SWSG South Florida’s AmeriCorps members were in attendance at the 2012 AmeriCorps Florida State and National Conference in February. The two day conference featured special guest speakers, trainings, and joyous celebrations of service. At the event, guest speaker La-Verna Fountain, President of Defiant Hope, spoke of committing to serve others; “I could either put my best self forward or my mediocre self forward. I decided to...

According to AmeriCorps.gov, AmeriCorps Members receive a “wealth of benefits.” The primary benefits being the satisfaction of incorporating service into your life and making a difference in your community and your country. That’s an awesome reason to join AmeriCorps! In fact, that’s why I joined. They go on to explain other benefits like professional development, helping with college costs and student loans, and helping fellows to...

Strong Women, Strong Girls  was honored at the 2011 AmeriCorps Program Disability Partnership Meeting in Orlando on October 25th, 2011.  The meeting, whose theme was Better Communities Include Everyone, recognized SWSG for it’s continuing effort to engage volunteers with disabilities throughout it’s program and awarded SWSG a $1,000 grant to continue this important work. SWSG was proud to receive this honor alongside Creative...

Pink and black balloons laced the interior of the Miami-Dade Wolfson conference room, adding some SWSG flair for AmeriCorps Orientation on Friday, September 9th and SWSG Fall Training on Saturday, September 10th.  Both days were composed of workshops that provided excellent information aimed at preparing members and volunteers for a powerful year of service.  Topics covered included time management, office etiquette, and...

As the SFL AmeriCorps Program Fellow, my fellowship will be coming to a close at the end of this month. I am feeling a lot of different emotions, however mainly I am excited to take all that I have learned and apply it to what comes next. I am happy to share that in the following weeks I will be continuing my education to get my Master’s Degree. In addition, the big news really is that I have accepted a new position with another wonderful...