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Katie Ching
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Portland, ME
Advocacy and vocational training for homeless with mental illness
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Katie Collins
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Yakima, WA
Program support intern and mentorship coordinator for children
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Katie Garrow
Lutheran Volunteer Corps
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Katie Villano
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Tacoma, WA
Day center for homeless guests, homeless newspaper creation
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Kayla Edin
AmeriCorps
Seattle/Redmond, WA
Middle school educator
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Kendall Paine
Inter City Teaching Corps
Chicago, IL
Teacher in an inner-city parochial school
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Kendria Dickson
AmeriCorps
Tacoma, WA
Educational and holistic advocacy for high needs middle schoolers
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Keri Majerus
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Newark, NJ
Youth healing from trauma, teaching writing and communications
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Kevin Meirose
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Tacoma, WA
Skill-engagement and income-generating projects for adults with developmental disabilities
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Laura Wright
Urban Impact
Seattle, WA
I am the youth programs coordinator for the Urban Family Center. I coordinate a youth violence awareness campaign called, "Who's Next?" developing and empowering young people to speak up about issues that impact them and their community. I also run a tutoring program at Rainier Beach High School and connect young people with community resources.
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Lindie Burgess
PDX,Downtown Chapel
Portland, OR
As the cafe coordinator at the Downtown Chapel (DTC) in Portland, Oregon, my main job will be to renovate the weekly Saint Andre Cafe, which provides a warm meal and time for fellowship for DTC neighbors and guests. I will also staff community programs such as the food pantry or hospitality center. The center aims to provide hope and healing to the most marginal members of society through a wide range of basic services: clothing, hygiene, phone calls, haircuts, foot care, and blankets, among many others.
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Lindsay Leeder
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Houston, TX
HIV/AIDS Hospice Care at a Center
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Lindsay Poston
Jesuit Volunteer Corps NW
Gresham, OR
Health clinic coordinator and volunteer manager
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Lisa Villano
L'Arche Tahoma Hope Community
Tacoma, WA
Care partner in intentional community for adults with developmental disabilities
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Lucas Sharma
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Washington, D.C.
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Maggie Chambers
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Bridgeport, CT
High school teacher of computer, economics, and SAT preparation.
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Mark Terrell
Cup of Cool Water
Spokane, WA
Homeless youth drop-in center director
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Meaghan Driscoll
Jesuit Volunteer Corps NW
Spokane, WA
As a resident supervisor at St. Margarets Shelter, I will assist in providing information and referrals, case management, maintaining records, and resolving conflicts as needed to guests at the shelter. I will also conduct vocational rehabilitation support and programs.
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Megan Hurley
Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Portland, OR
Medical recuperation and housing case management for low income and homeless people
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Michael Alston
Jesuit Volunteer Corps NW
Portland, OR
Case manager to secure post hospitalization housing
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Michael Davis
Urban Impact
Seattle, WA
When the new Colleague class heard they were expected to perform in the Conference talent show, some got nervous… but Mike Davis felt right at home. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Mike spent years coordinating school assemblies that toured nationally, using hip-hop, rap, and other media to reach youth about abstinence and youth violence. “There are so many issues that our young people are dealing with on a daily basis that distract them from pursuing their dreams,” Mike laments. He sees the arts as ministry, a way to convey culturally-relevant messages, and he finds deep motivation by the potential he sees in young people “to turn this world upside down for the Kingdom of God.” Mike now directs the Leadership and Mentoring Program for Urban Impact in Seattle, using performing arts to equip middle school youth to make positive, life-giving choices. Mike’s goal as a Colleague is “to be challenged...to think and dream bigger in my attempt to reach young people.”
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Michael Merz
Alliance for Catholic Education
St. Petersburg, FL
High school Spanish teacher
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Miranda Drost
First Presbyterian Church | Houston
Houston, TX
Post-Katrina relief services and mentoring
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Morgan Yost
Jesuit Volunteer Corps NW
Portland, OR
At El Programa Hispano I am a domestic violence and sexual assault advocate. I povide social and support services to low-income Latina immigrants affected by domestic and sexual violence.
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Nathan Distelhorst
NW Anti-Racism Community Building Institute
Seattle, WA
Race relations, anti-racism training, public relations and project management
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