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 […]
Partner Organizations
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 […]
Our Partners at SECU Family House
This month we’re highlighting the great work of our partners at SECU Family House, and specifically, how our corps member Henry Kennelly is serving with them this year. To learn more about Family House, visit their website at https://www.secufamilyhouse.org/. The SECU Family House has been serving patients and their loved ones at UNC Hospitals since 2008. […]
Our Partners at Families Moving Forward
This month we’re highlighting the great work of our partners at Families Moving Forward, and specifically, how our corps member Cecilia Too is serving with them this year. To learn more about FMF, visit their website at https://fmfnc.org/. Families Moving Forward (FMF) is an emergency homeless shelter for families. FMF utilizes a two generational, trauma-informed approach. […]
Our Partners at the Center for Responsible Lending
This month we are highlighting the great work of our partners at the Center for Responsible Lending, and specifically, how our corps member Juan Ramon Riojas is serving with them this year. I work at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) as a research and policy fellow. CRL was founded in 2002 as a nonprofit […]
Our Partners at Durham Children’s Initiative
This month we’re highlighting the great work of our partners at Durham Children’s Initiative, and specifically, how our corps member Mollie Sullivan is serving with them this year. To learn more about DCI, visit their website at https://dci-nc.org/. DCI’s mission is to build a pipeline of high-quality services for Durham youth and their families that overcomes […]
Our Partners at The Compass Center
This month we’re highlighting the great work of our partners at the Compass Center, and specifically, how our corps member Liv Vermane is serving with them this year. To learn more about the Compass Center, visit their website at www.compassctr.org. My name is Liv Vermane, and I work at the Compass Center! Personally, I was […]
Our Partners at L’Arche North Carolina
Current JSC Corps Member Macie Bridge writes to introduce our newest partner organization, L’Arche North Carolina: I am so excited to have the chance to share about L’Arche North Carolina: my partner organization for this service year, and a brand new partner for JSC! L’Arche is an international nonprofit formed of independent communities where people […]
Our Partners at Code the Dream
Code the Dream began in 2015 as a pilot project trying to create more economic opportunity for immigrants and dreamers (DACA recipients). Since then Code the Dream has grown exponentially, especially in the last year, as they continue to serve and help anyone under represented in the tech world, or anyone who has faced a […]
Our Partners at the Center for Responsible Lending
The Center for Responsible Lending is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which works to eliminate abusive financial practices through policy and research. CRL focuses on those marginalized and/or underserved by current financial practices and markets, including rural folks, women, people of color, and low-wealth folks. CRL also works to make finance more equitable by demystifying the […]