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AmeriCorps NCCC Team Serves at Voyageur Outward Bound

Maple 6 in Ely, Minnesota at Voyageur Outward Bound. by Heather Whitney and Tarsis Gotay The AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team of Maple 6 is serving in Ely, Minnesota with Voyageur Outward Bound School, a non-profit that p...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Harper Holmes

By: Rebecca Bigler Harper Holmes, from Hamilton, Ohio, is the Support Team Leader for the Maple and Spruce units in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 3, 2013, to start he...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Brandon Gutteridge

  Brandon Gutteridge, from Kansas City, Mo., is the Team Leader for Maple 1 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term lead...

AmeriCorps NCCC Oak 3 Team renovates YMCA camp for summer

 Nick and Corey position a fence post for the horse’s riding ring.   By: Novastarr Nelson Just how much can one group of young adults do? The AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 3 would answer with three words: “All of it”. For their first proje...

AmeriCorps NCCC Welcomes New Staff Member

By: Krista Eichhorst Peggy Somerville is a Vinton, Iowa native and currently resides in Amana. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, her master’s degree i...

NCCC Oak 6 helps Feed Iowa First, plans community day

Feeding Iowa First: Oak 6's Dylan, Mario and Andrew creating a layout for the garden beds. The NCCC team of Oak 6 is working hard in Cedar Rapids with Feed Iowa First, a nonprofit aimed at helping Iowa farmers and citizens create sustainable sources of food. Oak 6 is helping with Fe...

NCCC Helping to Build Community Plaza

Cedar 4 on their work site.     By: Sam Janda Since March 12, the AmeriCorps NCCC team of Cedar 4 has been working with the Mary McLeod Bethune Intervention and Enrichment Center (MBIE), in Mansfield, Ohio. The team of nine h...

FEMA Corps Team Pine 4 Spends a Day in the Garden

Julie Hankins and Tyler Austin dig holes to plant onions. By: Christina Willis AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 4 wanted to get involved in the community as soon as they reached their third and final project round destination in Kansas City, Mo....

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Alyssa Valcourt

By: Rebecca Bigler Alyssa Valcourt, from Fitchburg, Mass., is the Team Leader for Oak 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start her 11-month service term l...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Nick Rossmiller

  Nick Rossmiller, from Portland, Ore., is the Team Leader for Cedar 6 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leading a ...