My name is Katelyn Sherman and I am serving for the Housing Services for Eaton County in
Charlotte, Michigan. My first assignment was Project Homeless Connect, which I began as soon as I started in October, and which is now finally being put to rest; the evaluation for the grant has been sent in, the grant application for next year's event has been completed, and the golden notebook of instructions, contacts, and advice is updated and ready for the next AmeriCorps worker in the office, if we can afford to have one.
Charlotte, Michigan. My first assignment was Project Homeless Connect, which I began as soon as I started in October, and which is now finally being put to rest; the evaluation for the grant has been sent in, the grant application for next year's event has been completed, and the golden notebook of instructions, contacts, and advice is updated and ready for the next AmeriCorps worker in the office, if we can afford to have one.
I'm sitting in my second-floor, corner office on a rainy day and I'm sucking down coffee, trying to think of what to write. It's hard to tell a story about this project. I had never seen any of the attendees before and I will most likely never see them again that I will know of. I could describe the event, give some 26th, 2012, a Thursday, Eaton County agencies, businesses, churches, and volunteers gathered to offer a statistics or numbers, share what new services were made available to guests, and some of the positive reactions from participants. Is that what you want to hear about? Because if you have never heard of Project Homeless Connect, held annually in several counties, you might be interested to hear that on January 26th, a Thursday, Eaton County agencies, businesses, churches, and volunteers gathered for one day to offer a string of resources to those in our community who are homeless, low-income, and/or at-risk of becoming homeless. If not, oh well.
Since PHC, I have begun working with a Social Theory class at Olivet College on Monday mornings, as they rewrite the Ten Year Plan to End Homeless in Eaton County. As this is a new project for our nonprofit and for the AmeriCorps position, I'm particularly enjoying it; being able to be the liaison between a fresh group of younger adults and a crew of experienced agency workers is perfect for someone like me who seems to find a place somewhere in between the two levels. And until I find where my life eventually takes me, onward and upward!
Since PHC, I have begun working with a Social Theory class at Olivet College on Monday mornings, as they rewrite the Ten Year Plan to End Homeless in Eaton County. As this is a new project for our nonprofit and for the AmeriCorps position, I'm particularly enjoying it; being able to be the liaison between a fresh group of younger adults and a crew of experienced agency workers is perfect for someone like me who seems to find a place somewhere in between the two levels. And until I find where my life eventually takes me, onward and upward!
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