Hey there! My name is Micah Smalley and I’m from Burke, Virginia, about 20 minutes from Washington, DC. While North Carolina isn’t too far from home, I’ve been enjoying the time to explore a new place that I haven’t spent much time in before! I live in the Carrboro house with four other lovely corps […]
Service Corps Reflections
Alum Spotlight — Adwoa Asare
We will be inviting Johnson Service Corps alums to write about their experiences with and after their time with us. Adwoa Asare, 10-11, shares her story below. I first learned about Johnson Service Corps in 2009 when I was a second semester college senior at Wake Forest University. I was attending a career fair […]
Our Partners at Resourceful Communities
Each month, Johnson Service Corps will feature one of our Partner Organizations. For March, we are excited to share information about Resourceful Communities. Resourceful Communities helps grassroots leaders create opportunities that preserve the rural landscape, access much-needed resources, and celebrate unique local cultures across North Carolina. We support a network of community organizations, faith-based […]
Meet Celeste
Hi everyone! My name’s Celeste Carpenter and I come to North Carolina from the grand state of Maine. Yes, it’s cold there, and no, I don’t miss the snow! I currently live in Carrboro with four other amazing JSC members. Together we enjoy watching The Office, playing badminton, working out (well, we don’t actually enjoy […]
Alum Spotlight: Debbie Vu
We will be inviting Johnson Service Corps alums to write about their experiences with and after their time with us. Debbie Vu, 16-17, shares her story below. __________________________________________________________________________________________ My name is Debbie Vu, and I am a documentary and narrative filmmaker based out of the Triangle area. North Carolina has been home to me since […]
Collaboration with the Natural World
Collaboration: I trust in the abundance of creation to provide all that is needed, so that individuals and groups can collaborate instead of compete. I strive to engage others in full participation and lead in such a way that builds leadership in others. Collaboration comes in many forms. The usual way that I think of […]
Meditations on the Mid-Year Retreat
Co-creation: I hear a voice of truth above the clamor of the dominant culture, a voice that asks me to question my culture’s assumptions and beliefs. As a servant leader, I align my life with this truth and engage with others to be co-creative instruments of justice and peace. The mid-year retreat was revitalizing for […]
Sewing Mends the Soul
Communion: I am committed to a regular, transformative, centering practice of spirituality and I intend to live the moments of my life increasingly present to life and awake to who I am called to be. Sewing mends the soul. There are many different forms of needlework projects that give a rhythmic ebb and flow while […]