, a 1993 graduate of De
members of the New Orleans Summer-
La Salle High School, is not your typ-
bridge program are leaders in -training,
ical teacher.
See TEENS, D-3
New Orleans Times Picayune
June 9, 1993
PARENTS AND CHILDREN
STAFF PHOTOS
BY JIM SIGMON
Marill Bell practices for
a play to be presented
in the Summerbridge
program, right; an
intellectual scavenger
hunt has middle-school
students naming 10
presidents. Through
the Summerbridge
program, teen-agers
work with younger,
disadvantaged
students.
job that needed to be done. It was
she had no intentions of spending
depressing but it was inspiring."
her summer in school but applied
What Hewitt and his fellow
for Summerbridge after reading
staff members were inspired to
over a program brochure.
do was to return to New Orleans
"You can take Japanese, Ital-
and empower 360 sixth- and sev-
ian, chemistry, reading and bi-
enth-graders - many of whom
ology and video production," she
live in single-parent, low-income
said excitedly.
homes in crime-ridden neighbor-
Terence Brumfield, a sixth-
hoods with the self-esteem
and study skills needed to suc-
grader at Osborne, said he hoped
the program would give him the
ceed in challenging high school
tools to be an effective leader.
programs.
"Sometimes I act too bossy,
HCT
At Franklin, Shakespeare
and I want to rule the whole
teacher Richmond Eustis led a
world. Here they say, 'Leaders
comical yet analytical discussion
listen. They make themselves
on "Romeo and Juliet," while a
heard but they don't try to be
N'A
group of Spanish students, led by
bossy.'
teacher Jed Lippard, strolled
Teens
School to Osborne Elementary
down a corridor greeting pass-
The philosophy behind Sum-
School and Tulane University.
ersby in Spanish.
merbridge - as well as its poten-
tial to develop new service
From D-1
It also afforded staff members
At Tulane, math teacher
leaders won over judges at the
an opportunity to see beyond the
Nancy Nagramada reviewed a
White House Office of National
using their talent, intellect and
problems of their own city.
homework assignment, caution-
Service and the Commission on
energy to prepare disadvantaged
ing her students to read the di-
National and Community Serv-
yet motivated middle-school stu-
During a week-long leadership
rections carefully. Down the hall,
ice, which sifted through 430 ap-
training camp in San Francisco
dents for educational success.
another group of students dis-
plications before choosing 16
last month, about 100 Summer-
cussed the dynamics of cities.
programs to participate in the
"I want to have an impact on a
bridge staff members exchanged
first Summer of Service.
young person's life, give them the
ideas with youth from other cities
At Osborne, students took a
power to learn and to enjoy it,"
and scattered across the Bay
lunch break before heading to af-
Others selected for financing
Polite said. "What I'm trying to
Area to tutor school children,
ternoon classes in singing, dance,
include a primary health care
do is not just give them their
clean up graffiti, paint public
art and drama. Osborne Principal
project for children at risk in
food for a day but to teach them
housing projects and refurbish
Valencia D. May couldn't help
Philadelphia, a low-income hous-
schools.
to make their own food."
but rave about what Summer-
ing safety program in New York
"When we got there, the class-
bridge has done for her school -
and a self-esteem building pro-
Offering a rigorous curriculum
as well as the community.
gram in south central Los Ang-
of math, science, history and lan-
rooms were a mess," recalled
eles.
Tara Nutick, 18, a Newman grad-
guage coupled with electives in
"They'r teaching them to ap-
uate and one of several teen-
preciate their minds and to use
Under the project, participants
art, drama and sports, New Or-
agers who helped paint and clean
leans Summerbridge was one of
their minds in new and creative
receive minimum-wage stipends
a dilapidated school in a poor
ways," she said. "It's raising their
and $1,000 scholarships in ex-
16 programs nationwide chosen
neighborhood in East Palo Alto.
level of respect for learning and
change for service.
from more than 400 applicants to
"You could tell teaching hadn't
their respect for their own
The nation's children depend
receive financing under President
gone on there for years."
minds."
on programs like this, said Me-
Clinton's first Summer of Service
project.
Damon Hewitt, 17, a Franklin
The kids, who come from a di-
linda Hudson, a commission staff
graduate, said his group cleared
member.
verse background and who were
The $400,000 grant enabled
out the back yard of a house that
selected for the program based on
"What Summer of Service
the program, already supported
would eventually be used for
teacher recommendations, aca-
aims to do is to meet children's
by public, private and corporate
homeless families.
demic performance and essays,
needs in our community - to do
money, to double its staff and
"The back yard was a total
are equally aware of the pro-
the real consequential, measura-
student enrollment and expand
jungle, and when we finished, it
gram's mission.
ble community service work that
from its two sites at Newman
was beautiful," he said. "But we
needs doing desperately but that
and Benjamin Franklin High
Amber Zu-Bolton, a sixth-
only made a small dent in a big
won't get done unless these
grader at Dibert Elementary, said
young people do it."
NEW ORLEANS SUMMERBRIDGE
1903 JEFFERSON AVE.
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
(504) 896-8594
Fax (504) 896-8597
DATE:
JULY 12, 1993
TO:
ELI SEGAL, WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF NATIONAL SERVICE,
ROOM 145 OEDB
FROM:
SCOTT SHALETT AND MINH TSAI, NEW ORLEANS SUMMERBRIDGE
RE:
SUMMER OF SERVICE UPDATE
We're into our third week of classes and things are going great.
It is a source of pride to be one of the Summer of Service sites.
The grant has enabled us to reach out and help a greater number of
people in our community.
Enclosed is a Summerbridge T-shirt, some packets of information on
Summerbridge for your office, our most recent article in the Times-
Picayune, and an invitation for this summer. We would love to have
you visit us this summer.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do to facilitate
your visit this summer.
Thank you for your continued support.
SUMMER OF SERVICE
N.O.
Teen
Times Picayune
June 9, -93
Teachers
Willie Hill teaches a class on computer terms to stu-
dents at Isidore Newman School.
Teen-age teacher Kenneth Polite, standing, watches as Marill Bell acts out her role in a play at Isidore Newman School. Middle-school
students are learning from Polite and other leaders in the Summerbridge program.
STAFF PHOTOS BY JIM SIGMON
Recent graduates go to the
By BARRI BRONSTON
Staff writer
head of the class in a
resh from a grueling yet inspir-
program that uses their
F
ing week of physical, mental
and spiritual training at last
talent, intellect and energy
month's Summer of Service
boot camp in San Francisco, Kenneth
to help sixth- and
Polite wasted no time in stepping up as
a role model for the children under his
seventh-graders
tutorship.
Casually dressed in blue jeans, base-
ball cap and neon-colored tie, the Har-
vard-bound teen-ager had each of his
six students write a speech about him-
self and deliver it to his classmates at
Isidore Newman School.
"OK, you have a minute," he in-
structed Zipporah Smith, 12. 'You
ready? OK, turn to your audience. Go!"
"Everyone should set goals for them-
selves," she said, looking down at her
speech and playing with a stapler. "My
goals are to finish high school, go to
college and get a job I'm not going
to be on drugs or nothing like that. I
want to be an architect.
Polite praised the composition of her
speech but criticized her delivery, say-
ing her failure to look up from her text
and her apparent unconscious fiddling
Matt Brown, a student at Brown Univer-
PHOTOCOPY
with the stapler were not the most ef
sity, is working with young pupils this
Summerbridge teen Tara Nutik helps Newman student
fective ways of grabbing an audience's
summer.
attention. He encouraged her to keep
PRESERVATION
Darrell Wilson with his math.
trying.
Rather, he and the other young staff
At 17, Polite, a 1993 graduate of De
members of the New Orleans Summer-
La Salle High School, is not your typ-
bridge program are leaders-in-training,
ical teacher.
See TEENS, D-3
PARENTS AND CHILDREN
STAFF PHOTOS
BY JIM SIGMON
Marill Bell practices for
a play to be presented
in the Summerbridge
program, right; an
intellectual scavenger
hunt has middle-school
students naming 10
presidents. Through
the Summerbridge
program, teen-agers
work with younger,
disadvantaged
students.
job that needed to be done. It was
she had no intentions of spending
depressing but it was inspiring."
her summer in school but applied
for Summerbridge after reading
What Hewitt and his fellow
over a program brochure.
staff members were inspired to
do was to return to New Orleans
"You can take Japanese, Ital-
and empower 360 sixth- and sev-
ian, chemistry, reading and bi-
enth-graders - many of whom
ology and video production," she
live in single-parent, low-income
said excitedly.
homes in crime-ridden neighbor-
Terence Brumfield, a sixth-
hoods - with the self-esteem
grader at Osborne, said he hoped
and study skills needed to suc-
the program would give him the
ceed in challenging high school
tools to be an effective leader.
programs.
"Sometimes I act too bossy,
At. Franklin, Shakespeare
and I want to rule the whole
teacher Richmond Eustis led a
world. Here they say, Leaders
comical yet analytical discussion
listen. They make themselves
on "Romeo and Juliet," while a
heard but they don't try to be
group of Spanish students, led by
bossy."
teacher Jed Lippard, strolled
The philosophy behind Sum-
Teens
School to Osborne Elementary
down a corridor greeting pass-
merbridge - as well as its poten-
School and Tulane University.
ersby in Spanish.
tial to develop new service
It also afforded staff members
At Tulane, math teacher
leaders - won over judges at the
From D-1
an opportunity to see beyond the
Nancy Nagramada reviewed a
White House Office of National
homework assignment, caution-
Service and the Commission on
using their talent, intellect and
problems of their own city.
ing her students to read the di-
National and Community Serv-
energy to prepare disadvantaged
During a week-long leadership
rections carefully. Down the hall,
ice, which sifted through 430 ap-
yet motivated middle-school stu-
training camp in San Francisco
another group of students dis-
plications before choosing 16
dents for educational success.
last month, about 100 Summer-
cussed the dynamics of cities.
programs to participate in the
bridge staff members exchanged
first Summer of Service.
"I want to have an impact on a
ideas with youth from other cities
At Osborne, students took a
Others selected for financing
young person's life, give them the
and scattered across the Bay
lunch break before heading to af-
power to learn and to enjoy it,"
Area to tutor school children,
ternoon classes in singing, dance,
include a primary health care
Polite said. "What I'm trying to
clean up graffiti, paint public
art and drama. Osborne Principal
project for children at risk in
housing projects and refurbish
Valencia D. May couldn't help
Philadelphia, a low-income hous-
do is not just give them their
ing safety program in New York
food for a day. but to teach them
schools.
but rave about what Summer-
and a self-esteem building pro-
to make their own food."
bridge has done for her school -
"When we got there, the class-
gram in south central Los, Ang-
as well as the community.
eles
Offering a rigorous curriculum
rooms were a mess,". recalled
of math, science, history and lan-
Tara Nutick, 18, Newman grad-
They re teaching them to ap-
Under the project, participants
guage coupled with electives in
uate and one of several teen-
preciate their minds and to use
receive minimum-wage stipends
art, drama and sports, New Or-
agers who helped paint and clean
their minds in new and creative
and $1,000 scholarships in ex-
leans Summerbridge was one of
a dilapidated school in a poor
ways," she said. "It's raising their
change for service.
16 programs nationwide chosen
neighborhood in East Palo Alto.
level of respect for learning and
their respect for their own
The nation's children depend
from more than 400 applicants to
"You could tell teaching hadn't
receive financing under President
gone on there for years."
minds."
on programs like this, said Me-
linda Hudson, a commission staff
Clinton's first Summer of Service
Damon Hewitt, 17, a Franklin
The kids, who come from a di-
member.
project.
graduate, said his group cleared
verse background and who were
The $400,000 grant enabled
out the back yard of a house that
selected for the program based on
"What Summer of Service
aims to do is to meet children's
would eventually be used for
teacher recommendations, aca-
the program, already supported
demic performance and essays,
needs in our community - to do!
homeless families.
PHOTOCOPY
by public, private and corporate
are equally aware of the pro-
the real consequential, measura-
money, to double its staff and
"The back yard was a total
ble community service work that
gram's mission.
student enrollment and expand
jungle, and when we finished, it
needs doing desperately but that
PRESERVATION
from its two sites at Newman
was beautiful," he said. "But we
Amber Zu-Bolton, a sixth-
won't get done unless these
and Benjamin Franklin High
only made a small dent in a big
grader at Dibert Elementary, said
young people do it."
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Greater Atlanta Conservation Corps/
Jim Mustacchia
Clark Atlanta University
N.J.I.T.
Karen Wood
CDS 200 Weston Hall
222 Georgia Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
Suite 206
Atlanta, GA 30312
Acorn
Jon Kest
Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs
New York Acorn
Coalition
845 Flatbush Ave.
Ernest Jones
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11226
121 North Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Harlem Freedom Schools
Gerald Lewis
Ohio Wesleyan
Rheedlen Center for Children and
Jon Powers
Families, Inc.
Ohio Wesleyan Summer of Service
2770 Broadway
Delaware OH 43015
New York, NY 10025
Summerbridge
Teach for America
Jay Altman
Richard Barth
Summerbridge
Teach for America, New York S.O.S.
