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(10/8/2009)
http://jobs.change.org/view_article/americorps_alum_feature_meet_brianna
I served during the first year of the Michigan Campus Compact VISTA* program so I had the opportunity to do a lot of trailblazing….There were definitely some challenges—living on a stipend with a lot of credit card debt and being in “limbo” between being a college student and a staff member on a college campus were two of the greatest.
Read the full article in Jobs for Change.
A first-rate education, includes civic responsibility as well as academic preparation.... With the right programs in place, our schools can provide a wonderful opportunity for students to come together and learn the skills that will keep our democracy strong.
-Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
