44 Members Join the Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps
Article type: Press Release
Washington, D.C. – September 7, 2008 - Rebuilding Together Affiliates and the Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps will be in New Orleans, September 7 though the 13 for orientation of 44 new AmeriCorps members who will serve in 24 Rebuilding Together affiliates from around the country. Rebuilding Together received a $500,000 AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support these full time AmeriCorps members.
“This orientation week is effectively the official launch of Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps," said Gary A. Officer, President and CEO of Rebuilding Together. “These new members will serve our Affiliate Network in 15 different states and is the start of much needed capacity building to help our affiliates serve their communities.”
24 Rebuilding Together affiliates from across the nation will be in New Orleans to learn capacity building strategies and the CapacityCorps members will participate in a rebuilding project to get hands-on experience with Rebuilding Together’s core mission.
This inaugural class of the Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps will serve for one year. Participating Rebuilding Together affiliates include:
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Twin Cities |
Montgomery County |
Central Ohio |
“The AmeriCorps members will learn community engagement strategies to recruit what we expect to be as many as 12,000 additional volunteers. They will also learn proactive citizenship skills to foster a lifetime of community leadership” said Jessica Lowe, Director of National Service Programs for Rebuilding Together.
Rebuilding Together is the nation’s leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize communities by providing free home rehabilitation and critical repairs to those in need. The work of Rebuilding Together is executed through an Affiliate Network of more than 200 using thousands of volunteer hours each year.
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