1903 Jefferson Ave.
23 Gramercy Park South
New Orleans, LA 70115
New York, NY 10003
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
University of Maryland, College Park
Judy Roy, Executive Administrator
Terry Chase
Red Lake Tribal Council
Cent. for Political Leadership and Participation
P.O. Box 550
University of Maryland
Red Lake, MN 55671
3110 Art and Sociology Building
College Park, MD 20742
CA Campus Compact/L.A. Conservation
Corps
City Year
Debbie Stephens
Michael MacCrystall/Magda Escobar
UCLA
City Year
A239 Murphy Hall
11 Stillings St.
405 Hilgard Ave.
Boston, MA 02210
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1422
Tufts University
UCLA School of Nursing
Pat Barnicle
Dr. Gwen Van Servellen
Lincoln Filene Center
3-246 Factor Building
Tufts University
School of Nursing
Medford, MA 02155
Leconte Ave.
UCLA
Hands On Atlanta
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Michelle Nunn
Hands On Atlanta
East Bay Conservation Corps
931 Monroe Drive
Joanna Lennon
Suite 208
East Bay Conservation Corps
Atlanta, GA 30308
1021 Third St.
Oakland, CA. 94607
SUMMER OF SERVICE
This summer nearly 1,500 young people from across the country, ages 17 - 25, will
participate in the President's Summer of Service program. They will serve their communities
through a rigorous program addressing the educational, health, public safety, and
environmental needs of children at risk.
The Commission on National and Community Service, which is responsible for implementing
this initiative, received over 430 program proposals. Sixteen were selected to be part of
Summer of Service and were announced on May 6, 1993. The White House Office of
National Service received over 5,000 letters from young people in response to the President's
Summer of Service challenge.
The opportunities available are diverse and exciting. Summer of Service participants will:
Teach children to read, write, and gain critical thinking skills,
Help children and families gain access to health care including immunizations,
eye exams, and hearing tests,
Conduct safety inspections in low income housing, install smoke detectors, and
test for radon gas and lead paint,
Educate youth about alcohol and drugs, HIV infection and AIDS, and help
reduce conflict and gang violence, and
Build homes, playgrounds and urban gardens, develop recycling programs,
and refurbish schools and public housing.
If you are interested in being a part of the Summer of Service in your area, and are between
the ages of 17 and 25, mail the enclosed form with information about yourself to a program
listed on the reverse side of this sheet. Remember that space is limited and competition will
be tough. The local programs have the responsibility for considering and selecting applicants.
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BACKGROUND ON
SUMMER OF SERVICE
On March 1, 1993, in a speech at Rutgers University, the President outlined his vision for
National Service. Last week in New Orleans, he unveiled the first part of that vision -- a
legislative initiative creating a National Service program. By reforming the student loan
system and offering increased educational opportunity, the program will make it easier for
every American to afford college. In return, National Service will demand responsibility
from Americans for rebuilding our country and our communities -- city by city,
neighborhood by neighborhood, block by block.
A second aspect of the President's vision of National Service is the "Summer of
Service" -- an immediate initiative designed to meet critical needs of at-risk children this
summer, while at the same time building future National Service leaders.
This effort will involve approximately 1,500 young people (ages 17-25) across the country
in serving the educational, health, public safety and environmental needs of children at-
risk.
The Commission on National and Community Service, which is responsible for
implementing the Summer of Service, received more than 430 grant applications from
community service organizations in all 50 states and three territories. The White Office
of National Service received more than 6,000 letters expressing interest in the program.
The Office of National Service and the Commission will announce on Thursday, May 6,
1993, sixteen Summer of Service grant recipients from across the country. The programs
range from a primary healthcare project for children at-risk, to a low-income housing
safety inspection and smoke detector installation project, to a middle school tutoring and
mentoring program. Groups that receive grants will then recruit and select the young
people to serve in these programs. All of the initiatives will demonstrate the tangible and
measurable community benefits that can result from National Service.
Summer of Service will kick off with a national leadership training week during the third
week of June. All of these young national service pioneers will gather in one location and
learn by doing. By going out into the community and serving, these leaders will learn
what it takes to serve and make a difference. They will be trained by leaders from such
programs as the Peace Corps, Outward Bound, Youth Build and Boston's City Year and
learn how to bring their national training experience home to the communities in which
they live.
The summer will end with a Summit on Service hosted by the President where he and the
service pioneers will meet to discuss the challenges of the summer and lay future plans
for National Service.
5/5/93
SUMMER OF SERVICE
This summer nearly 1,500 young people from across the country, ages 17 - 25, will
participate in the President's Summer of Service program. They will serve their communities
through a rigorous program addressing the educational, health, public safety, and
environmental needs of children at risk.
The Commission on National and Community Service, which is responsible for implementing
this initiative, received over 430 program proposals. Sixteen were selected to be part of
Summer of Service and were announced on May 6, 1993. The White House Office of
National Service received over 5,000 letters from young people in response to the President's
Summer of Service challenge.
The opportunities available are diverse and exciting. Summer of Service participants will:
Teach children to read, write, and gain critical thinking skills,
Help children and families gain access to health care including immunizations,
eye exams, and hearing tests,
Conduct safety inspections in low income housing, install smoke detectors, and
test for radon gas and lead paint,
Educate youth about alcohol and drugs, HIV infection and AIDS, and help
reduce conflict and gang violence, and
Build homes, playgrounds and urban gardens, develop recycling programs,
and refurbish schools and public housing.
If you are interested in being a part of the Summer of Service in your area, and are between
the ages of 17 and 25, mail the enclosed form with information about yourself to a program
listed on the reverse side of this sheet. Remember that space is limited and competition will
be tough. The local programs have the responsibility for considering and selecting applicants.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology
Greater Atlanta Conservation Corps/
Jim Mustacchia
Clark Atlanta University
N.J.I.T.
Karen Wood
CDS 200 Weston Hall
222 Georgia Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
Suite 206
Atlanta, GA 30312
Acorn
Jon Kest
Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs
New York Acom
Coalition
845 Flatbush Ave.
Ernest Jones
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11226
121 North Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Harlem Freedom Schools
Gerald Lewis
Ohio Wesleyan
Rheedlen Center for Children and
Jon Powers
Families, Inc.
Ohio Wesleyan Summer of Service
2770 Broadway
Delaware OH 43015
New York, NY 10025
Summerbridge
Teach for America
Jay Altman
Richard Barth
Summerbridge
Teach for America, New York - S.O.S.
1903 Jefferson Ave.
23 Gramercy Park South
New Orleans, LA 70115
New York, NY 10003
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
University of Maryland, College Park
Judy Roy, Executive Administrator
Terry Chase
Red Lake Tribal Council
Cent. for Political Leadership and Participation
P.O. Box 550
University of Maryland
Red Lake, MN 55671
3110 Art and Sociology Building
College Park, MD 20742
CA Campus Compact/L.A. Conservation
Corps
City Year
Debbie Stephens
Michael MacCrystall/Magda Escobar
UCLA
City Year
A239 Murphy Hall
11 Stillings St.
405 Hilgard Ave.
Boston, MA 02210
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1422
Tufts University
UCLA School of Nursing
Pat Barnicle
Dr. Gwen Van Servellen
Lincoln Filene Center
3-246 Factor Building
Tufts University
School of Nursing
Medford, MA 02155
Leconte Ave.
UCLA
Hands On Atlanta
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Michelle Nunn
Hands On Atlanta
East Bay Conservation Corps
931 Monroe Drive
Joanna Lennon
Suite 208
East Bay Conservation Corps
Atlanta, GA 30308
1021 Third St.
Oakland, CA. 94607
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE: Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx
PROGRAM NAME:
New York ACORN
PARTNERSHIPS: ACORN; Pediatrics Ambulatory Care -- State University of New
York Health Science Center and Brooklyn/Children's Medical Center of Brooklyn.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 50
SERVICE FOCUS: Environment, Health
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
With the help of service participants, the ACORN/Children's Medical Center Lead
Paint Poisoning Prevention project will intervene on behalf of children who are at-
risk of contracting lead paint poisoning in low income neighborhoods of Brooklyn,
Queens, and the Bronx.
Fifty Summer of Service Participants working in teams with neighborhood
volunteers, will visit, educate and refer for treatment approximately 25,000 families
during the summer.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Environment:
During the regular, scheduled visits and in follow-up activities,
participants will inspect apartments for the presence of lead paint. They will arrange
for formal city inspections of these apartments, working toward abatement of the
lead paint hazard. Service participants will also assist families in forming tenant
organizations that can follow up on these activities after the Summer of Service.
Health: Participants will educate families on the dangers of lead paint poisoning
and will arrange for children who live in apartments with lead paint to be tested
and treated.
CONTACT: Jon Kest
(718) 693-6700 ext. 202
Jennifer Anderson (718) 693-6700 ext. 204
COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
529 14TH STREET, N.W., SUITE 452, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20045 202/724-0600 FAX
202/724-0608
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE: Harlem, New York
PROGRAM NAME:
Harlem Freedom Schools Project
PARTNERSHIPS:
Rheedlen Center for Children and Families, Inc.; City
College of New York; Borough of Manhattan Community College; Manhattan
Valley Youth Outreach, El Puente, and Rise & Shine Productions.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 50
SERVICE FOCUS: Education, Health
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
The program will set up five "one room schoolhouses" where up to 1000 eligible
children between the ages of 5 and 18 from Harlem and Williamsburg will be served
breakfast, lunch and a snack while they participate in the summer day school.
During the afternoons and evenings, program participants will develop their
advocacy and organizing skills by working in the community to plan and
implement a program to increase the involvement of residents in community
issues including health, housing and violence.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: The program will manage five Freedom Schools in Central Harlem and
Williamsburg where a staff of five experienced African American and Latino
American student community organizer/supervisors will work with college faculty
and Rheedlen staff to direct and support the 50 newly trained participants in
operating a summer day school for 1000 at-risk children.
Health: In addition to providing the nutrition of two meals and a snack for the
children who attend the schools, there will be a public education and media
campaign on children's hunger issues. These advocacy efforts will also focus on the
issues of lead paint poisoning and the violence prevention.
CONTACT:
Geoffrey Canada, Gerald Lewis (212) 866-0700
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE: Boston, Medford and Roxbury, Massachusetts
PROGRAM NAME:
Tufts University
PARTNERSHIPS: The Thomas Jefferson Forum; Lincoln Filene Center at Tufts
University; Boston Department of Health and Hospitals, Boston School Department
and the Environmental Diversity Forum.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 50
ISSUE AREAS:
Health Care, Education, Environment
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
This summer a service corps of 50 young people will serve children-at-risk
throughout Boston, Medford and Roxbury. The Corps will be an economically and
racially diverse group composed equally of Tufts undergraduate and graduate
students, young people from Medford, and young people from Boston and the
greater Roxbury community.
In addition to the direct service activities for children at-risk, a supplementary Civil
Leadership Seminar will build participants' civic advocacy skills and emphasize
how issues of racial justice influence the lives of citizens.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Health Care: Participants will be serving with the Boston Department of Health
and Hospitals outreach program to encourage at-risk children and their families to
receive health services through its system of community health centers. Corps
participants will go door-to-door to distribute health information, urge residents to
seek needed health services, assist them in traveling to community health centers,
provide child care when necessary, and meet with youth in a broad range of settings
to provide basic health information.
Education: Corps members will work with the Boston Public Schools' Summer
Transition Program tutoring students who are entering sixth grade.
Environment:
Teams will work with middle school children and volunteers
from the neighborhood to rehabilitate school yards and reclaim vacant lots near
schools.
CONTACT: Robert Hollister (617) 627-3453; Jay Chrepta (617) 627-3500
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE:
Boston
PROGRAM NAME:
City Year
PARTNERSHIPS: Northeastern University; Mason School; Tobin Community Center;
Safe Haven; Boston Urban Gardeners; Phyllis Wheatley Middle School; Healthy Boston;
City of Boston, Division of Health and Hospitals, Mayor's Office, and Safe Neighborhoods
Program; and the Massachusetts Youth Service Alliance.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 75
ISSUE AREAS:
Education, Environment, Health Care
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
CY Corps members will form teams of economically, racially and educationally diverse
young people to perform critically needed community services and build a cadre of leaders
who will serve long after the summer. Corps members will begin their day with a
mandatory calisthenics session (physical training - PT) which promotes corps discipline
and a sense of community among corps members. After PT, corps members deploy in
teams to serve the community's education, environmental and health care needs. In the
evening, corps members will have time for community building and educational and
training initiatives which will provide context for their service work and the skills to
address critical community needs, both as individuals and as members of service groups.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: City Year teams will operate educationally focused summer camp programs
for hundreds of inner city elementary school students.
Environment: Corps members and community residents will launch an aggressive
program to revitalize a semi-abandoned urban garden system surrounding the Wheatley
Middle School in Roxbury.
Health Care: In collaboration with the Boston Immunization Action Plan, the City Year
health promotion campaign will 1) increase availability and access to vaccines to up to
3,000 families this summer in inner city neighborhoods, 2) increase outreach and health
education efforts and 3) help children at risk and their families to develop a pattern of
regular health checkups.
CONTACT: Michael MacCrystall
(617) 451-0699
Magda Escobar
(617) 451-0699
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE:
Atlanta
PROGRAM NAME:
Clark Atlanta University
Greater Atlanta Conservation Corps
PARTNERSHIPS: Clark Atlanta University; Greater Atlanta Conversation Corps,
Inc.; and the Atlanta Project.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 50
ISSUE AREAS:
Education
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
Clark Atlanta and Greater Atlanta Conservation Corps are forming education crews
that will operate in five community education sites in the Booker T. Washington
cluster of the Atlanta Project. Students will receive leadership and task-specific
training to conduct hands-on learning projects at up to ten community education
sites. Each crew will consist of 5 participants, 5 high school volunteers and 5 middle
school students.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: Projects will include conflict resolution, refugee services, and
educational enrichment in summer schools and day camps for children at-risk and
youth.
