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Youth volunteers helping build BR community center
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City Year Louisiana’s Young Heroes volunteer Sean Palmer, 15, clears weeds Saturday from the lot behind the future home of the nonprofit Bread of Life Community Resource Center. By SONIA SMITH
Advocate staff writer
Published: Apr 27, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
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Ten-year-old Derez Dixon grasped an oversized pair of wire cutters clipping away at barbed wire woven through a metal chain-link fence Saturday morning.
He was one of more than 100 volunteers gathered to spruce up the exterior of an abandoned recycling plant that will become the Bread of Life Community Resource Center that’s set to open June 1.
“I just felt like doing some hard work,” said Dixon, a fourth-grader at Broadmoor Elementary School.
Most of the volunteers came from City Year’s middle school and high school leadership development programs and were fixing up the building as their Global Youth Service Day project, said Kori Thomas, program manager for City Year Louisiana.
Dixon came out to volunteer with his brother, Jairyn Rogers, 13, a member of City Year’s Young Heroes program and a Broadmoor Middle School seventh-grader.
Rogers and the others in the Young Heroes program — middle school students from across the parish — spend three Saturdays a month doing service projects around the city.
“My favorite part is helping out the community and hanging out with friends,” Rogers said. “I thank my mom for bringing me.”
Standing beside the center, which had a fresh coat of purple paint, Rev. Belinda Washington said she was grateful for City Year’s help.
“City Year has been wonderful,” she said. “The work that they’re doing is worth thousands of dollars.”
Washington said the Bread of Life Community Center, 2321 Scenic Highway, would serve impoverished families and at-risk adults with day-care services for single parents, adult literacy classes and other forms of direct aid.
The nonprofit, faith-based center is partnered with Project Jumpstart and the 8th district African Methodist Church Hurricane Relief Center, Washington said.
As Kiara Louis waited in a shaded tent for lunch, she said she spent the morning picking up weeds around the property.
Louis, 15 and an eighth- grader at Kenilworth Middle School, said she enjoys her work with Young Heroes.
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Youth volunteers helping build BR community center
Click Image to Enlarge LIZ CONDO/The Advocate
City Year Louisiana’s Young Heroes volunteer Sean Palmer, 15, clears weeds Saturday from the lot behind the future home of the nonprofit Bread of Life Community Resource Center. By SONIA SMITH
Advocate staff writer
Published: Apr 27, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.
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Print Email Save Share Del.icio.us Digg Facebook Reddit Page 1 of 2 SINGLE PAGE VIEW
Ten-year-old Derez Dixon grasped an oversized pair of wire cutters clipping away at barbed wire woven through a metal chain-link fence Saturday morning.
He was one of more than 100 volunteers gathered to spruce up the exterior of an abandoned recycling plant that will become the Bread of Life Community Resource Center that’s set to open June 1.
“I just felt like doing some hard work,” said Dixon, a fourth-grader at Broadmoor Elementary School.
Most of the volunteers came from City Year’s middle school and high school leadership development programs and were fixing up the building as their Global Youth Service Day project, said Kori Thomas, program manager for City Year Louisiana.
Dixon came out to volunteer with his brother, Jairyn Rogers, 13, a member of City Year’s Young Heroes program and a Broadmoor Middle School seventh-grader.
Rogers and the others in the Young Heroes program — middle school students from across the parish — spend three Saturdays a month doing service projects around the city.
“My favorite part is helping out the community and hanging out with friends,” Rogers said. “I thank my mom for bringing me.”
Standing beside the center, which had a fresh coat of purple paint, Rev. Belinda Washington said she was grateful for City Year’s help.
“City Year has been wonderful,” she said. “The work that they’re doing is worth thousands of dollars.”
Washington said the Bread of Life Community Center, 2321 Scenic Highway, would serve impoverished families and at-risk adults with day-care services for single parents, adult literacy classes and other forms of direct aid.
The nonprofit, faith-based center is partnered with Project Jumpstart and the 8th district African Methodist Church Hurricane Relief Center, Washington said.
As Kiara Louis waited in a shaded tent for lunch, she said she spent the morning picking up weeds around the property.
Louis, 15 and an eighth- grader at Kenilworth Middle School, said she enjoys her work with Young Heroes.
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
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City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors, and role models, these leaders make a difference in the lives of children, and transform schools and neighborhoods across the United States and in South Africa.
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(January 28, 2008) Director of Development- City Year New York
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(February 26, 2008) Special Assistant- City Year (based in DC)
(March 4, 2008) Development Director- City Year Boston
(March 4, 2008) Corporate Partnership Manager- City Year Headquarters
(March 4, 2008) 20th Anniversary Team Sponsor Program Mgr. - City Year Headquarters
(March 12, 2008) Recruitment Director - City Year Seattle/King County
(March 12, 2008) Program Manager - City Year Louisiana
(March 12, 2008) Executive Director, City Year Miami
(March 12, 2008) Recruitment & Office Manager - City Year Louisiana
(March 17, 2008) Executive Director, City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock
(March 31, 2008) Whole School Whole Child Product Mgr- City Year New York
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Location: National Headquarters, 287 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States Contact person: Danielle McNeil-Speller Website: http://www.cityyear.org/
Fax: 617-927-2687
Last updated: April 11, 2008
Mission:
City Year unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors, and role models, these leaders make a difference in the lives of children, and transform schools and neighborhoods across the United States and in South Africa.
