Almost a year out of Wellesley College, where I spent the last four years, I find myself reflecting on my journey to JSC and what the year has been like so far. I have to admit that JSC is one of those things that I reflect on and think, “if you had told me four […]
Alumni Spotlight — Sarah Wolff
I started in JSC in 2003, which amazingly was 16 years ago. I don’t want to think too much about the fact that today’s Corps Members were in preschool when I was going through this experience! Like me, the program has changed a lot in those years: The program has a larger group of young […]
Our Partners at the Compass Center
Our partners at the Compass Center for Women and Families help all people navigate their journey to self-sufficiency, safety, and health. They empower individuals and promote equal access to opportunity regardless of gender or economic status. Additionally, Compass Center is the only Orange County resource for comprehensive domestic violence crisis services. Compass Center is closely […]
Meet Ann
I arrived at the Carrboro house after only visiting the Triangle, one time, a month earlier. Little did I know that Carrboro/Chapel Hill would quickly become a second home. Before beginning Johnson Service Corps, I had spent three years as a Research Assistant, and I felt drawn to gain experience in direct service work versus […]
Alumni Spotlight — Soteria Shepperson
Walking into the auditorium at N.C. State for an event held to “Discuss North Carolina’s unequal treatment of students based on family income, and how we can do better” I intently listened. After hearing statistics of what I have experienced both directly and indirectly, I readjusted my posture several times hoping my “inner voice” would […]
Our Partners at EDCI
The East Durham Children’s Initiative (EDCI), a place-based nonprofit located in East Durham, has offered an ecosystem of data-driven academic interventions, out-of-school programming and family supports since its creation in 2011. Working with more than 35 partners, EDCI focuses its efforts within a 120-block area identified by the state as a particularly vulnerable neighborhood of […]
Meet Emily J.
When I was considering what to do after graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in May of 2018, Johnson Service Corps was not really at the top of my list – and I mean literally, because when I listed out the Episcopal Service Corps sites I was interested in, JSC was at the very bottom. I was […]
Thank You and Happy New Year
Earlier this month, our Corps Members visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture, programs of the Church of the Saviour, and the Episcopal Public Policy Network as a part of their annual retreat in Washington, D.C. In the evenings, they gathered in the church-based youth hostel that was home base for the […]
Applications for the 2019-2020 Service Year are Open!
What could a year dedicated to developing yourself as a servant leader, focusing on your spiritual growth, and exploring true relationships with others mean for you? Johnson Service Corps could help you out. JSC is a diverse, ecumenical community of young adults ages 21 to 28 dedicated to service and social justice in Chapel Hill […]
Commissioning at Diocesan Convention
On Friday, November 16, the Corps Members were commissioned as part of the 203rd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. As part of the commissioning, the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple asked the Corps Members: “…Will you devote yourselves to loving your neighbors, caring for one another in mind, body, and spirit, seeking […]