CONTACT: Bill Denton
(404) 880-6016
Karen Wood
(404) 522-4222
Beryl Mitchell
(404) 880-6016
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE: Atlanta
PROGRAM NAME:
Hands on Atlanta, Inc.
PARTNERSHIPS: Hands on Atlanta, Inc., Clark Atlanta University; College Park
Elementary School.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 50
SERVICE FOCUS: Education
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
Hands on Atlanta will deploy a diverse youth corps of 50 young people between the
ages of 17 and 25 into College Park Elementary School during the summer session to
work with at-risk youth. Located in a low-income, inner-city neighborhood, College
Park is a year-round elementary school. Corps members will work as teacher's
assistants and tutors, as well as build good relations between the school and
neighborhood through service projects and an active outreach campaign to parents.
As a model service program, Summer of Service allows Hands on Atlanta to
establish a partnership between public schools and a new youth service corps with
potential long-term impact.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: Corps members will work as teacher's assistants and tutors during the
school day and develop enrichment activities for children after school.
Environment: During the first weeks of service, the corps will clean-up, renovate,
and beautify the school grounds and the adjacent public housing authority complex
which is home to most of the students.
CONTACT: Michelle Nunn (404) 872-2252
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE:
Baltimore
PROGRAM NAME: MPOWER, the Maryland Summer of Service
PARTNERSHIPS:
University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)
Civic Works (Baltimore's Youth Service Corps)
Summer Corps (Maryland Student Service Alliance)
Volunteer Maryland! (Governor's Office on Volunteerism)
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
75
ISSUE AREAS:
Education, Health Care, Environment, Service-learning
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
MPOWER will conduct service project designed in partnership with community organizations to assist in
schools, clean-up the environment, and conduct education outreach about critical community health
issues.
MPOWER participants will engage in a variety of experiential service-learning and leadership
development activities sponsored by UMCP's Center of Political Leadership and Participation, a
nationally-recognized leader in the field of service-learning and leadership programs for college students.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: Civic Works corpsmembers will tutor children and conduct the physical renovation of the
recreation center and playground of the Herring Run Middle School. Corpsmembers will work with at-
risk children (ages 5-10) at day camps in Baltimore City.
Health Care: Civic Works, in partnership with the Baltimore City Department of Health, will educate
children about the consequences of sexual activity and substance abuse, and will promote good nutrition
habits. The Summer Corps will immunize campers and teach healthy eating and exercise habits. Team
Maryland, the student-athlete community outreach proram at UMCP will be an integral part of the
educational/health mission for both Civic Works and the Summer Corps.
Environment: Civic works, in partnership with Save our Streams, will construct the Gwynn's Falls
Greenway, a trail from the Inner Harbor to Gwynn's Falls. Work will include clearing brush, laying chips,
and restoring the natural landscape. Day-long stream renewal projects will be included.
CONTACT: Ermette Williams-Purce
(301) 405-5751
Terry Chase
(301) 405-6402
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE:
Los Angeles
PROGRAM NAME: IT'S ABOUT HEALTH
PARTNERSHIPS: The UCLA Schools of Nursing, Dentistry, Social Welfare, Public Health and
Medicine in clinical health/outreach centers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and inner city high
schools and community colleges which service underrepresented minority students.
Students will be recruited from the following partners in the program: S.W. Community
College, Oxnard Community College, Drew/Allied Health College, Bravo Medical Magnet High
School, and Drew/King Medical Magnet High School.
Agencies involved in the delivery of clinical field experience include: the King/Drew College of
Medicine, the Venice Dental Clinic, the American Indian Clinic, UCLA School of Nursing Heath
Centre at the Union Rescue Mission, and UCLS School of Health Care at the St. Francis Medical
Center.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
50
ISSUE AREAS:
Health, Education
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
The program combines direct health service delivery with academic studies and leadership training. The
UCLA School of Nursing will recruit and train minority high school and college students to deliver
primary health care services to children at-risk through health care centers and home visits. The program
provides leadership training and career development opportunities for participants to become potential
minority health care providers for the long term.
The summer program will be divided into three components: UCLA basic sciences classes, clinical
specialized health education classes, and service delivery at area locations serving the majority of the
area's at-risk, homeless or shelter residential children.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Health: The participants will conduct primary health care assessments of at least 1,000 at-risk patients in
the five health care centers during the course of the summer; conduct individualized instruction in self-
care behavior with these children; and conduct health care utilization histories on these children by
interviewing parents either at the clinic or during follow-up home visits.
Education: The participants' work will be enhanced by special educational programs focusing on health
issues relevant to children at risk, including violence prevention, substance abuse, sexual and physical
abuse and diet issues.
CONTACT:
Dr. Gwen Van Servellen (310) 825-3308
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE:
Los Angeles
PROGRAM: Building Up: Summer of Service in Los Angeles
PARTNERSHIPS: Building Up: Summer of Service in Los Angeles is a city-wide partnership involving
five universities and colleges, 29 community-based organizations and over 20 schools in the Los Angeles
area.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
150
ISSUE AREAS: Education, Environment, Health Care, Public Safety
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
Building Up is based on a peer-managed model; the core component is a five person team working
together on an individual service project. Team members vary in age, ethnicity and socio-economic
background.
Building Up will conduct service activities in many traditionally under-served Los Angeles
neighborhoods. Building Up will engage participants in various activities in collaboration with existing
community service organizations to galvanize and empower neighborhoods and assist youth at-risk.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: Through partnership with community agencies, participants will tutor, manage day camps,
supervise basketball leagues, present self-esteem seminars, recruit children for cultural classes, develop
leadership training, recruit parents for afterschool tutoring, teach civic responsibility classes, and organize
job awareness programs.
Environment: Participants will work on the LA Eco-Village project, plan and implement beautification
projects, and install 8-16 gardens at elementary schools in partnership with community agencies.
Health Care: Participants will be trained and make presentations to elementary school children in CPR,
First Aid, Earthquake and Disaster Preparedness and HIV/AIDS Awareness. Participants will also assist
health care workers immunize and screen at-risk children. Those involved with Building Up will also
design and present substance abuse programs.
Public Safety: Participants will plan and engage in crime prevention seminars to 180 classrooms including
gang prevention workshops and gang diversion activities. Implement drug awareness programs. Lead
neighborhood surveys and relationship building activities.
CONTACT:
Martha Diepenbrock
(213) 749-3601
Jennie Hyun Kim
(310) 206-3346
Marc Litchman
(310) 433-7686
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE:
New Orleans
PROGRAM NAME:
New Orleans Summerbridge
PARTNERSHIPS: New Orleans Summerbridge; Tulane University, Xavier
University, New Orleans Public Schools; the Louisiana Land and Exploration
Company and Summerbridge National Project.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 100
ISSUE AREAS:
Education
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
New Orleans Summerbridge is an eight week academic preparation program
serving over 360 middle schools students from New Orleans public schools.
The program will inspire a diverse group of young people to enter the field of
education and community service, and will teach middle school students the
skills and instill the confidence to enter and thrive in rigorous academic
programs. The program will recruit 100 diverse young people to serve as
teachers and will involve parents as volunteers throughout the summer.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: Corps members are responsible for running nearly every aspect of
the program under the supervision and mentorship of the directors and
master teachers. They design curricula, teach classes, evaluate students and
provide much of the program administration. They plan and teach afternoon
classes and manage activities, special events, field trips, and theme weeks
throughout the summer.
Corps members will sponsor an Earth Week which will focus on
environmental awareness and action between speakers, workshops, activities,
a club service day where middle school students develop and carry out project
ideas and impact on the city's environment.
Health: Corps members will assist local doctors with eye exams, hearing tests,
and nutrition workshops.
CONTACT:
Jay Altman
(504) 896-8597
Rosemary James
(504) 586-1609
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE: Newark, New Jersey
PROGRAM NAME: Newark Summer of Service
PARTNERSHIPS:
This is a partnership among four colleges and universities, 17 community agencies, public
officials, the business community, and a number of local foundations.
Institutions of Higher Education include: Essex County College, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers - Newark,
and the University of Medicine and Dentistry.
Service organizations include: Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Newark; Community Agencies Corporation of New Jersey;
Community 2000, Department of Family Medicine, UMDNH; Consortium of Pre-College Education in Newark, Greater
Newark Conservancy; Habitat for Humanity; International Youth Organization, New Jersey Youth Corps, La Casa De
Don Pedro; Link Community Middle School; New Community Corporation; NJIT - Division of Physical Education and
Athletics; Newark Fighting Back; Newark Police Department, Newark Public Library; Project BABIES; St. Michael's
Medical Center; Quest of Essex County.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
200
ISSUE AREAS:
Education, Environment, Health Care, Public Safety
OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM:
Newark Summer of Service is a partnership among universities, community service agencies to serve children at-risk
throughout Newark. Corps members will be coupled with over 650 volunteers to perform thousands of hours of
community service for over 14,000 children. Programs will address the most critical needs of young children and will
develop the potential of Newark area youth through comprehensive service-learning and leadership development
activities.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Public Safety: Participants will work with the Newark Police Department and Newark Fighting Back to disseminate
anti-crime information educate residents about crime prevention and canvas neighborhoods in block watches.
Education:
Service will provide tutoring for at-risk children in different academic areas; instruction in education
and team building through athletics; literacy tutoring; water safety and swimming instruction; and instruction in
nutrition, academics and proper health care to infants and young children.
Environment Participants will create parks and playgrounds; others will restore homes to provide children at-risk
with safe places to live.
Health:
Immunization, health education, health care at local clinics and additional health care for at-risk
babies will be provided.
CONTACT:
Cassie Miller (201) 648-5421
Jennifer Price (201) 242-2300
Jessica Phipps (201) 242-2300
Joel Bloom
(201) 596-6476
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE:
Delaware, Ohio
PROGRAM NAME: Ohio Wesleyan University
PARTNERSHIPS: Ohio Wesleyan University; The Columbus Initiative; the Delaware Initiative;
Columbus Public Schools, Delaware City Schools; National Society to Prevent Blindness; Delaware
County Health Department; Delaware Area Recovery Resources; Central Ohio Rural Consortium Job
Training; Touchstone; Walden Center; Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Civilian
Conservation; United Way and Community Services of Delaware County and Franklin County;
Delaware Branch Chapter, NAACP; Godman Guild/Camp Mary Orton; Delaware County Juvenile Court;
Delwood Children's Home; Crawford Dienst.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
75
ISSUE AREAS:
Education, Environment, Health Care Public Safety
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
This program is a campus-based residential model which combines direct, full-time community service
during the day with rigorous evening academic and training program. OW U will involve 75 participants
from diverse racial, educational, and economic backgrounds in over 20 central Ohio agencies, provide at
least 24,000 hours of service to over 1800 young people. The community agencies who provide service
opportunities by day will provide training at night for insight and understanding between the dynamics of
at-risk youth and their families in the community.
The Summer of Service initiative includes two parts: the Delaware Initiative and the Columbus
Initiative. These partners will work collaboratively to provide both leaders and servers to meet the urgent
needs of at-risk youth and their families.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: Programs will offer intensive tutorial support and mentoring relationships for elementary
through high school students , as well as provide day care and recreational activities.
Environment:
Participants will work with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of
Civilian Conservation, the City of Delaware Parks and Recreation Department and the Delaware County
Habitat for Humanity on a variety of evaluation and restoration work projects.
Health:
Communities will receive visual screening services, health education, alcohol/drug
counseling and prevention services.
Public Safety: Program participants will work with the Juvenile Courts as interns and tutors for children
who are retained in school for disciplinary problems.
CONTACT:
Todd Wilson (614) 368-3337
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE: Philadelphia
PROGRAM NAME:
ICARE (Immunize Children At Risk Early)
PARTNERSHIPS: Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition; Philadelphia
Department of Public Health; Philadelphia Higher Education Network for
Neighborhood Development and the School District of Philadelphia.
PARTICIPANTS: Half of the participants will be recruited from nursing students
enrolled at the following institutions: Community College of Philadelphia,
Gwynedd-Mercy College, Hahnemann University, LaSalle University, Temple
University, Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Pennsylvania and
Villanova University.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 150
SERVICE FOCUS: Health
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
ICARE is a health education outreach program that will immunize 8,000 children in
the Philadelphia area this summer. The majority of those treated will be under two
years old. The program will use the concept of service learning opportunities to
vaccinate those children and educate the families who are most risk.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Health: The immunization program establish six stationary and two mobile sites to
serve children from low income communities in Philadelphia. In addition to
immunizations, ICARE will create an immunization record data set that will match
these health records with other health needs for public health efforts targeting
children-at-risk.
Public efforts may also include health education outreach on lead poisoning, AIDS
education, nutrition workshops, smoke detector testing and radon testing.
CONTACT: Jeff Moran (215) 686-5042
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE: Red Lake, Minnesota
PROGRAM NAME:
Summer of Service Project
PARTNERSHIPS: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians; Red Lake Community
College; Red Lake Tribal Council; Cross Cultural Training Program; Department of
Housing and Urban Development Drug Elimination Program; Red Lake
Department of Natural Resources, and Red Lake Indian Eagles Program.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 50
ISSUE AREAS: Environment, Education
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
Providing educational opportunities in the fields of history, environmental science
and natural resource management, the Summer of Service program is a
community-wide effort to involve young people in improving the environmental
conditions of their community.
