NCCC Team Helps Keep Milwaukee Green

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 29, 2013 11:20 am

By Alyssa Belleveau   The NCCC team of seven is hard at work with both the Milwaukee Parks Department and the Nature Conservancy, working on various projects that help preserve Milwaukee’s nature.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Rachel Stothfang

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
May 29, 2013 9:57 am

Rachel Stothfang of Cincinnati is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 4 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she is passionate about serving others and the program seemed like a great opportunity.

Competing for a Cause- “Young in Age” VS. “Young at Heart”

BLESSED HOPE CHURCH
May 29, 2013 8:41 am

On Saturday, June 1, from 11:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. members of Blessed Hope will be having a friendly competition between the “YIA” (Young in Age- under 35) and the “YAH” (Young at Heart- over 35).

NCCC’s Maple 1 Fires It Up!

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 29, 2013 8:41 am

By Rachel Ruggles  Spring is finally here and with it comes the Midwest season of prescribed burning. “What is prescribed burning and why is it used?” you may ask.

Camp Director Talks About the Importance of NCCC Team

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 28, 2013 9:57 am

By Jill Ament   The AmeriCorps NCCC team Maple 4 is spending their second round with One Heartland, a Minnesota camp and retreat center with a mission to improve the lives of children, youth and families facing significant health challenges or social isolation, including AIDS/HIV and poverty.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Ilexis Elba

REBECCA BIGLER, NCCC
May 28, 2013 9:43 am

Ilexis Elba, from Hollywood, Fla., is a member of Cedar 2 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 between the ages of 18 and 24.

FEMA Corps Spruce 7 Joins 1200 Volunteers at Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival

NCCC FEMA CORPS
May 28, 2013 9:40 am

By Mary Thao On April 20 & 21, 2013, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) FEMA Corps Spruce 7 team volunteered with the Downtown Fort Worth Initiative, Inc.

NCCC Team Removes Garlic Mustard

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 24, 2013 9:51 am

By: Michael Weisgarber Cedar 1 has been serving their second round in McGregor, Iowa, working at Effigy Mounds National Monument and Pikes Peak State Park.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Meret Thali

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 24, 2013 9:51 am

By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Meret Thali Hometown: South Burlington, Vt. Meret is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 2 at the Vinton Campus.

NCCC FEMA Corps Team Assists FEMA Region VII with Inventory Activities

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 23, 2013 4:00 pm

  By Nick Humphries On March 27 FEMA Corps logistics team Pine 5 was redeployed to Kansas City, Mo. to continue working with FEMA at their Region VII warehouse and headquarters.