Hello, JSC community! I have been quite busy since graduating from JSC almost a year ago. That is still so wild to say! I got into grad school! Funny enough, I found out about the acceptance a few weeks after my JSC year ended. I got accepted into the Master of Fine Arts Animation program […]
JSC Alum Reflection: Macie Bridge
When I think of my year with Johnson Service Corps, I generally find myself both delighted and astonished. Delighted, because: Wow! So many amazing people! So much fun! So much deep and generous listening and transformation and worship and growth! Astonished, because: How did that possibly all fit into only eleven months?? I had the […]
JSC Alum Reflection: Rebecca Ogus
Ten years ago, three nights of the week, you could find me in a duplex on Greene Street in Chapel Hill, sitting around the table and eating family dinner with my seven JSC housemates. We had five bedrooms, shared an $800 food allowance, each worked a different social justice non-profit job four days a week, […]
Learning and Growing at the Pauli Murray Center: Emily’s February Blog Post
My name is Emily Padgett, and I’m currently serving as a fellow with the Pauli Murray Center. I’ll be sticking around in Durham to begin a chaplaincy residency at the Durham VA Hospital in August, which I’m really looking forward to as I continue exploring what it means to accompany people in meaningful ways. In […]
January Newsletter – JSC is 25!
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Partner Organization Spotlight: Code the Dream
Reid Russom – Volunteer and Data Coordinator at Code the Dream, 2024-2025 Supervisor, 2019-2020 JSC Alum I’m Reid Russom, Volunteer and Data Coordinator at Code the Dream—and a proud alum of Johnson Service Corps. I’m thrilled to see these two incredible organizations partnering to create meaningful change. At Code the Dream, we envision a world […]
JSC Alum Reflection: Callie Swaim-Fox
Callie spent the year before Divinity School living and working in the South of Spain in Jerez de la Frontera. Here she was visiting Portugal with her family. It was a really incredible year! I was a corps member in the Durham house of JSC from 2021-2022. My placement site was the Pauli Murray Center […]
Sydney’s December Reflections
The past five months have been a whirlwind of experiences, trips, and valuable lessons. Moving to North Carolina for the first time has given me the opportunity to immerse myself in all the unique offerings of Durham. One of my favorite places so far has definitely been Duke Gardens. There’s something truly magical about being […]
JSC Alum Reflection: Emma Sternlof
It’s hard to believe I began my JSC journey in August 2013, more than eleven years ago! JSC brought me to beautiful North Carolina, where I met my beloved husband and continue to make a home. The program gave me the skills and nonprofit experience I needed to enter the reproductive rights and justice sector, where I’m still […]
December Newsletter
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