Participants, who will be recruited by tribal elders, will also lead a community-wide
symposium, "Honor the Children and Respect for the Future," featuring
workshops on educational and employment opportunities, cross-cultural training,
health care, law enforcement, social services and cultural activities relevant to
young people of the tribal community.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: The project will develop a one-third-mile long interpretive trail for the
Poneman Elementary School that will service as an environmental learning area,
featuring bilingual signs in English and Ojibwe. Participants will attend natural
resource management classes that range from assessing the White Tail deer
population to timber inventory, to wild rice management.
Environment: The project will develop a small park and hiking trail, clean the
river shoreline, and plant trees and shrubs.
CONTACT: Gerald Brum, Eugene McArthur (218) 679-3341
SUMMER OF SERVICE
SUMMER OF SERVICE SITE:
New York
PROGRAM NAME:
Teach For America
PARTNERSHIPS:
Teach For America/New York; Community School District Six; and the City College of
New York Department of Environmental Education.
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 50
SERVICE FOCUS: Education, Environment
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM:
Teach For America will develop 25 community-based service learning teams in
Washington Heights, New York. Each team will work together to design, plan, execute
and evaluate service projects to be completed within the eight week program. Each
learning team will pair a Teach For America participant with a graduating public high
school senior to guide and mentor eight students from Community School District Six.
Half of the students will be entering eighth grade, the other half will be entering fifth
grade.
All participants will work together on a comprehensive mid-summer community service
project developed in conjunction with existing community organizations, businesses and
leaders. Teach For America will include community participants in implementing this
project.
HIGHLIGHTS OF SERVICE:
Education: The learning teams will be working with 200 children to raise their reading
levels, improve writing skills, increase English language competence and overall
communication skills, and develop critical thinking skills.
Environment: Each team will complete a community service project that benefits the
environment of the area and builds a service partnership with community residents.
Community service projects about the science concepts will underlie urban
environmental issues and give participants an opportunity to work with residents in
developing community solutions.
CONTACTS:
Richard Barth
(212) 228-1043
TRIBAL COUNCIL
Organized April 18, 1918
(Revised Constitution & By-Laws,
RED LAKE BAND
January 6, 1959)
AFD
OFFICERS
NATION
GERALD F. BRUN, Chairman
of CHIPPEW A INDIANS
lake
BOBBY WHITEFEATHER. Secretary
JAMES STRONG. Treasurer
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
ROMAN P. STATELY. JR.
FABIAN COOK
Red Lake, MN 56671
Phone 218-679-3341
Fax 218-679-3378
LORNA L. FAIRBANKS
PRESTON GRAVES
LAWRENCE BEDEAU
ALLEN ENGLISH. JR.
ToM J. STILLDAY. JR.
DIVISION:
CLIFFORD C. HARDY
ADVISORY COUNCIL
7 HEREDITARY CHIEFS
CHIEF COUNCIL OF 1889
July 22, 1993
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The Honorable William Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
On behalf of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians and our
Summer of Service participants, I am extending our invitation to
you and your family to attend the Red Lake Nation Community Service
Day on Saturday, August 21, 1993. This event will be part of our
annual fair, featuring a traditional pow-wow and complimentary
feast.
Spurred on by your vision of national and community service
and the privilege of being one of the this summer's sixteen (16)
pilot projects, our youth have accomplished great things. They
have restored a creek to a pristine life-supporting state and built
an interpretive trail of great environmental significance. These
youth have also challenged the community to become a part of these
efforts in the on-going maintenance of the sites. We are very
proud of their work, and believe they have graphically demonstrated
the spirit and essence of community service. We would be honored
to show you what these dedicated young people have achieved through
the Summer of Service funding made possible by your administration.
Thank you for your gracious consideration of this invitation.
We wish you all the best.
Respectfully yours,
Gerald Fe.Brun
Gerald F. Brun, Chairman
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Red Lake Enterprises: Red Lake Sawmill, Red Lake Fishing Industry,
Red Lake Bingo. Red Lake Builders, Chippewa Trading Post-Red Lake & Ponemah
SUMMER OF SERVICE
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
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HANDS ON
ATLANTA
VOLUNTEERING FOR A
BETTER ATLANTA
931 Monroe Drive, Suite 208
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 872-2252
SUMMER, 1993
HANDS ON ATLANTA'S "SUMMER OF SERVICE"
Hands On Atlanta answered President
community that they
Clinton's call for a Summer of Youth Service
can address with the
with a proposal for involvement that would
support and encour-
build upon our already successful volunteer
agement of a group
programs. HOA was very excited to subse-
mentoring context.
quently be chosen as one of 16 organizations
The participants also
from more than 400 applications nationwide
cultivate team build-
to participate in the Summer of Service. HOA
ing and leadership
was awarded a $210,000 grant to implement
skills, while reflect-
this program. This national pilot program,
ing the nature of
heralded as a new urban peace corps, is dedi-
citizenship and com-
cated to the national expansion of youth ser-
munity service.
vice and to proving that young people can
make a difference in our community.
Hands On At-
lanta is applying
HOA already recognizes the impor-
many of the basic pre-
Hands On Atlanta's Summer of Service Youth Corps members gather before
tance of involving youth in community ser-
mises of the
their flight to San Francisco for National Training.
vice. Earlier this year, HOA launched a unique
Team Works concept
youth service initiative called Team Works,
to our Summer of Service program. The
by participating in community and school-
designed to combine adult and youth volun-
summer youth corps will also build upon
based painting and renovation projects, as
teers on teams which work together on com-
HOA's existing Saturday Discovery tutorial
well as conducting a community outreach
munity service projects. The Team Works
program, amodel educational initiative which
campaign to prepare students and parents for
program benefits the youth participants by
boosts the aspirations and self-confidence of
the beginning of school. The corps members
exposing them to critical needs present in the
students from low-income neighborhoods
will also organize a back-to-school picnic for
through a multi-faceted, volunteer led pro-
the children and their parents, designed to
gram. HOA is currently expanding the pro-
raise parental involvement in the school.
In This Issue
gram into three additional schools, one of
which is College Park Elementary School.
Once school has begun on July 19, the
College Park Elementary is located in the Tri-
youth corps will work directly with teachers
News & Noteworthy
pg 2
Cities cluster of The Atlanta Project, and is
in the classroom to act as teachers' aides and
City Cares Conference
pg 3
the only year-round school in Georgia.
tutors, as counselors, and as administrative
Progress By M. Shapiro
pg 3
and discipline assistants. The corps members
The summer youth corps will serve
will also work creatively to plan and imple-
Discovery Program
pg 4
College Park Elementary in the first quarter of
ment supplementary programs and to prepare
Team Works
pg 5
the 1993-1994 school year. Since the school
an after-schoo! program, which could include
Volunteer Profile
pg 6
does operate year-round, there is potential to
physical fitness and games, a special science
HOA Fundraising
pg 7
establish a model for a year-round school-
program, tutoring in math and reading and a
HOA Day
pg 7
based youth corps in the future. After com-
drama program.
Staff News
pg 8
pleting national and local orientation and train-
ing periods, the summer corps members have
(Continued on page 5)
begun the nine-week program at College Park
Due to scheduling problems, HOA Day has been changed to October 9th, 1993.
HANDS ON
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
ATLANTA
VOLUNTEE
BETTER ATLANTA
MISSION
Hands On Atlanta, Inc. is a nonprofit volunteer service organization which promotes volunteerism and direct
community involvement among concerned people in Atlanta. Hands On Atlanta encourages community
involvement by offering its members a diversity of volunteer opportunities and the ability to flexibly schedule
their volunteer time. Through direct participation, Hands On Atlanta volunteers confront the city's problems and
enhance their awareness of the city's needs. Hands On Atlanta serves the community with a committed, informed
corps of volunteers addressing critical needs in the Atlanta community.
GROWTH
Since its inception in 1989, Hands On Atlanta has grown from a group of a few dozen volunteers to a volunteer
corps of over three thousand. Hands On Atlanta currently offers more than 130 monthly projects. Hands On
Atlanta volunteers have sorted thousands of pounds of food at the food bank, served thousands of meals to the
homeless, tutored hundreds of children and escorted hundreds on field trips and delivered over 10,000 toys to sick
children. In a very short time, Hands On Atlanta has experienced phenomenal growth and become an integral part
of Atlanta's volunteer landscape.
VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION
Hands On Atlanta recruits and trains its volunteers and subsequently leads them in community service projects.
After participating in an orientation, each Hands On Atlanta volunteer receives a monthly calendar listing
volunteer opportunities. Volunteers sign up for projects according to their interest and availability. Volunteers
also play a large role in Hands On Atlanta's structure and organizational direction. Each project is coordinated by
a Hands On Atlanta member who assumes responsibility for recruiting volunteers and ensuring the success of the
project. Volunteers serve on committees which develop and coordinate Hands On Atlanta's special events,
quarterly newsletter, public relations and fundraising efforts. In conjunction with its volunteer projects, Hands On
Atlanta sponsors regular educational events and volunteer gatherings which provide members with an opportunity
to share experiences and learn more about problems facing the Atlanta Community.
PROJECTS
Hands On Atlanta places its members in a variety of projects including housebuilding and renovation for low-
income and homeless individuals, tutoring and mentoring activities, providing assistance to the elderly, working at
soup kitchens and homeless shelters, addressing the needs of HIV-positive individuals, and coordinating outings
with underprivileged children. The name "Hands On" was chosen to reflect the organization's goal of channelling
volunteers into activities which are directly involved in bettering the lives of people who need help.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Hands On Atlanta raises its operating budget from the contributions of foundations, corporations and individuals.
Hands On Atlanta has received grants from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation and the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation
as well as financial support from the Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation, The Cecil B. Day Foundation,
The Imlay Foundation, Amoco Foundation and Southern Education Foundation. Corporate contributors have
included Alston & Bird, Atlanta Classic Cars, Bankers Trust Company, BellSouth, Big Star, Chase Manhattan
Bank, Childress-Klein Properties, The Coca-Cola Company, Kilpatrick & Cody, Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, King
& Spalding, Coopers & Lybrand, Days Inns of America, Ford Motor Company, Holiday Inn, The Home Depot,
IBM, McKinsey & Co., NationsBank, PacTel, Parisian, The Prudential Family of Companies in Atlanta and The
Waffle House Foundation. Hands On Atlanta Day, a serve-a-thon, is the organization's primary fundraising
vehicle. In the tradition of walk-a-thons, volunteers solicit sponsors for their day of service. Through their one
day of volunteer activities, the volunteers and corporate sponsors raise the funds to ensure that Hands On Atlanta
can provide volunteer service year-round.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Hands On Atlanta looks forward to expanding its volunteer corps and thereby extending the reach of its services to
touch more areas of need in the community. Hands On Atlanta will, as it grows, continue to assist in the
development of similar organizations sprouting throughout the nation.
931 Monroe Drive Suite 208* Atlanta, Georgia*30308* Phone/Fax: 404-872-2252
HANDS ON
ATLANTA
R
VOLUNTEERING FOR A
BETTER ATLANTA
Mission Statement
Hands On Atlanta, Inc. is a volunteer service organization
which:
Promotes volunteerism and direct community involvement
among concerned people in Atlanta.
Provides a flexible means for volunteers to participate in
diverse community service projects.
Serves the community with a committed, informed corps of
volunteers addressing critical needs in the Atlanta
community.
931 MONROE DRIVE, SUITE 208
F
a
ds
O
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lanta
AUGUST 1993
PROJECT
CALENDAR
931 Monroe Drive * Suite 208 * Atlanta, Georgia 30308 * TEL/872-2252 * FAX/872-2251
Hands On Atlanta Day October 9, 1993
Hands On Atlanta Day, our annual Serve-A-Thon, is Just around the corner. (It's arriving sooner that we thought,
80 be sure and mark your calendar)! We are actively seeking Project Coordinators and Team Captains for Hands
On Atlanta Day. As a Project Coordinator, you will supervise one of 200 projects on the day. As a Team Captain,
you will put together a group of five or more individuals to participate as a team on the day. We are also recruiting
volunteers for the Logistics and Entertainment Committees for Hands On Atlanta Day. Hands On Atlanta Day
will Involve more than 5,000 volunteers and will help HOA raise the money we need to provide volunteers to the
community all year long. This is our single largest effort during the year and our primary fundraising vehicle. We
need your help to make the day a success!!! Please call Judith Jacobson at 872-2252 if you are interested in any facet
of this event. See the enclosed calendar for more information about becoming a project coordinator.
To All Hands On Atlanta Volunteers:
Volunteer Orientations will be held on August 3, 9, 12,
Attached is the calendar of events for August. If you have
18, 19, 25, 30 from 7:00-8:00pm at the Hands On
any questions or suggestions, please call the Hands On
Atlanta office. An additional daytime orientation will be
Atlanta office at 872-2252.
held on August 19 from 12:00-1:00pm. An orientation
for Discovery Program school and grade captains will
Data Entry Volunteers are needed to work on the
be held on Saturday, August 21 from 10:00am-2:00pm.
following dates: August 2, 4, 6, 7, 13, 14, 16, 17. 20, 24,
Summer of Service:
26, 27 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm and on August 7 and 14
A tremendous amount of work is being accomplished in the
from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Please call Mary Wilson at
College Park community thanks to the hard work and
872-2252 if you would like to volunteer on any of these
commitment of our Summer of Service Urban Youth Corps.
dates.
