Widener
University was recently awarded 14 education awards from AmeriCorps and
PennSERVE, the Governor's Office on Citizen Service, that will help students
provide vital service to the community and receive funding to help pay for
college.
AmeriCorps awarded Widener six Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania and eight
Pennsylvania Campus Compact Community Fellows education awards for the 2012-13 academic
-year.
Students in
the Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania program and the Pennsylvania Campus Compact
Community Fellows Program complete 300 hours of service in Chester, Pa during the
year and receive approximately a $1,100 education award from the Corporation
for National and Community Service. They also receive weekly leadership
training from the Widener University Office of Civic Engagement, help recruit,
train, and retain additional Widener student volunteers, and serve as the
primary liaison to the Chester community partners.
Scholarship
recipients will serve as volunteer coordinators in the Widener Cares
after-school tutoring program, Big Brothers/Big Impact male mentoring program
at Stetser Elementary School, and the College Access Center of Delaware County.
They will also spearhead a new weekly program with senior citizens in the rehabilitation
center at Taylor Hospital. Other Widener AmeriCorps students will help
coordinate and recruit volunteers at various ongoing service programs including
Chester Upland Soccer for Success, Make a Difference Day, Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Day of Service, Food Day, and other weekly and monthly community
partnerships in the city of Chester.