4. Corporation for National & Community Service
• America has a long history of community service to others
• Americorps founded in 1993 during Bill Clinton’s inaugural
address
• AmeriCorps engages more than 80,000 Americans in intensive service each year at
nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups across
the country.
Core Issue Areas:
Disaster Services
Economic Opportunity
Education
Healthy Futures
Veterans
Environmental Stewardship
5. Community-based Conservation in Greenbelt:
A typical week as a Volunteer Program
Coordinator
75%
Office work:
• Partnership development
• Reporting
• Publicity materials
• Budgeting
• Gathering supplies
• Project development
25%
Field work!:
• Training volunteers
• Planning volunteer
environmental projects
• Looking at plants and wildlife
• Gathering data with a GPS
• Planting trees and flowers
6. Schooling & Skills: What does it take to do volunteer program
development in the environmental conservation world?
Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)
Professionalism – good people and
communication skills!
Technical skills (gardening, knowing how to
I.D. plants and wildlife, use a GPS, etc.)
7. Working with people and the environment:
Painstakingly challenging but phenomenally fun!
8. Green it up in Greenbelt!
You can get green jobs training now with CHEARS at these
upcoming volunteer workdays!
Greenbelt Green Man Festival
Mother’s Day Weekend
Roosevelt Center on Centerway in Historic
Greenbelt
May 10-11
Three Sisters Demonstration Gardens
Schrom Hills Garden Exploration & Workday
Saturday, May 17th, 2014 from 9am-11:30am
Summer Solstice Bioblitz at Schrom Hills Park
Saturday, June 21st, 2014 from 10am-2pm
www.chears.org
More info at our
website:
9. Keep it green right here in Greenbelt! ‘Like’ us on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/chearsorg
www.chears.org
Contact Alex!
alex@chears.org
240-542-2168
Notes de l'éditeur
For this slide, introduce yourself and your role with CHEARS. Why are you coming to speak to these students today?
Why do you feel passionate about community service to the environment? When did you start thinking about your career choices in the environmental field how did your service-learning experiences inspire you to choose your job?
What is Americorps? How did it get started? What do they do? What area of focus are you a part of?
What does your career entail on a daily basis? Describe a typical day.
What kind of education/training is needed for your career?
What are your favorite and most challenging aspects of your career?
How can high school students gain training and experience in your career field RIGHT NOW? How can CHEARS meet Maryland’s service learning requirements?