Ashley Barreras is a second year student at the University of Montana Western. She is actively involved with the Campus Corps AmeriCorps program. Specifically she volunteers with the Safe Routes to School program and has helped design and implement the Walking Bus to School program. The Walking Bus program was set up to provide a safe, educational environment for our local youth to get to and from school. Ashley has become an integral part of her community and university through her service work.
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Ashley Barreras, University of Montana Western, Montana
I have always had a drive to serve others and work for the common good. But I never fully realized that I could go beyond volunteerism--that my opinion and hard work could influence policy decisions. My views changed when I sat in the office of one of my legislators in Washington, DC.
-Amanda Coffin, University of Maine at Farmington, Campus Compact student leader