By Alexandra LaneInspired by the reflections of Johnston Service Corps 2021-2022 CohortIt is noon and that is to say,the sun will go no closer to heaven todaythat is to say, the shadows are sparse here in this spacethat is to say your prayers sit ultraviolet in the room—burning through both halves of the day.Humans create […]
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Alumni Spotlight – Jean Martinez
It’s already been seven years since the last day I walked out of the house that we all called home back on Greene street. As I lean more into my role as a not-so-young adult and speak to younger folks or when they need an ear to listen to them or a person to sit […]
Supporter Spotlight – Janice McAdams
Over the past few months we’ve shared the stories of some of Johnson Service Corps’ biggest supporters. This month the spotlight is on Janice McAdams, Executive Director of SECU Family House, who supervises the JSC corps member serving there this year. This is the first year for SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals to be […]
Alumni Spotlight – Reid Russom
One of my favorite moments from my year with Johnson Service Corps came right at the end. I was anxious and distracted, applying for jobs, making plans to move, and repeatedly checking the most recent COVID-19 numbers (a habit I slowly forced myself to kick). I was also feeling the anticlimax of the ending. A […]
Meet Maria!
Hey, y’all, my name is Maria Pellicier and I use she/her pronouns. I grew up in Monrovia, MD before moving to New York City to study social work and Spanish at New York University. I graduated from NYU in 2020 (in my parent’s living room!) and then shortly moved back to Brooklyn to work at […]
Supporter Spotlight – Laurie Alexander
Johnson Service Corps wouldn’t exist without a compassionate, generous community of people who support the program in a variety of ways. One of those incredible individuals is Laurie Alexander, a former member of the Board of Directors for the Johnson Service Corps. Read the blog to learn why Laurie continues to support our program. My […]
Supporter Spotlight – Ginny Runge
In 2014, as a member of The Chapel of the Cross, I heard about, and signed up for, a Servant Leadership course offered by what was then the Johnson Intern Program. Alongside the interns, I participated in very engaging and enlightening discussions about centering prayer, social justice, the true and false self, and the meaning […]
Meet Callie!
I knew going into this year that it was going to be transformational for me. I didn’t know how or why, but I could feel, in my bones, that a year with Johnson Service Corps was the right move. And as the year has unfolded before me, it has felt like a series of clarifications […]
Supporter Spotlight – Watty Bowes
Watson “Watty” Bowes, Jr has supported Johnson Service Corps since its inception in 2000. This month on the blog he shares how he first got involved in the program and why it means so much to him to continue supporting us to this day. The Johnson Service Corps began as the Johnson Intern Program, which […]
Mentor Spotlight – Debbie Wuliger
My name is Debbie Wuliger, and I have happily been a mentor with the JSC for three years. It all began at a Christmas function hosted by one of the board members, Day Pritchartt, in her home. This is where I got a chance to meet some of the mentors and the young adults in […]