Fifty young people are tutoring children, painting the
Project Coordinators are a vital part of HOA's work in
community center, landscaping the school and renovating
the community. We would like to welcome and thank our
the Boys and Girls Club. Meet them on Saturday at the
newest project coordinators: Bo Billian, Sharon Bressoud,
Discovery Program!
Perian Cassetty, Holly Firfir, Marcia Goldberg, Jennifer
Jenkins and Victoria Patrick. Currently, HOA is looking for
August's Featured Project
volunteers to coordinate its Weinstein Adult Day Center
Bookin' It! is Hands On Atlanta's monthly book drive
and Kirkwood Health Clinic projects.
project. Books are collected and delivered to homeless
shelters by volunteers.
"Whose my neighbor anyway?" A interactive workshop
In August, you can join the Olympic Force Book Drive
for HOA Project Coordinators will be held on Wednesday,
through HOA by donating
August 11 from 7:00-8:30pm at the HOA office to discuss
Children's and Young Adult books - new or in
diversity and the skills needed to work in different
excellent condition
communities. Interested HOA volunteers are also invited!
Books on tape
Please bring any of these books you wish to donate to the
Hands On Atlanta is looking for fall quarter interns.
Hands On Atlanta office during regular office hours by
Working with HOA is an excellent opportunity for
August 7.
individuals interested in community service, non-profit
If you are interested in participating in the Bookin' It
careers and/or the public sector to gain valuable experience.
project, please call the coordinator Scott Heard at 377-
If you are interested in learning more about internship
3132.
opportunities, please call Michelle Nunn at 872-2252.
It's coming sooner than you thought!
Hands On Atlanta Day has been moved to Saturday, October 9, 1993.
Hands on Atlanta
August 1993 Calender
You must attend a HOA orientation before participating in a project.
If you have trouble reaching a project coordinator or if a project in which you are interested is full, please call the HOA office (872-2252).
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
17-Toys Against Tears
14-Fulton Co. Shelter
25-Clown Therapy
17-Toys Against Tears
42-Butler St Breakfast
3-Open Hand
19-EACH
45-Odyssey III
22-Latin American
28-King's Bridge
8-Operation "I Care"
35-Bookin It
23-Cool Girls
43-Food Bank
9-Ramps for Champs
10-Camp HOA
33-Talent Scouts
10-College Park
24-Cool Mothers
HOA Day Project
36-Humane Society
Orientation
Coordinator Meeting
38-Samaritan House
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
4-Nature Conservancy
12-Carrie Steel-Pitts
2-Jerusalem House
37-Help House
17-Toys Against Tears
42-Butler St Breakfast
36-Humane Society
46-Open Door
17-Toys Against Tears
14-Fulton Co. Shelter
14-Fulton Co. Shelter
43-Food Bank
52-Jonesboro Children
6-Wesley Woods
3- Open Hand
45-Odyssey III
22-Latin American
56-Salvation Army
10-College Park
24-Cool Mothers
14-Fulton Co. Shelter
23-Cool Girls
15-Grady Pediatric
40-Samaritan House
27-Heritage Bingo
26-Flower Delivery
57-Village Atlanta
32-Take a Sr Shopping
HOA Day Project
Common Focus &
38-Samaritan House
Orientation
Coordinator Meeting
Project Coordinator mtg.
15.
16.
17
18.
19.
20.
21.
17-Toys Against Tears
12-Carrie Steel-Pitts
14-Fulton Co. Shelter
28-King's Bridge
17-Toys Against Tears
2-Jerusalem House
15-Grady Pediatric
3-Open Hand
41-Shelter Softball
27-Heritage Bingo
22-Latin American
43-Food Bank
42-Butler St Breakfast
9-Ramps for Champs
18-CRI
45-Odyssey III
23-Cool Girls
10-College Park
19-EACH
24-Cool Mothers
50-Cascade House
36-Humane Society
55-Refugee Outing
30-Pet Therapy @ Tucker
HOA Day Project
38-Samaritan House
Coordinator Meeting
54-Pet Therapy @ DeKalb
Orientation
Noon Time Orientation
Grade Captain Orientation
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
14-Fulton Co. Shelter
14-Fulton Co. Shelter
43-Food Bank
17-Toys Against Tears
42-Butler St Breakfast
3-Open Hand
18-CRI
17-Toys Against Tears
22-Latin American
56-Salvation Army
52-Jonesboro Children
44-Food Bank
5-Outdoor Hands!
46-Open Door
34-Weinstein Center
23-Cool Girls
26-Flower Delivery
24-Cool Mothers
40-Samaritan House
57-Village Atlanta
29-Marietta Health Care
45-Odyssey III
36-Humane Society
38-Samaritan House
Education Committee
Orientation
55-Refugee Outing
29.
30.
31.
1.
2.
3.
4.
17-Toys Against Tears
14-Fulton Co. Shelter
17-Toys Against Tears
41-Shelter Softball
22-Latin American
45-Odyssey III
23-Cool Girls
Orientation
2
HANDS ON ATLANTA
AUGUST 1993 GROUP PROJECTS
* Denotes projects which need a project coordinator.
If you have trouble reaching a project coordinator,
contact the Hands On Atlanta office at (872-2252) for assistance.
AIDS PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
1. Aid Atlanta
Nancy Crisler
Contact Nancy for
Aid Atlanta provides a variety of support services to individuals with
Care Network
(H)257-5571
more information
Aids. Volunteers are trained to participate as part of a practical support
about this project and
team, providing various necessary services to AID Atlanta clients.
to sign up.
(4 volunteers)
2. Jerusalem House
Audrianna Riley
Tuesday,
New: Jerusalem House provides a safe haven of hospitality and support
(H)458-6788
August 10
for people with AIDS who would otherwise be homeless. HOA
6:00-7:30pm
volunteers prepare a special meal for approximately 15 Jerusalem Hose
Perian Cassetty
Friday.
residents. (5 volunteers each date)
(H)873-5613
August 20
Holly Firfer
6:00pm 7:30pm
(H)315-9711
3. Project Open
Susan Bravman
Saturday.
Assist in the preparation of gourmet meals to homebound individuals
Hand Meal
(H)953-1092
August 7 & 21
with AIDS positive status.
Preparation
8:30-11:00 am
(3 volunteers each date)
Ruth Richardson
Saturday.
(H)435-4043
August 14 & 28
Volunteers are also needed to assist with meal preparation on Friday
8:30-11:00 am
evenings.
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
4. The Nature
Bob Randolph
Sunday,
The Nature Conservancy is dedicated solely to preserving important
Conservancy
(H)252-4994
August 8
plant and wildlife species and natural habitats around the world. Join a
Work Day
8:00am noon
local team for all day work party on one such habitat. Volunteers
should wear sturdy footwear and bring work gloves.
(10 volunteers)
5. Outdoor Hands!
Gene Wilson
Saturday.
Volunteers work in partnership with Park Pride to restore. preserve and
(H)723-9738
August 28.
beautify Atlanta parks and green spaces to insure we maintain a healthy
9:30am noon
urban environment by building natural habitats. planting trees and
clearing streams in many of Atlanta's parks. (10 volunteers)
6. Wesley Woods
Bill Carson
Saturday,
Wesley Woods is a seniors community near the Emory campus.
Landscaping
(H)373-1524
August 14
Volunteers are participating in a long-term grounds beautification
(W)352-2697
9:00am noon
project. Volunteers will plant and care for trees. flowers and shrubs.
(8 volunteers)
DISABLED PERSONS PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
7. Kids in Motion
Donna McCoskey
This project will
Join this group of 20 mild to moderately mentally impaired children
(H)439-0855
resume in September.
from the Atlanta Jewish Community Center in a variety of fun activities
Call Donna to find
such as bowling. field trips, sporting events and community fairs.
out more information
(5 volunteers)
and to sign up.
8. Operation
Karen Smilowitz
Saturday,
Special: Prevent Blindness Georgia needs volunteers to help wash
"I Care"
(H)261-3665
August 7
eyeglasses in Decatur. Over 20,000 eyeglasses have been donated to
(W)872-2252
1:00pm-4:00pm
"Operation I Care". a major new campaign to recycle old eyeglasses for
the needy in our state. (10 volunteers)
9. Ramps for
Matt Wilkerson
Saturday,
HOA volunteers help the disabled help themselves by building
Champs
(H)252-7723
August 7 & 21
wheelchair ramps for those in need. Construction skills are not essential
(W)668-6417
10:00am 3:00pm
to be a part of this team. In addition, RFC has a special need for several
individuals with contracting experience. (10 volunteers)
3
THE DISCOVERY PROGRAM (Saturday Tutorial Program)
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
10. Camp HOA
McGill
August 7th
Join the Discovery Program kids for our final summer project: A cook-
(Each school will go
Candi Hill
11:00am -3:00pm
out and baseball game at a local Atlanta park. Call the project
on each trip. Contact
(H)266-2387
coordinator for the school you want to work with.
the coordinator for
Parklane
(15 volunteers for each school)
the school you would
Lizanne Nichols
like to join.)
(H)609-9343
Whitefoord
Amy Moss
(H)266-2012
HOA volunteers participate in one-on-one tutoring sessions for students
in grades K-5. Volunteers do not need to have any teaching experience.
Tutoring--->
College Park
August 7. 14 & 21
Volunteers work together with the children on topics which enrich the
Jessica Kirkwood
9:45am - 12:00noon
students and teach them the importance of education.
(W)872-2252
(50 volunteers each date)
EDUCATION & LITERACY PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
11. All For One
Jessica Bennet
Weekdays, during the
All For One is Hands On Atlanta's children's reading program. It allows
(W)872-2252
school year.
HOA volunteers to participate in a comprehensive weekday reading
assistance program for school children in grades 1-5. Sessions involve
45 minute tutoring
45 minutes on one-on-one tutoring focused on reading skills.
sessions run
Volunteers with daytime hours available, or those who would like to
donate one lunch hour per week to this program should call Jessica for
more information. (60 volunteers)
12. Carrie Steel-
Darien Lewis
Monday.
Join five-to-eight-year-olds from this children's group for an evening of
Pitts
(H)732-8705
August 9
homework and story time.
Children's Home
6:30-8:00pm
(4 volunteers each date)
Beth Friedman
Monday.
(H)894-4084
August 16
(On August 9. Darien needs 10 volunteers to assist with a special
6:30-8:00pm
B-B-Q for the children.)
13. College Prep at
LaTonya McClain
Call LaTonya for
Assist Fulton High School students with the college admissions and
Fulton High
(H)908-9961
information on the
financial aid process in a workshop setting. Project begins October 7
August training
and will involve a weekly. daytime commitment on Thursday from
session.
9:00-11:00am. (5 volunteers)
14. Fulton Co.
Pete Simic--->
Tuesday,
Fulton Co. Emergency Shelter houses children who have been abused
Emergency
(H)874-7479
August 3. 10, 17. 24
and need a safe place to stay. Join children of all ages from the shelter
Shelter
& 31
for an evening of homework and story time.
6:30-8:30pm
(5 volunteers each date)
Stephanie Wolk
Sunday,
(W)827-1165
August 8 & 22
6:00-8:00pm
HOSPITAL PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
15. Grady
Marcia Goldberg->
Saturday.
Visit children in the waiting room at Grady Hospital's Pediatric
Pediatric*
(H)875-7537
August 14
Emergency Clinic. Volunteers bring coloring books. puzzles. and
10:00-11:30am
reading books to give to the children to help relieve boredom and stress.
Saturday,
(5 volunteers each date)
Bennett Oberfeld
August 21
(H)394-3044
10:00-11:30am
16. Kirkwood
Thom Bales
Wednesday,
New: Visit children in the waiting room at this community-based health
Health Clinic*
(H)874-5030
September 8 & 22
clinic in SE Atlanta. Volunteers bring coloring books, puzzles, and
10:00am-noon
reading books to give to the children to help relieve boredom and stress.
(5 volunteers each date)
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HOSPITAL PROJECTS cont.
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
17. Toys
Thursday Teams
Sunday Teams
Spend Thursday evening or Sunday morning visiting and delivering
Against
A. August 5
A. August 1
toys to children at Grady Memorial Hospital. Please call the team
Tears
Laurie Kiernicki
Alicia May
captain directly if you would like to be a part of an on-going team.
(H)847-4645
(H)432-7787
Volunteers make a six month commitment to deliver toys once a month.
B. August 12
B. August 8
If you are interested in trying this project or would like to be placed on
Dona Avery
Jean Hostetter
an alternate list. please call the appropriate leader (see left) to sign up
(H)409-9511
(H)373-4927
for a specific date.
(W)252-4030
C. August 19
C. August 15
Michele Irwin
Carol Jones
The third Thursday team is full. Volunteers are needed for all other
(H)389-9159
(W)455-8555
teams.
D. August 26
D. August 22
Chuck Keown
Shirley Hendrix-
(H)925-1424
Butler
(H)296-2196
E. August 29
Jodi Littlestone
(H)319-9955
HOUSEBUILDING & RENOVATION PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
18. Community
Jeff Woodward
Saturday,
Support much needed community development activities by helping
Redevelopment,
(H)933-8290
August 21 & 28
with the renovation of homes of the residents in low-income
Inc.
9:00am-1:00pm
neighborhoods. Special constructions skills are helpful. but not
required. (10 volunteers each date)
19. E.A.C.H.
Suzan Rowe
Saturday.
