Amanda DesLauriers began a year of service at Kellogg Community College on June 13, 2011 as a Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) AmeriCorps*VISTA member within the Battle Creek community where she will work to fight poverty. DesLauriers is one of 16 MCC VISTAs serving communities across the state of Michigan.
As a MCC AmeriCorps*VISTA member, DesLauriers will work with service-learning while building mutually beneficial partnerships between community-based organizations and Kellogg Community College. She will create service opportunities and engage students in the community, in order to gain a richer and more valuable experience outside the classroom. Her work will help sustain partnerships between the campus and the community that address the needs of those in poverty, with a special emphasis on those impacting children and youth.
