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AMERICORPS ACCESS PROJECT AmeriCorps ACCESS Project 413 South Edgeworth Street Greensboro, NC 27401 Phone: 336.256.1375 Fax: 336.334.5413 2009-2010 Program Year ACCESS EXPRESS Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service As many of you know, the second quarter of the AmeriCorps year is a very busy and exciting one. This is the time when AmeriCorps members are really settling into their site agency and starting to feel a little more comfortable with the service they are doing. Also during the second quarter, AmeriCorps becomes busy with trainings and events. The big event during the second quarter was our Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. It was during this event that the AmeriCorps ACCESS collaborated with AmeriCorps ACC and went to the Glen Haven Commu- nity Center. AmeriCorps members educated the children of Glen Haven community about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the key role he played in the Civil Rights Movement. Along with serving at Glen Haven, some of our AmeriCorps members went to one of our partner agencies, Greensboro Children’s Museum and collaborated with them and North Caro- lina A&T State University to help educate the greater community on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. More pictures and information about this event can be found on the Center for New North Carolinians website. These were two very exciting events and we are extremely pleased with our AmeriCorps members! Special points of interest: MLK Day of Service Cakalak Thunder CERT Training Changes Citizenship Refugee Conference Member’s Birthdays V OLUME V, I SSUE 2 “Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.” Martin Luther King Jr.

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Page 1: AMERICORPS ACCESS PROJECT · 2019. 7. 25. · AMERICORPS ACCESS PROJECT AmeriCorps ACCESS Project 413 South Edgeworth Street Greensboro, NC 27401 Phone: 336.256.1375 Fax: 336.334.5413

AMERICORPS ACCESS PROJECT

AmeriCorps ACCESS

Project

413 South Edgeworth Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

Phone: 336.256.1375

Fax: 336.334.5413

2009 - 2010 Pr ogram Year

ACCESS EXPRESS

Martin Luther King Jr.

Day of Service

As many of you know, the second

quarter of the AmeriCorps year is a

very busy and exciting one. This is the

time when AmeriCorps members are really

settling into their site agency and starting

to feel a little more comfortable with the

service they are doing. Also during the

second quarter, AmeriCorps becomes busy

with trainings and events. The big event

during the second quarter was our Martin

Luther King Jr. Day of Service. It was during this event

that the AmeriCorps ACCESS collaborated with

AmeriCorps ACC and went to the Glen Haven Commu-

nity Center. AmeriCorps members educated the children

of Glen Haven community about Dr. Martin Luther King

Jr. and the key role he played in the Civil Rights

Movement.

Along with serving at Glen Haven, some of our AmeriCorps

members went to one of our partner agencies, Greensboro

Children’s Museum and collaborated with them and North Caro-

lina A&T State University to help educate the greater community

on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

More pictures and information about this event can be found on

the Center for New North Carolinians

website. These were two very exciting

events and we are extremely pleased

with our AmeriCorps members!

Special points of

interest:

MLK Day of Service

Cakalak Thunder

CERT Training

Changes

Citizenship

Refugee Conference

Member’s Birthdays

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“Almost always, the creative dedicated

minority has made the

world better.” Martin Luther King Jr.

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“One of the important tasks we should have as teachers should be

not to have the experience on behalf of the students. We cannot do

that. They have to have their experience.” Paula Freire

During MLK Day of Service the street

performing group Cakalak Thunder

came to Glen Haven and performed

for the community. After performing

they led the residents in a march

around Glen Haven, honoring Martin

Luther King Jr. and his service. Then

the members of Cakalak Thunder

played drums with the kids, while

others danced and sang.

A C C E S S E X P R E S S

P A G E 2

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A C C E S S E X P R E S S

Community Emergency Response

Training (CERT)

Each year the NC Commission on Volunteerism

requires that AmeriCorps programs have members

trained in Disaster Preparedness. Twelve members

also need to be trained in Disaster Response, and

these individuals will comprise the AmeriCorps

Disaster Response Team. AmeriCorps ACCESS

collaborated with AmeriCorps Partnership to End

Homelessness and underwent an extensive Com-

munity Emergency Response Training (CERT).

This training consisted of topics such as Disaster

Medical Operations, Light Search and Rescue and

Disaster Psychology. On the last day of the training

AmeriCorps members responded to a mock

disaster.

“Education must provide the opportunities for self-

fulfillment; it can at best provide a rich and

challenging environment for the individual to

explore, in his own way.” Noam Chomsky

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V O L U M E V , I S S U E 2

A C C E S S E X P R E S S

A lot of changes happen during the

AmeriCorps year! This quarter we

had two exciting changes we would

like to highlight. First is the marriage

of our second year AmeriCorps

member Jack Tyler to AmeriCorps

Alum Cindy Jones.

Jack and Cyndi got married!

By Jack Tyler

On April 3rd at Northeast Park in

Gibsonville, we married in a beautiful

ceremony and setting. The ceremony was based around handfasting, a

Celtic ritual, where the connection between nature and humans is acknowledged. And I think that nature

blessed the day too, because it was a perfect day for life. The wind picked up early but died down later.

Many people helped set up the wedding, but two people spent much of their time and money in the weeks

before: namely, my mom, Kaye Campbell, and my aunt, Joye Campbell. We hope that everyone who came

had a great time because community is what all of this is about.

I am pleased to be joining the CNNC family and glad to be in a role of support of our fine

AmeriCorps program. I have spent the last ten years on the social work faculty at UNCG.

Prior to teaching I was in the social work practice world for over twenty years. I have

worked as a clinical social worker, a community organizer, a manager and a politically en-

gaged practitioner. While in the Social Work Department I watched my colleagues Raleigh Bai-

ley and Maura Nsonwu in their work with immigrants and refugees. It was pretty impressive and

I had great respect for their knowledge and skills in this complex practice area.

