New Americorps VISTA!
As some of you may already know, the Kingswood Youth Center has a new addition to the staff in the form of an Americorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America). Jeannie Clark, originally from Henniker, NH, began working at the KYC in September. She is working for both the Kingswood Youth Center and the Appalachian Mountain Teen Project. The goal is to help both youth organizations collaborate throughout the year.
Americorps is a national program that engages more than 75,000 Americans each year to do extensive service with nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across the country. The job of a VISTA is to build the capacity of the organization they serve, conducting tasks such as fundraising, grant writing, and research.
Jeannie joins the staff of KYC after several cross country road trips exploring the Pacific Northwest and a year of living in Central Oregon. She graduated from Colby-Sawyer College in 2011 with a degree in environmental science, which combined her love of the outdoors with her passion for justice. Following a study abroad experience in East Africa her senior year, Jeannie developed an interest in the nonprofit sector. She traveled the western states as an educational representative for Invisible Children, Inc. which works to bring a permanent end to the child soldier conflict in Central Africa. Jeannie also has experience with gardening and permaculture design, free-lance writing and editing, and customer service.
After several years of travel and new experiences, Jeannie has happily returned to her roots in the Northeast and is excited to serve the community of New Hampshire through the Kingswood Youth Center and Appalachian Mountain Teen Project.
Questions for Jeannie? Send her an email at [email protected]