AmeriCorps NCCC Team Cedar 2 Serves on their Second Project in South Dakota

By: Samantha Czerkas and Jacob Cherry

Cedar 2, 8 Corps Members from AmeriCorps NCCC, has been working with The Black Hills Workshop for their second round project in Rapid City, South Dakota since May 6th and will be there until June 29th. Over the course of the eight week project Cedar 2 is putting in nine hour work days working from 7:15am- 3:45pm, Monday through Friday.

When they had first arrived at Black Hills Workshop on May 6th there was a welcome open house for the team. Cedar 2 first began by introducing themselves and giving the Black Hills Workshop members a chance to get to know the members of the NCCC team. Cedar 2 is the third AmeriCorps NCCC member group to serve at Black Hills Workshop.

During the last 5 weeks at the Black Hills Workshop, Cedar 2 has been separated into different rooms to help out and support the Black Hills Workshop members in variety of activities. The different rooms that Cedar 2 work in are: the kitchen where they prepare and make lunch for all the members at Black Hills Workshop; the sensory room where they provide individual care and needs for them because they need additional support; the elderly room where the individuals are retired and partake in their own tasks; the weight room/gym where they provide assistance for physical training and exercising; the manufacturing room where they take part in different jobs and the art center/art studio where they partake in all sorts of media that has to do with art (drawing, painting, karaoke, etc.)

Black Hills Workshop serves more than 600 people with a variety amount of disabilities. Black Hills Workshop’s vision is “a community where all people are good neighbors, valued friends, productive workers, respected leaders, and caring volunteers” and their mission is “to create a community where everyone participates to achieve a life of full potential”.

Et cetera : AmeriCorps NCCC Team Cedar 2 Serves on their Second Project in South Dakota

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