Build a dream with lumber, paint and tile - help us renovate houses for
Housebuilding
(H)641-1985
August 7
the homeless in and around Atlanta. Special construction skills are
& Renovation
8:30am-1:00pm
helpful. but not required. Ask a friend to join you in this team effort!
Jim Kiernicki
Saturday,
(15 volunteers each date)
(H)688-1969
August 21
8:30am-1:00pm
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
21. International
Susan Walker
Call Susan for more
HOA is seeking volunteers who are interested in teaching English as a
Outreach
(H)373-6553
information about the
second language to refugees and immigrants on a one-to-one basis in the
project and to sign
participant's home.
up.
(10 volunteers)
22. Latin American
Judy Talmadge
Tuesday
The Latin American Association provides a wide array of social services
Association ESL
(H)577-1845
August 3, 10, 17, 24
for Atlanta's Latino community. Volunteers will assist a teacher by
Tutoring
& 31
tutoring adults with English in a classroom at Lindburgh Plaza.
6:00 8:00pm
(4 volunteers each date)
MENTORING PROJECTS
Activity
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
23. Cool Girls of
Pam Hurst
Tuesday.
On Tuesday afternoons, you'll find a roomful of smiling faces at Drew
Eastlake
(W)577-9266
August 3. 10, 17. 24
Park Recreation Center. The Cool Girls organization works with girls
Meadows
& 31
who are at-risk in metro Atlanta's public housing projects. Weekly
4:30-6:00pm
gatherings focus on self-esteem. conflict resolutions. sexuality, career
choices, personal hygiene, and other needs that may otherwise go
unmet. Volunteers provide attention and guidance within the framework
of wholesome activities that keep girls off the streets after school.
(10 volunteers.)
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MENTORING PROJECTS cont.
24. Cool Mothers
Pam Hurst
Saturday.
This program is offered to teenage girls in the Eastlake Meadows who
(W)577-9266
August 7. 14. 21
are pregnant or who have recently had children. Volunteers focus on
& 28
developing relationships with the girls. in this case. as a means to teach
10:30am-1:00pm
prenatal. child development and parenting skills.
(5 volunteers each date)
SENIOR PROJECTS
Activity
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
25. Clown Therapy
Char Franklin
Wednesday.
Come on, join the fun! A professional clown will show you the way to
(H)552-8813
August 4
bring smiles and joy to residents at Heritage Convalescent. No
(W)225-5672
7:00-8:30pm
experience necessary and more volunteers are needed to clown around.
(5 volunteers)
26. Deliver Flowers
Joanie Hardin
Saturday,
Deliver flowers to older adults in the Midtown-Virginia Highland area.
to the elderly at
(H)394-3714
August 14
A group of volunteers cut and arrange flowers. create bouquets and
Ansley Pavilion
10:00am-noon
chat with seniors. You receive more than you give on this project! If
Michele Wagner
Saturday,
you can donate bud vases for this project. please call Joanie or
(H)350-7136
August 28
Michelle.
10:00am-noon
(4 volunteers each date)
27. Heritage
Brenda Reece
Tuesday.
Join the residents at the Heritage Convalescent Center for an
Convalescent
(H)873-2737
August 10
entertaining evening of bingo and socializing.
Center
6:30-8:30pm
(4 volunteers)
Joelle Grove
Monday.
This team makes a once-a-month commitment to play bingo with the
(H)668-9172
August 16
elderly residents of the Heritage Convalescent Center.
6:30-8:30pm
(4 volunteers)
28. King's Bridge
Karen Butler
Wednesday,
Read and play simple games with seniors at this NE Atlanta
Retirement
(H)455-3570
August 4 & 18
convalescent center. Show you care by offering love and attention for
Center
6:30-8:30pm
2 hours on a Wednesday night. (6 volunteers)
29. Marietta Health
Anilda Cabrera
Saturday,
The senior citizens at the Marietta Health Care Center look forward to
Care Center
(H)973-7303
August 28
visits from HOA volunteers who lead games and other activities. This
10:00-11:30am
project located in Smyrna area provides a great location for folks
living in NW Atlanta. (4 volunteers)
30. Pet Therapy at
Coleen Kelly
Saturday.
Family: Bring your own friendly pet and brighten the lives of the
Tucker Nursing
(H)740-0768
August 21
senior residents at this NE Dekalb Co. nursing home. Families are
Home
10:30-11:30am
especially invited to participate. (6 volunteers)
31. Pet Therapy at
Sharon Bressoud
Saturday.
Brighten a Saturday morning for elderly veterans and their families
the VA Nursing
(W)220-1208
August 21
with a roomful of friendly pets from the Cobb Co. Humane Society.
Home
10:30-11:30am
(6 volunteers)
32. Take a Sr.
Leslie Maple
Saturday,
A group of elderly residents at the Roosevelt House eagerly awaits
Shopping
(W)873-2582
August 14
HOA volunteers each month to escort them to the grocery store and
11:00am-2:00pm
help them with their shopping. Volunteers who drive a four door
vehicle are worshipped endlessly. (5 volunteers)
33. Talent Scouts
Jennifer Jenkins
Planning Meeting:
New: If you love to sing, dance play an instrument, give dramatic
(H)394-3303
Tuesday,
readings. or even stand-up comedy-come share your talents with those
(W)730-3155
August 3
in need of a little sunshine. All that is required is some energy, desire
6:30-8:00pm
to perform and as much time as you want to give. This traveling road
At the HOA office!
show will visit nursing homes. shelters and youth centers and any
Pizza and drinks
other place in need of a great show to brighten the day!
provided.
(15 volunteers)
34. Weinstein Adult
Thom Bales
Sunday,
In a safe, home-like setting, the Center provides stimulating activities
Day Center*
(W)872-2252
August 22
for seniors who live alone or whose families work during the day. It
2:00-4:00pm
offers two programs, one for seniors who are alert but have physical
limitations and another for those with moderate to severe memory
loss. Volunteers will assist seniors in activity programs, help serve
meals and provide much-needed social contact. (3 volunteers)
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SHELTER PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
35. "Bookin' It"
Scott Heard
Saturday
Working with local bookstores. schools. and corporations. volunteers
(H)873-1910
August 7
sort. organize and deliver high quality. useful books to 6 area homeless
10:00am-noon
shelters. This month's event will be held in conjuction with the Olympic
Force's '93 Signature Event. (8 volunteers)
36. DeKalb Humane
Ann Beebe
Saturday.
The Humane Society works to find loving homes for homeless animals.
Society
(H)320-6996
August 7 & 21
Volunteers staff a pet adoption booth at the PETsMart pet store in
(W)841-5104
Tucker and assist in handling the adoption process. Two volunteers are
Vicki D'Amico
Saturday,
needed for each 3 hour shift on Saturdays.
(H)590-9251
August 14 & 28
(4 volunteers each shift on each date)
9:30am-12:30pm or
12:30-3:30 pm
37. Help House
Debora Forsythe
Wednesday,
Transform a few bags of groceries into a healthy. hearty feast for the
Shelter
Bartholomei
August 11
tired and hungry residents of the Help House. Join in the fun of
"Family Feast"
(H)552-7447
6:00-8:00pm
preparing the evening meal with other volunteers and making a tangible
(W)604-2131
difference in the lives of homeless families.
Holley Walton
(8 volunteers)
(H)320-3411
38. Samaritan
Mike Casteel
Tuesday,
New: The Samaritan House is a day facility supporting homeless men
House
(H)392-9616
August 3&10
and women in their effort to find work HOA volunteers will go to
Evenings
6:30-9:00pm
various shelters to assist clients in setting up a voice mail box for each
Thursday
user. After being trained themselves. volunteers will serve as trainers
August 26
for the agencies, which involves deciding on a password. selecting and
6:30- 9:00pm
recording a greeting and learning how to retrieve messages. Come after
work and help out! A light meal will be provided. (8 volunteers)
39. Samaritan
Ruth Falck
Saturday,
The Samaritan House is a day facility supporting homeless men and
House
(H)572-9017
August 7. 14, 21
women in their effort to find work by providing shower and laundry
Saturdays
& 28
facilities, clothes closet, laser printed resumes and a 24-hour message
8:00-10:00am
service. Each Saturday morning, a HOA team of volunteers is
responsible for opening up Samaritan House. preparing breakfast,
signing in guests. managing the clothes closet and answering the phone.
(3 volunteers each date)
40. Samaritan
Ruth Falck
Sunday,
Samaritan House will begin opening 8-10am on Sundays. A minimum
House
(H)572-9017
August 8 & 22
of four volunteers is required to open. prepare breakfast. write down
Sundays
8:00-10:00am
potential jobs from the Sunday classified ads. etc. One person will
serve as the team leader. keeping a set of keys to open up and to secure
the facilities at the end of the shift. (4 volunteers each date)
41. Shelter Softball
Bryan Davis
Sunday,
HOA will be fielding a full-fledged team combining the talents of
(W)876-4486
August 15 & 29
volunteers and homeless men. Volunteers help transport players from
2:00-4:00pm
Milton Ave. Shelter to games, which are played at the Brookhaven Boys
and Girls Club. (8 volunteers each date)
It's coming sooner than you thought!
Hands On Atlanta Day has been moved
to Saturday,October 9, 1993.
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SOUP KITCHEN PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
42. Butler Street
Sally Tabb
Friday.
Begin your day on a positive note! Early risers can prepare eggs, grits.
Breakfast for the
(H)841-0205
August 6, 13, 20
an biscuits and serve them with a dose of compassion to the homeless.
Homeless
& 27
Volunteers meet at the Open Door Community on Ponce de Leon to
6:30-8:30am
prepare breakfast and take to Butler Street for distribution.
(4 volunteers each date)
43. Food Bank
Rusty Ward
Wednesday,
Spend an evening at the Atlanta Community Food Bank sorting and
Wednesdays
(H)373-5638
August 4 & 18
packaging food for delivery to soup kitchens and shelters throughout the
6:00-8:00pm
city. Extra volunteers are always helpful! Gather a group of friends or
Christi Murray-
Wednesday.
co-workers and join us.
(H)888-0992
August 11 & 25
(15 volunteers each date)
6:00-8:00pm
44. Food Bank
Beth Botheroyd
Friday.
Join this healthy. friendly Friday night alternative. Volunteers sort food
Friday
(H)978-8256
August 27
boxes for distribution to programs serving the hungry. Volunteers will
6:30-8:30pm
venture to a nearby restaurants afterwards. (25 volunteers)
45. Odyssey III
Rick Julian
Sunday.
Join a team of Hands On Atlanta volunteers to prepare a Sunday
(H)872-2272
August 1, 8, 15. 22
breakfast of grits. eggs and sausage for the homeless. Kitchen space is
& 29
limited. so please call the project coordinator to sign up for a specific
8:45-11:00am
date. (3 volunteers each date)
46. Open Door
Candy Barfield
Saturday,
Help prepare sandwiches and soup, serve lunch and provide hospitality
Community
(H)231-0802
August 14 & 28
for the lunch-time guests at this community kitchen for the homeless on
Soup Kitchen
9:00am-noon
Ponce de Leon Ave. (5 volunteers)
TEAM WORKS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
47. TeamWorks
Kathleen Kelly
Saturday.
Team Works is HOA's 6 month team project which allows volunteers to
(W)872-2252
August 14 & 28
participate in a variety of community service projects and spend time
9:00am-noon
reflecting on the nature of their service. Team members agree to
participate in an orientation. 4 service projects and an evaluation
together. HOA currently has 8 active teams. Four more will begin in
the fall. August projects will be conducted at Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church's Outdoor Activity Center, the Atlanta Community Food Bank,
Jerusalem House. Jonesboro Children's Project and the Community
Center of South Decatur. (10 volunteers per team)
48. Team Works
Kathleen Kelly
Training Week:
New: A team of 5 adult and 8 youth volunteers are developing
Leadership
(W)872-2252
August 9-13
leadership and team-building skills in order to develop and implement
Council
their own. major service project.
(15 volunteers-full)
49. TeamWorks
Kathleen Kelly
Training:
Adult volunteers work with high school students on 8 teams at a variety
with Youth
(W)872-225
Saturday,
of projects around the city for a 3 month period. The project especially
September 11
needs experienced volunteers who have worked with or are committed
10:00am-1:00pm
to work with high school youth.
(6 adult volunteers per team)
Have you participated in Team Works, HOA's innovative team
volunteer project? Sign up for a team and come join diverse
individuals in an informative, engaging experience in service.
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YOUTH PROJECTS
Project
Coordinator
Date & Time
Description
50. Cascade House
Jackie Perkins-Piper
Saturday,
Family: Cascade House provides transitional housing and care for
Shelter for
(W)246-2288
August 21
homeless women and children. HOA volunteers participate in a wide
Women and
10:00am-noon
variety of activities and outings with children and their mothers.
Children
Volunteers are invited to bring their children to participate in this
excursion to the SciTrek. (8 volunteers)
51. Fulton County
John Kaminer
Monday
The children and youth from the shelter benefit from social interaction
Emergency
(H)843-2982
August 9
and participation by adult volunteers who lead them in a variety of
Shelter
6:00-8:00pm
interesting group outings. This month's outing is to the Fern Bank
Nature Walk. (10 volunteers)
52. Jonesboro
Myrene Maske
Thursday,
Each week volunteers will lead interesting reading activities. mind
Community
(H)873-3108
August 12 & 26
stimulating games and creative craft projects for children aged 5-12
Children's
Julia Hurt
7:00-8:00pm
living in the community.
