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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Novastarr Nelson
By: Rebecca Bigler
Novastarr Nelson, from San Diego, Cali., is a member of Oak 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month serv... NCCC’s Cedar 7 Makes Houses into Homes in Michigan
By: Alex Bissell
AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 7’s new project is in Flint, Mich., serving Genesee County Habitat for Humanity (GCHFH).
After arriving in the city on May 3, t... Kirkwood Nursing Students All Pass National Board Exam
Kirkwood Nursing students are prepared for a career in the real world, if you consider how well they perform on their national board exams. For the first time in the college’s hist...
NCCC FEMA Corps Pine 3 helps build Community Garden in Kansas City
By Rebecca Bova
As spring began to fully blossom in Kansas City, Mo., AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 3 collaborated with The Urban Farming Guys of Kansas City to org... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Megan Minnis
Megan Minnis of Oak Park, Ill., is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 6 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she is p... NCCC Cedar 4 assists Michigan Nature Conservancy
By Samantha Janda
On May 2, the AmeriCorps NCCC team of Cedar 4 arrived in Tecumseh, Mich. They are working with the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy until June 26.
... AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Pine 7 Hosts Their First Community Day
By John Tamariz
After weeks of planning, AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Pine 7 held their first Community Day on May 13, in Kensington, Maryland. Pine 7 teamed up with the Capital Area ... Ten Seniors Receive ECI REC’s $1,000 Scholarships for 2013
East-Central Iowa REC is proud to announce it has awarded $1,000 scholarships to 10 deserving graduating seniors. They all plan to further their education.
“ECI REC would like... ECI REC’s 2013 Youth Tour Winners Look Forward to Summer Trip
Two seniors-to-be will represent ECI REC in Washington, D.C., June 14 to June 20. They will join approximately 1,500 other youth who are also sponsored by their RECs, to visit historical sites, ex... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Team volunteers at cat shelter in Denver
By: Deanna Golab and Conor McCormack
AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team, Hickory 3 recently spent a day with the Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue Shelter in Denver, Colo. cleaning the faci...