Americorps Position Available at KLC

Check  out AmeriCorps Assignments at NAU!

About our AmeriCorps program

 

Youth in Action AmeriCorps Vision Statement

Youth in Action AmeriCorps builds a strong community through commitment to positive and active citizenship.

 

Youth in Action AmeriCorps Mission Statement

Youth in Action AmeriCorps delivers a quality program that provides 
service opportunities to individuals who develop valuable professional skills
 and experiences while benefiting our community.

 

The AmeriCorps Member Pledge

I will get things done for America-to make people safer, smarter, and healthier.

I will bring Americans together to strengthen our communities.

Faced with apathy, I will take action.

Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground.

Faced with adversity, I will persevere.

I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond.

I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done.

YiA AmeriCorps provides people of all ages and backgrounds with service opportunities to meet critical needs in Flagstaff, Arizona and Coconino County.

2010 YiA AmeriCorps Summary Document

We are a state AmeriCorps program located in Flagstaff, Arizona

Our program is flexible, with both minimum time, quarter-time, part-time & full-time assignments.

We tutor in schools, protect the environment, serve local government, support social service agencies, and much more!

Our AmeriCorps members benefited Flagstaff and Coconino County by:

• Impacting community members through our three focus areas of community strengthening, tutoring and mentoring, and public safety .
• Tutoring children in reading, math, and other subjects.
• Collaborating with  different local organizations and agencies.
• Collaborating with  other local volunteers on common service projects.

Toys, Play and Young Action Guide

This is a great resource for parents:

2008–2009 Toys, Play & Young Children Action Guide

TRUCE

Toys, Play & Young Children—English PDF

Toys, Play & Young Children—Spanish HTML

Toys, Play & Young Children—Spanish PDF

(To view a PDF file, you may need the free download Adobe Acrobat® Reader®.)

See TRUCE Toys, Play, & Young Children Action Guides from previous years

 

2008–2009 Toys, Play & Young Children Action Guide

1. Introduction
2. What Parents & Other Adults Can Do
3. Choosing Toys of Value
4. Toys and Toy Trends to Avoid
5. Shoe Box Gifts for Hours of Creative Play
6. Resources
7. About TRUCE
8. Archive

Play is essential to children’s healthy development and learning. Children use play to actively construct knowledge, meet social/emotional needs, and acquire life skills. The content of their play comes from their own experiences. Because of the pervasive influence of the electronic media — TV, movies, videos, DVDs, computers, video games — children spend more time sitting in front of a screen and less time playing creatively with each other. These changes in today’s childhood are undermining play.

Parents are constantly faced with decisions about what toys to buy and what toys to avoid. The influence of high-powered marketing and popular culture interfere with thoughtful decision-making at the toy store.

This guide is intended to help adults promote children’s creative and constructive play by making informed choices about toys, and by working with others at home, school, and in the community to promote positive play and toys.

Help Wanted

We are looking for qualified, energetic, friendly substitute teachers to work with children ages birth to 12 years old.  Applicants must:

1. Be 18 years of age or older and provide written documentation of one of the following:

            a. High school or high school equivalency diploma and six months of child care             experience;

            b. N.A.C., C.D.A., C.C.P., or C.P.C. credential; or

            c. Associate or bachelor degree from an accredited college or university in the             areas of early childhood, child development, or closely related field.

2. Have valid fingerprint clearance.

Contact Sandi Chapman at:  928-606-7741

skpchapman@gmail.com

Applications available at Kaibab Learning Center

Happy soup-making!

Pumpkin Curry Soup
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
2 14-ounce cans chicken broth
1/2 cup sherry
1 tablespoon garam masala
salt and pepper to taste
plain yogurt for garnish

Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until onion is translucent. Add celery and potatoes, and cook for about 5 minutes, until tender. Mix in pumpkin puree, chicken broth, sherry, garam masala, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook about 20 minutes until desired thickness. Garnish with plain yogurt.