Activities
(H)761-4902
(5 volunteers each date)
53. Our House
Marche' Steele
Tuesday.
New: Mentor and assist children at the shelter with a variety of
Children's
(H)321-7917
August 10 & 24
enrichment activities.
Shelter
7:00-8:30am
(3 volunteers each date)
54. Pet Therapy @
Therese Sollars
Saturday,
Those lovable animals from the Dekalb Humane Society are at it again!
DeKalb
(W)986-2720
August 21
This time they are at the Dekalb Emergency Shelter intent on making
Emergency
11:00am-noon
the day happier for the youth staying at the shelter. One hour of
Shelter
volunteering will make a world of difference! (10 volunteers)
55A. Refugee
Marshall Cohen
Saturday,
A group of children from Catholic Refugee Services looks forward to
Children's and
(H)876-4924
August 21
field trips and activities with HOA volunteers. Multi-lingual volunteers
Youth's Outing
10:00-noon
are encouraged to participate.
(12 volunteers)
55B. Refugee
Victor Grimaldi
Saturday,
Another group of children from Catholic Refugee Services looks
Children's and
(H)945-0513
August 28
forward to field trips and activities with HOA volunteers. Multi-lingual
Youth's Outing
10:00-noon
volunteers are encouraged to participate.
(12 volunteers)
56. Salvation Army
Victoria Patrick
Wednesday,
New: This shelter provides transitional housing and support services for
Youth Program
(H)816-1219
August 11 & 25
about 25 homeless families. HOA volunteers lead games. arts & crafts
7:30-9:00pm
and other enrichment activities for children while their parents attend
educational or training events. (15 volunteers each date)
57. Village Atlanta
Carol Shannon
Tuesday,
Village Atlanta offers transitional rehabilitation to homeless mothers.
Child Care
(H)872-8743
August 10 & 24
You can contribute to the high success rate of this project by taking care
6:45-8:15pm
of babies and young children while their mothers are looking for jobs or
receiving counseling. (6 volunteers)
58. Youth
Lea McLees
Call Lea for more
Stop the presses! Atlanta is developing its own youth run and written
Communications
(H)373-7467
information about this
newspaper Adult volunteers are needed to serve as journalism and
project and to sign up.
business management mentors. Join this exciting endeavor in metro
Atlanta. (5 volunteers)
Copy Mart
Cumberland
Full Color Copies High Speed Xerox Copies
Printing*Typesetting Design
Artwork Output From Disk
Overlook III
Galleria 300
2859 Paces Ferry Road
300 Galleria Parkway
433-2628
Corporate Accounts
953-0558
Pick-up Available
Fax 431-1054
Fax 953-1064
Many Thanks to COPY MART for printing our monthly calendar!
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HANDS ON ATLANTA AUGUST 1993 INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
The following projects are a sampling of opportunities requiring an ongoing, individual commitment by volunteers.
Some of these projects require a particular professional or technical skill.
If you are interested in one of these projects or any of the 30 other individual volunteer opportunities.
call Individual Projects Coordinator Marcia Goldberg at (H)875-7537
Project
Description
AIDS
The goals of the hotline are to provide information. education. referrals and support. as well as to expand the
Hotline for
resources available to women and increase the visibility of women within the AIDS crisis. The AIDS Hotline
Women
for Women uses volunteers as phone counselors and as members of development committees. Training will
be provided for new volunteers.
Art
Art Odyssey is an educational outreach program designed to bring art, history and archaeology from the
Odyssey
Michael C. Carlos Museum to young people in the community. The goal of the program is to serve
organizations including schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and children's shelters with educational
programs designed to encourage the growth of young minds. Programs begin at 10:00 and 11:00am. Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Volunteers are needed to be presenters for the program.
First Steps
First Steps is a statewide child abuse prevention program of the Georgia Council on Child Abuse. Its primary
goal is to stop child abuse before it starts, by providing a new mother with emotional support, child care
education, referrals to community resources, and a 24-hour crisis help line. Volunteers are needed to meet
individually with clients and to teach parenting classes.
Latin American
The Latin American Association provides a wide array of social services for Atlanta's Latino community. A
Association
group of HOA volunteers help with the English as a Second Language class on Tuesdays, but volunteers are
needed Monday-Thursdays to assist the classroom teacher by tutoring adults in their classroom at Lindbergh
Plaza.
Missing Links
Missing Links is a non-profit organization which was formed to provide a computerized network of
information, technical assistance and referral services to help find missing, abducted and runaway children in
Georgia. Volunteers are needed to assist with the distribution of flyers and other information about the
organization, as well as helping to answer the 24 hour hotline calls, and are especially needed evenings and
weekends.
YES!
YES! Atlanta is an organization committed to working with youth living on the edge. Their mission is to
Atlanta
demonstrate that a united community, working through its youth, can open the possibility of tomorrow to
everyone. Volunteers are needed as committed partners, making a one-on-one relationship with a young
person and helping him/her to meet self-selected goals over a 12 month period.
HANDS ON ATLANTA AUGUST 1993 COMMITTEE MEETINGS
All interested volunteers are encouraged to attend a committee meeting or to contact the committee chairperson
to learn more about the committee. All meetings are held at the HOA office
931 Monroe Drive, Suite 208, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.
Committee
Chairperson
Meeting
Common Focus
Thom Bales
Wednesday,
Forum
(W)872-2252
August 11
7:00-8:30pm
Education
Jessica Bennet
Monday,
Committee
(W)872-2252
August 23
6:30pm
Fundraising
Cyndee Dubrof
Call Cyndee to find out about the
Committee
(H)982-9870
committee and how you can help!
Public Relations
Suzanne Thompson
Call to find out about upcoming
Committee
(W)231-0660
public relations projects!
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HANDS ON ATLANTA
AUGUST 1993 BULLETIN BOARD
The HOA Bulletin Board is intended as a vehicle for communicating HOA's current organizational needs and keeping
volunteers apprised of special volunteer opportunities throughout the community. If you are interested in becoming
involved, please call the listed contact.
HANDS ON ATLANTA ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Hands on Atlanta's calendar mailout will be held on August 26 at the HOA office. We need your assistance in
preparing the calendar for distribution to our membership. We also need ongoing assistance with the day to day
administrative tasks of the organization. If you can help, please call Mary Wilson in the office at 872-2252. Thanks
to June-July office volunteers: Randy Berger, Roderick Boone, Suzanne Burger, Natalie Douglas, Harlan Eplan, Leila
Griffith, Angela Hall, Pat Hall, George Hall, Kerry Hall, Becca Hoyt, Carla Huntey, Jennifer Hyatt, Ginny Johnston,
Malcolm Lewis, Donald Mathis, Michael Mathis, Annette Ngo, Jocelyn Shepherd, Heather Smith, Chuck Wilkinson,
Cathi Worst; and Interns: Curtis Callaway, Kathleen Kelly, Myrene Maske, Colleen Milligan, Brook Raflo, Karen
Smilowitz and Evemarie Tol.
HOA is expanding its office space! To accommodate our larger staff, we desperately need the following office items:
5 ft. modular units, 2 drawer filing cabinet, 4 shelf bookcases, small office desks, folding tables, computer stands, office
chairs, and conference chairs. Other HOA wish list Items include: desktop printing calculator, computers, IBM
correctable film ribbon cassettes, clamp desk lamp, plastic milk crates, individually packaged snacks, portable
dishwasher, water cooler, sports equipment, tool kit, copy paper, Avery computer labels and index tabs, toner cartridges
for an EPL 6000 printer, spiral binding system and children's books & games. Please call Mary Wilson at 872-2252 if
you or your company can donate any of these items.
HOA's Summer of Service program is looking for the following items: beeper rental, entertainment event tickets,
individually packaged snacks, journal notebooks, video camera, van rental.
HOA projects are looking for the following items: new toys, school supplies (i.e., crayons, glue, etc.), quality books
and unused toiletry items to pass along to our shelter projects.
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER NEEDS
Hands On Atlanta needs your help in creating a comfortable home for people in your area moving out of homelessness.
By donating usable items to the Metro Atlanta Furniture Bank, the families at HOA can benefit. Furnishings will be
picked up free of charge and credited to Hands On Atlanta by calling 355-8530. All donations are tax-deductible.
Mark your calendars early for the Golf Tournament sponsored by Levi Strauss Community Involvement Team that will
benefit Hands On Atlanta. The tournament will be held on October 4 at the Polo Field Golf and Country Club in
Cummings, GA, with lunch starting at 11:30am and the tee-off at 1:00pm. Tickets will cost $100 per person, and lunch
is included in the ticket price. For more information, please contact Nicole Blase at 901-6035.
The Atlanta Area Chapter Alzheimer's Association will be sponsoring the second annual Memory Walk on Saturday,
October 2, from 9am-noon. Volunteers are needed to serve as Walk Marshalls, and must attend an orientation session on
Saturday, September 18 from 10am-1pm, as well as being available on the day of the walk. Volunteers are also needed
on weekdays to provide assistance at the Chapter's day center in Doraville, either as entertainment volunteers or as day
care assistants. For further information on any of these projects, please call Cliff Burt at 451-1300.
The Great American Race for Quality (GARQ) is an annual event that promotes National Quality Month by
recognizing the efforts of all those involved in continuing improvement activities, generating quality enthusiasm, and
raising money for the Boys & Girls Clubs' Olympic Program. Volunteers will help out on the day of the race ( October 3
@ 2:30pm) by transporting children to and from the race, sponsoring a child from the Clubs, walking/running with the
children, monitoring the course and supervising the children. If you would like to help out with this event, contact Peggy
Myles at 676-5787.
The Children's Festival, celebrating the conclusion of Summer Reading at Atlanta Fulton Public Library, will be held on
August 14 at the Central Library. Volunteers are needed to assist as greeters, face-painters, and costume storybook
characters. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Margaret Roach at 730-1963.
Hands On Atlanta Day
October 9, 1993
What difference can one day make? On Saturday, October 9, 1993, more than five thousand volunteers
will perform community service throughout Atlanta in projects as diverse as beautifying parks to serving
meals in soup kitchens.
In addition to providing thousands of hours of volunteer service to the community, the Hands On Atlanta
Day Serve-A-Thon will raise funds for Hands On Atlanta, Inc. Similar to the procedure followed in other
charitable "walk-a-thons" and "fun-runs," Hands On Atlanta Day volunteers will seek out financial
sponsors for their day of service. Through this one day of volunteer activity on October 9th, volunteers and
corporate sponsors ensure that Hands On Atlanta can provide volunteer services year-round.
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Hands On Atlanta Day will be Atlanta's third annual "Serve-A-Thon." The tremendous success of our 1992
Serve-A-Thon, which mobilized more than 4,000 Atlantans and raised $200,000, has spurred volunteers in
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This year we hope to involve up to 6,000 volunteers and raise more than $300.000.
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Over 400 volunteers will be needed to organize this tremendous event.
Join in the excitement and help us prepare for Hands On Atlanta Day.
We are looking for Project Coordinators for more than 200 various projects. The total time commitment for Project
Coordinators will be approximately ten hours. The short list of responsibilities includes:
A) attending just one of the following evening orientation meetings:
Wednesday July 28, Thursday, August 5, Tuesday, August 10. or Thursday, August 19 at the HOAoffice
B) meeting with the agency to discuss your project,
C) meeting with your Area Captain for specific questions about your project.
We are also looking for Team Captains. Team Captains will take responsibility for recruiting and leading a team of ten or
more individuals.
Please call Judith Jacobson or Evemarie Tol at the Hands On Atlanta office at 872-2252 if you are interested in
helping with Hand On Atlanta Day.
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2:00 - 2:10 Refreshments with Corps Members & Teachers
2:10 - 2:15 Welcome and Introductions: Corps Member Tenera McPherson
2:15 - 2:20 Senator Sam Nunn - Overview of National Service
Fulton County Commissioner Michael Lomax - The Importance of a
Youth Corps to Atlanta.
2:20 - 3:00 Panel Discussion: A Summer of Service in College Park Community
Moderator: Tenera McPherson
Corps Members:
Jonathan Lupton: Recruiting, Training & Physical
Service Projects
Karimah Dillard: A Typical Day - Classroom and After-School
Program & Discovery
Glilberto Gabriel: Service Learning & The Teams
School Administrator: Mr. Field - Principal, College Park Elementary School
Teachers: Ms. Keels & Ms. Butler
Closing Remarks: Eli Segal - Assistant to the President
Director of the Office of National and Community Service
Question & Answer Session
3:00 - 3:30 Tour of the After-School Program - Escorted by Corps Members
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PRESERVATION
HANDS ON ATLANTA'S
SUMMER OF SERVICE YOUTH CORPS
Introduction
Hands On Atlanta is a nonprofit volunteer service organization which promotes
volunteerism and direct community service among concerned Atlantans. Founded in the
spring of 1989, HOA is galvanizing a corps of thousands of individuals to work together in a
variety of ways to make Atlanta a better place to live. In 1992, HOA contributed more than
50,000 volunteer hours to the community.
Following up on President Clinton' S call for a summer of youth service, Hands On Atlanta
was selected out of 430 applicants as one of 16 organizations to gather energetic young
people to pilot a youth corps to address the problems facing our communities.
During this first Summer of Service, 1,500 individuals between the ages of 17 and 25 are
participating in service projects that address the education, health, public safety, housing
and environmental needs of children. Hands On Atlanta's youth corps of 50 is
concentrating its efforts in the area of education.
