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Two Busy, Busy Weeks
Our Corps Members always have a busy first two weeks with JSC. Not only do they get to know each other, but they also get to know a bit about the communities where they’ll be serving and about all our partner organizations. Added to the mix are trainings on topics like safe spaces, conflict resolution, […]
Alumni Spotlight — Michael Mullarkey
My name is Michael Mullarkey, and I’m an alum from 2013-2014, back when JSC was JIP! I still remember one of my JSC interviewers asking me why I wanted to join the program. I had been out of college for a couple of years, sat at a lot of tension-filled kitchen tables as an intensive […]
Welcome Stephanie, Thank You Ginny and Laurie
JSC is delighted to welcome the Rev. Stephanie Yancy to our board. She is the vicar of St. Titus’ Episcopal Church in Durham and was ordained and served in the Diocese of Maryland for several years before moving to Durham five years ago. Stephanie first came to know and appreciate the Episcopal Service Corp in Maryland […]
Alumni Spotlight — Elizabeth Brewington
My name is Elizabeth Brewington (or Eliz the Woo Brew as I was called during my time at JSC). I served in Johnson Service Corp in 2017-2018 and lived in the Durham house (also known as the Durham Dames). My partner organization was the East Durham Children’s Initiative. During my time at EDCI, I help run their Youth […]
Our Partners at Uniting NC
Uniting NC works with communities across North Carolina to better support and integrate new immigrants. They help immigrant families hit the ground running in terms of skills and education, so that they can achieve their dreams and give back to their communities. Uniting NC envisions a state and a nation in which all people, including […]
Meet Alisia
Last spring, I was preparing for the career fair at the University of Virginia and I saw that the Episcopal Service Corps would be there. When I arrived, I met Aleta, the Executive Director of the Johnson Service Corps. I was trying to find a gap-year program that would give me time to discern my […]
Alumni Spotlight — The Rev. Erica Long
I served with JSC in 2012-2013. During my time with JSC (JIP then!) I worked at the women’s halfway house at Freedom House Recovery Center. After my time with JSC, I pursued my dream to become a healthcare chaplain. I attended Harvard Divinity School and graduated with my master of divinity in 2016. During my […]
Our Partners at the Chapel of the Cross
The Chapel of the Cross is a vibrant, nurturing, parish where all are welcome. Worship and prayer are at its heart and are essential to the essence of the community’s life and mission both as individuals and as a parish. As an Episcopal Church in the Anglican tradition, the Chapel of the Cross is founded […]
Meet Zack
Two years ago if you had asked me where I was going to be today, I would have told you I would be a police officer, patrolling my community in order to make it a better place. Then I had a change of heart. A year ago if you had asked me where I was […]