Service Corps Reflections

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 […]

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 […]

Joanna is an alum from our 2014-15 cohort. She recently published a book of poems entitled “Snake Pit”. You can purchase a copy by clicking here. You can also view videos of her performing select pieces of poetry on her YouTube page, here. One weekday evening, over dinner, my roommates were discussing the imminent full […]

My year in the Johnson Service Corps was far from typical. To begin with, I was shared between two placements – one with Anathoth Community Garden and one with the Conservation Fund. For the first several months of my service year, I spent some days under the blazing North Carolina sun harvesting vegetables, and others […]

When I entered the Johnson Service Corps in 2017, I knew what my occupational calling was: to be a physician assistant. I had applied to several schools and was awaiting interview dates when I arrived for my JSC year; just a few weeks in, I was accepted to PA school, which would start in August […]

Hey y’all! I’m Austin (he/him/his), and I was a member of the 2019-20 Johnson Service Corps cohort. I currently work with the Center for Responsible Lending, which you may have correctly guessed was also my placement for the service year. Prior to JSC, I lived in Palma de Mallorca, where I worked as an assistant […]

I joined the Johnson Intern program on graduating from Emory in 2003. The combination of service, community life and spiritual development – set in beautiful Chapel Hill – was an irresistible opportunity. I found quick friends in my colleagues (Sarah, Marsha, Katie and Chris) and settled naturally into my role at Freedom House Recovery Center […]

My name is Emily Jarrett, and I am a Johnson Service Corps Alum from the 2018-2019 cohort! I graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2018, nervous about the future and no idea where I was headed. I had applied to a variety of jobs and programs, but honestly, I wasn’t sure about any of them. […]

My name is Emily Zinsitz and I was a JSC corps member in the 2018-2019 cohort. I came to JSC after quitting the corporate world, looking for an intentional community in which to explore non-profit work and my possible call to ministry. I found what I was looking for and so much more in Durham, […]

While corps members spend their days Monday through Thursday volunteering at one of our partner organizations, on Fridays we gather (virtually for now) for faith formation. In the fall we use this time for a course in servant leadership. For us, servant leadership means finding a balance between life’s inward journey and outward journey. The […]