“I would say that there exists a thousand unbreakable links between each of us and everything else, and that our dignity and our chances are one. […] We are each other’s destiny.” – Mary Oliver, Upstream Peace and love to you all during the Covid-19 pandemic. If there has ever been a time for introspection […]
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Mid-Year Reflection
Each month our corps members complete written reflections as one way to process the year and the experience of living in intentional community. The following is part of the reflection current corps member Reid Russom shared at the beginning of this month. This month has me thinking about the JSC core value of character. February […]
Alumni Spotlight – Marsha Hamilton
I became a Johnson Intern in its 2nd year – way way back in 2001-2002 – with a cohort of just four others all looking for a different kind of year for discernment. I had just graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill where I had studied Anthropology and Religious Studies and was really attracted to the social […]
Our Partners at Durham Children’s Initiative
This year we have two corps members placed at Durham Children’s Initiative. One of them, Dani Rangel, reflected on their work in the organization and its impact on the community: Durham Children’s Initiative (DCI) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on providing children in under resourced communities with high-quality, comprehensive services and opportunities to prepare […]
Meet Dani
I have always been rebellious. I’ve often times referred to myself as a salmon because I was born to swim against the current. But rebellion for rebellion-sake alone is truly the most basic form of conformity. The goal is to challenge myself – not just the world around me – and to put my passions […]
Alumni Spotlight – Anne Dunbar Johnson
Greetings! It has been ten years since my time as a “JIP-ster” with the Johnson Service Corps (then JIP-Johnson Intern Program). I have fond memories of my intentional living adventure with Jessica, Matt, Tricia, Hannes, Amanda, Will and Christy in our home on Elliott Road. Outside of my work placement, that year was filled with family dinners, silent […]
Our Partners at the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice
To build a more just and inclusive world, the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice engages a diversity of communities to lift up the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, a 20th century human rights activist, lawyer, feminist, poet, and Episcopal priest with deep southern roots. As an African American, […]
Meet Kianna
As we have turned over to a new decade, there has already been a major shift in how we are approaching our goals, our desires, and the ways in which we are reacting to each other. The beginning of this year not only evokes our resolutions, but it somewhat forces us to do some deep […]
Watty Bowes Society
Last week we held our annual Watty Bowes Society reception. Named after Watty Bowes, a long time supporter of our program, the Society consists of JSC’s leading donors and supporters. During the reception current corps member Reid Russom offered the following reflection on his time in the program thus far. When people ask me what […]
Alumni Spotlight – Matthew Wright
My name is Matthew Wright; I’m a 2007-2008 Johnson Intern Program (now JSC) alum. The program came into my life as a possibility my senior year of undergrad at UNC, when I realized I needed space for discernment before dashing off to “what’s next.” I also wanted an experience that would ground me in “the real […]