Every day I am learning more about the immigrant and refugee community---its issues,

accomplishments and challenges. I have learned that our AmeriCorps program is an important

part of helping that community deal with its challenges. I am pleased to be associated

with this important effort.

Changes

“From the depth of need and despair,

people can work together, can organize

themselves to solve their own problems

and fill their own needs with dignity and

strength.”

Cesar Chavez

Our second big change this year was the

retiring of Raleigh Bailey. Dr. Bailey

wrote a wonderful account of his time

with the Center in our last newsletter.

This quarter we wanted the new interim

director, Dan Beerman, to introduce

himself.

Check out our Facebook page

AmeriCorps ACCESS (NC)

www.facebook.com

Visit the webpage

http://cnnc.uncg.edu/programs/americorps

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P A G E 5

A C C E S S E X P R E S S

Citizenship Training

On March 24th members of AmeriCorps

ACCESS and AmeriCorps ACC traveled to

Raleigh to undergo Citizenship Training. This

training was to educate AmeriCorps members

on what it means to be an engaged citizen.

Jack Register (presenting left), Director of

Advocacy and Legislation with the NC

chapter of the National Association of Social

Workers presented on the legislative process

and how people can become more engaged in

this process.

After the morning presentation, AmeriCorps members

(below) went to the NC Legislative Building to do a

tour. Here AmeriCorps members are hearing a

presentation on the legislative process.

It was not a full day of work, some

members were able to enjoy the

beautiful day.

“It was we, the people; not we, the white male citi-

zens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the

whole people, who formed the Union... Men, their

rights and nothing more; women, their rights and

nothing less.” Susan B. Anthony

After hearing a presentation on the legislative

process, AmeriCorps members attempted to find

their representatives and introduce themselves to

them.

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P A G E 6

A C C E S S E X P R E S S

Second Annual National Conference

Association of Refugee Service Professionals

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Center for New North Carolinians in conjunction with the

Association of Refugee Service Professionals will be hosting their Second Annual National Conference

ARSP is an incorporated nonprofit association of professionals working with immigrants, refugees, and dis-

placed people. Association goals are to promote professional development among its members, create and

maintain professional standards, and advocate for those issues affecting its members as well as uprooted and

displaced people. The first annual conference was held at the University of Texas in Austin in February of

2009.

WHEN: May 17 and 18, 2010

WHERE: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), Elliott University Center

WHO: The conference targets professionals engaged in the field of refugee resettlement; supplemental human

services providers such as ESOL teachers and Departments of Health and Social Services staff, other provid-

ers engaged in the provision of culturally competent services; refugee and immigrant workers engaged with

their newcomer communities; and academics and students who are engaged in research and education related

to newcomer communities.

WHY: There is an ongoing need to recognize and disseminate best practices in the field of refugee resettle-

ment and the provision of culturally competent services to newcomers in the United States. The conference

will address this goal through the interaction of academic researchers, culture brokers, and professionals who

serve on the front lines of refugee resettlement and immigrant services.

THEMES: Workshops, keynote address, and other activities will focus on themes of Best Practices includ-

ing: Health and Mental Health; Research and Ethics; and Policy Development and Advocacy. The Keynote

address will be delivered by Ms. Lavinia Limon, former Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement dur-

ing the Clinton Administration and currently director of the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.

CONFERENCE HOSTS: Research Fellows of the Center for New North Carolinians will serve as hosts,

facilitators, and presenters for the conference. CNNC Research Fellows are academic researchers and human

services professionals who are engaged in projects addressing needs of newcomers. Many are also Ameri-

Corps Professional Corps members committed to equitable integration of newcomers into society.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION: contact Stephanie Baldwin at 336 256-1480 or

[email protected]

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AmeriCorps: Getting Things Done!

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P A G E 7

AmeriCorps ACCESS Project provides training and

support for AmeriCorps members serving their

communities across North Carolina.

AmeriCorps meets human needs and encourages

community development through the activities of

program members. It is supported by a partnership

of

federal and state governments and local communities.

ACCESS helps refugee and immigrant communities gain

better access to human services, build bridges of

understanding with neighbors, and become economically

self-sufficient residents of our state.

One of our partner agencies, Lutheran Family Services, is offering free

citizenship classes for people who are eligible for citizenship and tutor-

ing.

Contact:

Andrea Fisher

ELT Civics and Outreach Coordinator

Lutheran Family Services

People deal too much with the

negative, with what is wrong. Why

not try and see positive things, to just

touch those things and make them

bloom? Thich Nhat Hanh

Andrea Dalporto 1.30 Norma Brown 3.17 Sarah Cowles 3.30 Lacey Hendrix 1.01

Gabrielle Howell 1.18 Brian Lesser 3.20

Rossy Marroquin 1.18

Claudia Rebolledo 2.21

John Sumner 3.18 Andrew Supple 3.11

David Torres 2.14 Huong Tran 2.05

Teresa Wellendorf 2.17

Happy Birthday Members!

A C C E S S E X P R E S S

Mark your calendars now! AmeriCorps Graduation will

be on Saturday, July 31!!!

This will be held on UNC-Greensboro’s Campus in the

Sullivan Science Building Auditorium (room 101).

DETAILS TO COME!!!

Retired CNNC Director Raleigh Bailey

received the NC Long Leaf Pine Certifi-

cate. This Certificate is presented to

individuals who have worked for more

than 30 years for the state of NC. The

certificate was presented at a luncheon

at the quarterly meeting of the commis-

sioners for the NC Commission on Vol-

unteerism. Here Raleigh is pictured with

his wife Judy after receiving the award.

Congratulations Raleigh!!