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In Loving Memory of
2008-2009 AmeriCorps
Member Molly Stanton

Keystone SMILES is grieved to report the loss of a member of its service family, Molly J Stanton, 22, of Conneaut Lake. Molly was an AmeriCorps member serving with Jamestown Elementary School in Jamestown, PA....
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4th Annual East Meets West Project
January 16th - 20th, 2009
Celebrating
Martin Luther King Day of Service
January 19, 2009

View the 2009 Keystone SMILES AmeriCorps
2008 Martin Luther King Jr.Video

Keystone SMILES  and Mercer County Housing Authority
Going Green Project



Going Green Ticket System


 

 

 

Erie School District Looking to fill 12 Full Time AmeriCorps Positions to Start August 2009

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Ross McGinnis video
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Memorial Service Award Endowment Fund

Service Award Applications are ongoing. Click here to apply.

Deadline for the 2009 application is November 1st.

 

To view official PFC Ross McGinnis Medal of Honor Site, Click here
 

On May 13, 2008, Keystone SMILES proudly established the Michael Andrew Renfrew Memorial Preschool Scholarship. 
 Michael was the 4-year old son of Randall and Lisa Renfrew, a Keystone SMILES AmeriCorps Alumni. Michael was killed in a tragic accident on the family farm on April 1, 2001. The fund will be used to annually award scholarships to preschool students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend a preschool program. Click here for more information.
 

 

To complete an application click here - Application can be found under Full Year Application Resources

 To RSVP for one of the interview session being held Wednesday July 8, 2009 at 10am and 1pm, call 814-538-9305 or email aanderson@smilesamericorps.org

 

Service Members will provide include:

 

Graduation Coaches / Career / Life plan Facilitators: Activities will include:

1. Serve in a 3-person team to meet with students in each school for 20-minute sessions, beginning with seniors and finishing with middle school students to complete and plan goals for their future.

 

Community Room Volunteers:  Activities will include

1. Before / during and after school programs working with students grades 6-12 to develop and maintain career plans

2. Serve as community room attendants, serving students, parents, community members to facilitate community service projects, connect community room visitors with appropriate services.

 

Qualifications Preferred:
Good Communication Skills (written and oral)

Experience working with children

Dependability

 

General requirements of AmeriCorps Members:

•Be 17 years of age or older

•Have a high school diploma or GED, or be willing to commit to obtaining one

•Be a United States citizen or legal resident alien

•Commit to a term of service

•Attend orientation and training sessions

•Participate in 4 public service days

•Submit enrollment and ongoing paperwork including Act 33 and Act 34 Clearances

 

Keystone SMILES Mission:

To empower and strengthen people of all ages with a focus on children and youth, to enhance the quality of their lives through learning and service.

AmeriCorps Awareness PowerPoint 2009

Overview:

Keystone SMILES serves 17 school districts and 15 community organizations throughout 9 counties and provides technical assistance, training, welfare to work and educational support programs throughout Western Pennsylvania. Keystone SMILES is dedicated to strengthening communities and sharing resources to provide people of all ages opportunity to put "learning into action" through service experiences. It represents making a difference while promoting the values of community, responsibility, and opportunity. Other programs and services offered through the Keystone SMILES Community Learning center include: