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Montgomery County’s vaccination rate is high enough for the county to fully reopen

Opinion by Margery Smelkinson, Jennifer Reesman and Bethany Mandel October 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EDT Margery Smelkinson is an infectious-disease scientist whose research has focused on many pathogens, including influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Jennifer Reesman is a licensed psychologist in Maryland. Bethany Mandel is a…..

Montgomery County draws up new district map that reflects surge in racial diversity

The draft map, which needs to be approved by the county council, includes a district with a Black plurality and another with a Hispanic plurality. By Rebecca TanYesterday at 6:13 p.m. EDT Montgomery County has sketched out a new council district map…..

Montgomery County Declares November Remembrance and Reconciliation Month

For Immediate Release: Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 Montgomery County Declares November Remembrance and Reconciliation Month In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the Montgomery County Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission is calling for this November to be a month of Remembrance and Reconciliation in the…..

National Service Heroes Win Excellence in AmeriCorps Awards for Inspiring Acts of Service During the Pandemic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sep 24, 2021 Alumni and grantees from California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Tennessee, and Wisconsin were selected for providing outstanding service during the COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and service, awarded the annual…..

Making sure you show up in your own story

(From 2017) Tomorrow we have our fourth Annual Storytelling Festival for the AmeriCorps programs of Maryland. Our hosts at Casa Maryland and Pablo Blank always provide a warm welcome in their amazing space. Each year, we try different things and…..

“No Struggle, No Progress”

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean…..

Getting Ready for Guest Faculty- Peer-to-Peer Group Coaching

Project Change  got off to a great start, with four Friday meetings during the month of September to get everyone into the AmeriCorps groove. The highlight was our trip to Camp Letts, on a beautiful day where the team braved the dreaded…..

AmeriCorps Project Change inspire Peace Makers in Jerusalem

April 9, 2015 adminUncategorized Off Over the weekend of March 19-21 2015, Jermarkus Booker, Caprecia Camper and Ben Eichberg traveled to Jerusalem to present a snapshot of their work as young leaders fighting the urgent issues of structural racism in American…..

Till they have Faces

During the latter part of the service year, we usually give the members a chance to take the lead in training and offer their team something of their own skill set and experience. One such member, Ben, decided to teach…..

Project CHANGE Oral History Project 2020-21

Professor Jean Freedman Origin and Purpose             The AmeriCorps Oral History Project was developed by Paul Costello as a way to commemorate and learn from the experiences of the 2020-2021 AmeriCorps Project Change volunteers, particularly in regard to the changes…..