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(January 28, 2008) Director of Development- City Year New York
(February 13, 2008) VISTA Position - City Year Louisiana
(February 19, 2008) Corporate Partnerships Mgr. - City Year Headquarters
(February 20, 2008) Recruitment Director- City Year San Jose/ Silicon Valley
(February 26, 2008) Special Assistant- City Year (based in DC)
(March 4, 2008) Development Director- City Year Boston
(March 4, 2008) Corporate Partnership Manager- City Year Headquarters
(March 4, 2008) 20th Anniversary Team Sponsor Program Mgr. - City Year Headquarters
(March 12, 2008) Recruitment Director - City Year Seattle/King County
(March 12, 2008) Program Manager - City Year Louisiana
(March 12, 2008) Executive Director, City Year Miami
(March 12, 2008) Recruitment & Office Manager - City Year Louisiana
(March 17, 2008) Executive Director, City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock
(March 31, 2008) Whole School Whole Child Product Mgr- City Year New York
(April 9, 2008) Communications and Brand Manager - City Year Boston
(April 11, 2008) Admissions & Alumni Affairs Mgr.- City year Boston
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WHAT IS CITY YEAR ?
City Year is a non profit organization that unites young people aged 17-24 for a year of demanding full-time national service. These young leaders come from diverse backgrounds and put their idealism to work by tutoring and mentoring school children, reclaiming public spaces, and organizing after-school programs, school vacation camps, and the Starfish Corps, Young Heroes, and City Heroes programs. City Year was founded on the belief that young people can change the world. Its vision is that one day a year of service will become an opportunity for and common expectation of every young person. As tutors, mentors, and role models, their young leaders make a difference in the lives of children and transform schools and neighborhoods across the U.S. and South Africa. City Year aims to build democracy through citizen service, civic engagement, leadership development, and social entrepreneurship. City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps.
City Year was founded in 1988 by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, then-roommates at Harvard Law School, who felt strongly that young people in service could be a powerful resource for addressing our nation's most pressing issues. Initially, corps members focused their efforts on community rehabilitation, beautification of neighborhoods, and building a sense of community throughout Boston. Over the years though, the organization has expanded, opening sites, in 18 cities throughout the U.S. In early 2005, City Year opened its first international site in South Africa.[2] Since 1988, City Year has been built on the belief that one person can make a difference, and with the vision that one day service will be a common expectation – and a real opportunity – for citizens all around the world. In 2006 after Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf region, City Year opened a site in Louisiana to help with the recovery. The Louisiana Corps motto was “Here to Serve, Here to Stay.
City Year Corps members
The Full-Time Youth Service Corps is the primary program of City Year. Over 1,400 people from the ages of 17-24 serve a year with City Year performing a combination of service, leadership development, and civic engagement as Corps members. They may be part school partnerships with the program Whole School, Whole Child, or the Heroes programs.[3]
To respond to the challenges facing public education, Corps members who are on school partnership teams work in schools full time providing academic support and after school programming. These school partnerships work with a curriculum developed by City Year called Whole School, Whole Child.[4]
The Young Heroes and City Heroes programs for middle school and high school students respectively are leadership and service programs run by City Year corps member teams. The Heroes programs run from January to June on Saturdays. In the morning of Heroes Saturdays, have themes on social issues such as hunger, homelessness, ageism, drug abuse, and racism. During these days, heroes participate in a workshops and, perform community service projects.
Site Locations
Currently, City Year sites are located in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia (South Carolina), Columbus (Ohio), Detroit, Little Rock and North Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Miami, New Hampshire, New York City, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, San Antonio, San José and Silicon Valley, Seattle and King County, Johannesburg in South Africa, and Washington, D.C
City Year was founded in 1988 by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, then-roommates at Harvard Law School, who felt strongly that young people in service could be a powerful resource for addressing our nation's most pressing issues. Initially, corps members focused their efforts on community rehabilitation, beautification of neighborhoods, and building a sense of community throughout Boston. Over the years though, the organization has expanded, opening sites, in 18 cities throughout the U.S. In early 2005, City Year opened its first international site in South Africa.[2] Since 1988, City Year has been built on the belief that one person can make a difference, and with the vision that one day service will be a common expectation – and a real opportunity – for citizens all around the world. In 2006 after Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf region, City Year opened a site in Louisiana to help with the recovery. The Louisiana Corps motto was “Here to Serve, Here to Stay.
City Year Corps members
The Full-Time Youth Service Corps is the primary program of City Year. Over 1,400 people from the ages of 17-24 serve a year with City Year performing a combination of service, leadership development, and civic engagement as Corps members. They may be part school partnerships with the program Whole School, Whole Child, or the Heroes programs.[3]
To respond to the challenges facing public education, Corps members who are on school partnership teams work in schools full time providing academic support and after school programming. These school partnerships work with a curriculum developed by City Year called Whole School, Whole Child.[4]
The Young Heroes and City Heroes programs for middle school and high school students respectively are leadership and service programs run by City Year corps member teams. The Heroes programs run from January to June on Saturdays. In the morning of Heroes Saturdays, have themes on social issues such as hunger, homelessness, ageism, drug abuse, and racism. During these days, heroes participate in a workshops and, perform community service projects.
Site Locations
Currently, City Year sites are located in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia (South Carolina), Columbus (Ohio), Detroit, Little Rock and North Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Miami, New Hampshire, New York City, Philadelphia, Rhode Island, San Antonio, San José and Silicon Valley, Seattle and King County, Johannesburg in South Africa, and Washington, D.C
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