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NCCC Cedar 3 assists Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

David Chupp rakes native plant seeds into the ground where a fire destroyed plant life. By Trent Roberts AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 3 is serving with the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) in Chadron, Nebraska until November 1. The team is assisting NGPC with a reseeding...

NCCC’s Oak 3 serving with Habitat for Humanity in Michigan

 Members of Oak 3 put up the framing in the front of a Habitat home. By Christian Taylor-Williams    Oak 3 is serving with Habitat for Humanity Marquette in Marquette, Michigan, and their service includes helping the organization build homes for l...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Katie Corley

Katie Corley, from Canoga Park, Calif., is a member of Oak 6 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term on a team of people betwee...

AmeriCorps NCCC Maple 5 team protects the prairie in Minnesota

Reilly rolls up fencing at Chippewa Prairie. By Akari Iburi AmeriCorps NCCC’s (National Civilian Community Corps) Maple 5 is serving with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Minnesota. The team is helping TNC restore their lands th...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jerry Kim

Jerry Kim, from Riverside, Calif. is a member of Cedar 6 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people between the...

Cedar 7 growing strong in Milwaukee

Corps member Masuzyo Mhango harvests carrots. By Alex Bissell On Friday October 18, Cedar 7 arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to assist the urban farming organization Growing Power with various aspects of food production. Their service...

Grandson of area residents leads flag campaign at new Ankeny school

Rick Primmer, a proud Vinton grandfather, shared with us the story of how his grandson Sam, a Boy Scout, led the campaign to have new flags placed in each of the classrooms of his new school ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Nicholas King

Nicholas King, from Antelope, Calif., is a member of Oak 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people between t...

FFA members attend Greenhand Fire Up

Greenhand Fire Up: Deion Dulin and Shania Heckman plan a communication activity Greenhand Fire Up On October 9, 2013 the Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Chapter had nineteen members attend the annual district Greenhand Fire Up at Wapsie Valley High School. The word “Greenha...

NCCC Cedar 4 helps with Colorado flood relief efforts

Cedar 4's Patrick and Alan haul boards out of an flood-affected home in Colorado. By Samantha Janda, Cedar 4 The AmeriCorps NCCC team of, Cedar 4, was called upon to assist with disaster relief efforts for flooding in Colorado, and departed from Vinton, Iowa on September 23...