The Corps
HOA's Summer of Service Corps is made up of diverse individuals who share a
commitment to community service and the needs of children. These pioneers of youth
service serve as role models bridging together sectors of the community who are often
separated by the cleavages of race and socio-economics. In exchange for their service this
summer, Corps members are be paid minimum wage for nine and a half weeks, plus be
awarded a $1,000 post-service stipend designated for their educational and training plans.
The Service
HOA's Summer of Service youth corps is serving College Park Elementary School, the only
year-round elementary school in Georgia during the first quarter of its academic year.
Corps members will work on both individual assignments as teachers' assistants and tutors
as well as on group projects. The Corps is establishing and directing an after-school
program, which includes sections in sports, arts & crafts, and multicultural educational
activities. In addition, the corps is working on a variety of physical improvement projects
for the school and surrounding neighborhood. Corps members are fostering improved
relations between the school and neighborhood through multiple outreach projects. The
Corps' legacy will be the ongoing community and volunteer involvement in College Park
Elementary School.
On Saturday, all corps members volunteer and serve as Grade Captains for The Discovery
Program. As Grade Captain, corps members are responsible for creating the tutoring
lesson plan, directing the adult volunteers in tutoring, and making learning fun for the
children.
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Service Learning
Service learning unites education with action. Daily, the corps is learning the empowering
nature of serving others and in the process of serving, developing leadership skills,
formulating a personal concept of citizenship, and gaining a new understanding of working
with individuals from different backgrounds and experiences. Through an action/reflection
model of service learning, the corps members are studying and addressing issues
surrounding public education and at risk children.
Each day, corps members meet in teams for reflection, group discussions, and journal
writing, in addition to reading articles that will supplement their learning. Each Friday
morning, the corps participates in a variety of leadership and citizenship development
workshops with panel discussions, guest speakers, and series of exercises. Service
learning helps corps members appreciate how service can be a significant, and ongoing
part of ones life. Corps members are developing the informed judgment, imagination and
skill that leads to a greater capacity to contribute to the common good.
Conclusion
This summer will be a test for the national expansion of youth service. Our goal is to
community. provide valuable service to the community while developing the future leaders of our
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Hands On Atlanta's Summer of Service is deploying a diverse youth corps (ages
17 - 25) in a year-around school (College Park Elementary) to act as teaching
assistants, tutors, and mentors. During the Summer of Service, the corps is
working on physical projects for the school and the surrounding neighborhoods,
establishing and managing an after-school program, and engaging in community
outreach activities to increase volunteer involvement in the school. Through their
service, the corps is supporting the teachers and administration in their mission
to educate the children, providing the children with individual attention and
tutoring assistance, serving as role models to increase their self-esteem and
interest in learning, and leaving a lasting legacy of community and volunteer
involvement at College Park Elementary School.
Through an action/reflection model of service learning, the corps members are
studying and addressing issues surrounding children and education. Through
their Summer of Service, the corps is learning the empowering nature of serving
others and in the process of serving, developing leadership skills, formulating a
personal concept of citizenship, and gaining a new understanding of working with
individuals from different backgrounds and experiences.
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
Puppet Theatre - Mon &Wed, A/B
Swimming Lessons - Tues & Th, C
To introduce students to puppetry arts; to
Students learn basic swimming, floating,
interest them in reading; Grades 2-5.
bobbing. Grades K-5.
Create Your Own Book - Mon&Wed, A/B
Softball - Tues & Th, C
Children write and illustrate their own
To develop motor skills, team building,
book; Grades 2-5.
and sportsmanship. Grades 2-5.
Power of Pictures - Mon & Wed, A/B
Forensics/Public Speaking - Tues &
To introduce students to video production
Th, A/B; Improve speech skills with
and broadcasting. Grades 4-5.
emphasis on grammar/delivery, 2-5.
Creative Corner - Mon & Wed, C
Dance Program -Tues, Wed & Th, C
Develop imagination through drama, plays,
Relating dance to African- American
improvisation, etc. Grades K-5.
History. Grades K-5.
5 Quarter Basketball - Mon & Wed, C
Art History - Tues & Th, C
Combination of academic skills and athletics;
Cultural history through art. Grades 3-5.
Grades 4-5.
Poet-Me - Mon & Wed, C Introduction
Homework Lab - Mon - Thurs, A/B or C
to poetry and poets; Students create poetry
Assist children with homework.
about themselves; Grades 4-5.
Grades K-5.
Creative Writing - Mon & Wed, C
Games - Mon & Wed , A/B
Increase students' creativity and writing
Students will play card and board games.
skills; Grades 4-5.
Grades K-5.
"I think very deeply". - Mon & Wed, C
Around the World In "25" Days, Mon-
Develop speaking, discussion, and
Thurs, C. Create cultural awareness in
thinking skills. Grades 4-5.
students. Learn about many cultures; K-5.
Checkmate - Mon & Wed, C
Art Club - Mon & Wed, A/B; K-2
Introduction to basic chess. Grades K-5.
Tues & Thurs, A/B; 3-5
Art introduction through various mediums.
Computer Tutoring - Tues & Th, A/B
Blast off with Science - Tues & Wed C
To develop students' computer skills.
Create science projects using everyday
Grades 3-5.
materials. Launch a rocket. Grades 3-5.
Think Like A Dinosaur - Tues & Th,
African Folklore/History - Wed A/B
A/B; Learn about dinosaurs through projects
Introduce students to African folklore
and activities. Grades 3-5.
and history. Grades 2-5.
Call to Manhood - Tues & Th, A/B;
Basic Cooking with a Touch of
Empower boys by developing their drive
Culture - Mon & Thurs, C
and ambition. Grades 2-5.
Basic cooking of ethnic dishes, Grades K-5.
Letter Writing - Wed C
Frisbee - Mon, C
To develop a love for writing and
Learn teamwork and sportsmanship
receiving letters. Grades 1-5.
skills while having fun. Grades 2-5.
Bicycle Science - Mon C
Fun Cooking - Tues & Thurs, C
The mechanics of bicycles;
Students make dessert treats. Learn
bike safety and rules. Grades K-5.
cake decorating skills. Grades 3-5.
Cheerleading/ Drill Team, Mon-
Dinner Theatre - Tues & Thurs, C
Thurs, A/B; Basic cheerleading skills
A showcase of students artuistic, theatrical
and techniques. Grades 3-5.
and musical talents. Grades 3-5.
Charm School - Mon & Wed, A/B
Wild Kingdom - Tues & Thurs, A/B
Students learn etiquette skills while
Explore the fascinating world of animals.
having fun. Grades K-5.
Grades K-5.
Girl Scouts - Thurs, C.
Library - Mon - Thurs, A/B or C
The five worlds of Girl
Students visit the College Park Public
Scouting. Challenges girls face
Library and participate in the library
growing up. Grades K-5.
programs. Grades K-5.
The Evolution of RAP - Mon & Wed
A/B. Explore the World of RAP using
African origins, poems of Langston
Hughes, and others. Grades 4-5.
"I challenge a new generation of young Americans to a season of service: to act on your idealism by
helping troubled children, keeping company with those in need, reconnecting torn communities."
Lamar Harris
teaches Col-
PRESIDENT CLINTON,
lege Park Ele-
JAN. 20, 1993
mentary stu-
dents some
dance moves
Some teens
during rehearsal
for a play.
spend summer
Kim Nguyen
assists refugee
serving others
children with
By Kris Worrell
a computer
STAFF WRITER
program that
helps them be-
Lamar Harris bounds across the College Park Ele-
come profi-
mentary School stage, his muscular, 5-foot-10-inch
cient in English.
frame gracefully demonstrating the five ballet po-
sitions.
A group of students - all girls save for one brave,
taunted boy - slowly stop giggling and watch in
wonder.
Mr. Harris is spending his summer convincing kids
that it's better to dance than dodge bullets.
He should know. The 19-year-old ex-football player
was shot in the back in a gang fight outside a Krystal's in
College Park. He was in the 10th grade at the time.
He left the gang and went on to graduate from Tri-
Cities High School in East Point. Now headed for Geor-
gia Southern University this fall, Mr. Harris is mentor-
ing children as part of Summer of Service, a community
service program based on President Clinton's National
Service plan.
A trimmed-down version of the President's National
Service Trust Act passed the Senate on a 58-41 vote
Tuesday that forced the original five-year plan to be
sharply reduced to a three-year plan, at an estimated
cost of $1.5 billion. Negotiators now must reconcile it
with a somewhat broader House version.
"I felt kind of obligated to lead kids on a different
path than I had," says Mr. Harris, a serious, burly teen
who, during rehearsals for a school play, manages to
gently teach dance moves to students without losing an
ounce of his toughness. "I've had kids come, fifth-grad-
ers, [who] say 'I want to get out of a gang, how do I do
that?'
Somebody has to help them."
Mr. Harris is one of 1,475 young Americans - in-
cluding 100 young people in Atlanta - who have re-
sponded to the call for service. Under the Summer of
Service program, young people ages 17 to 25 work with
underprivileged children through organizations in 16
urban sites around the country, including two in At-
lanta:
Hands On Atlanta works with 50 service partici-
pants at College Park Elementary. They assist teachers
in the classroom and teach students everything from
finger painting to soccer in after-school programs. The
school, on a year-round schedule, opened its doors to
students on July 19 after a six-week break.
Greater Atlanta Conservation Corps, along with
Clark Atlanta University, has 10 teams of five young
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LIVING
the Atlanta Inurnal The Attanta Constitution
Service: 500 applications for 25 spots
Continued from BI
people each spread throughout
the community, teaching chil-
dren how 10 say no to gangs, work
out compromises with their par-
ents and walk away from con-
frontations. Other groups edu-
cate refugee children and teach
disadvantaged preschoolers the
skills they' need to get through
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kindergarten successfully.
ATLANGE
Participants are paid mini-
mum wage - $4.25 an hour -
and receive $1,000 scholarships
at summer's end for college or
technical schools.
Summer of Service also pro-
vides funding for 750 VISTA
Summer Associates and 1,100
additional members of the exist-
ing Youth Corps - 3,325 partici-
pants in total. The cost per mem-
ber is $3,198.
"Obviously there are plenty
of young people willing to serve,
roll up their sleeves and do what-
ever it takes," says Karen Wood,
executive director of the Greater
Atlanta Conservation Corps
Ms. Wood says the corps re-
JIRO OSE/Staff
ceived about 500 applications
College Park Elementary student Wykeshia Holloway (right) IS surprised by the art she
from around the country for 25
spots. Participants were chosen
created with the help of Marla Goldwasser (left), a Summer of Service program volunteer
on the basis of interviews, expe-
rience with children and previ-
gee children learn to spell in
ous volunteer work
SUMMER OF SERVICE
English through a computer
That positive response was
program
echoed around the country, espe-
"This 15 a first step. We can
1.475 young people. ages 17 to 25. are participating
cially after the president's
Program ends Aug. 20. It began June 19 with a national leadership train.
get them ready for school. says
speech at Rutgers University on
ing week at Treasure Island Naval Base in San Francisco.
Mr. Shula, a graduate of Clark-
March 1 in which he called
Budget $10.6 million
ston High School who fled Af.
young people to action. The
Members work nine weeks for minimum wage. then receive $1,000 to
ghanistan in 1984 with his family
White House Office of National
pay off student loans or apply toward college or technical school
by hiding under rice crops being
Service received more than 6,000
Members work with community service organizations in one of 16 ur-
transported over the border in
letters in the days following the
ban sites around the country. In Atlanta, they work with Hands On Atlanta
trucks
address, officials said.
and Greater Atlanta Conservation Corps in conjuriction with Clark Atlanta
Kim Nguyen. 19. a semor a!
A.T. Bostic, 20, a senior at
University.
Towers High School. thinks hav
Morehouse College who's work-
ing African American children
ing as a teaching aide at College
work and play with Somalis,
Park Elementary. thinks the
ing up and renovating the school
males "because you don't see a
Vietnamese. Cambodians and
country can't afford not to have
grounds and the Lottie Milter
lot of males [teaching] in ele-
other refugee children helps
such youth service full time
Homes, a nearby public housing
mentary schools,' says fifth.
build harmon;
"I think that's the major. flaw
authority complex where most of
grade teacher Lola Thornton.
"Before I came here, they
of the program - come Aug 21
the students have
"[Students] respect them
were always nghting. not playing
we all leave," says the psycholo-
SOS participants will spend
They see them as big brothers
together." she says "Vietnamese
gy major. "It would be better to
the last part of the summer work-
At the World Relief center III
didn't want to play with black
be here year-round
mg one-on-one with. students
Clarkston, Jimmy Shula, 19,
children But when we work with
"Who wouldn't want to do
who often don't get as much at-
works with the Greater Atlanta
them. they join hands together I
this?" asks Tracy Casteel, 20. a
tention as they need
Conservation Corps to help refu-
think it's important
student at Agnes Scott College
"The benefits are that at least
"It's very costly, but if you think
I can have 5-to-1 5 student-teach-
about how [in other ways] the
er ratio] whereas if 11 was just me
government is misusing funds
It would be 1 1 on 21," says Mea-
this is benefiting the commu-
trice Maize. a third-grade teach-
nity."
er who has two service partici-
Ms. Casteel and the other 49
pants and a part-time teaching
assistant
participants working at College
Park Elementary spent several
Each fifth-grade classroom
weeks earlier this summer clean-
has three service members all