Building capacity through community service in Southwest West Virginia
Thank you to everyone who assisted with Operation Read West Virginia’s annual state Wide book Drive. Thank you for those who helped staff the tables and package the boxes. Thank you for those who provided moral support and information about how to organize and run the event. Thank you to everyone who purchased books, donated [...]
Thu, August 27 2009 » ***Volunteer/Work Opportunities***, Education Support, Literacy, Operation Read WV » Comments Off
In conjunction with the Faces of Leadership Conference, Operation Read WV is a project where we encourage and promote literacy and book drives throughout the state of West Virginia. For Step by Step blog posts related to Operation Read WV, go here.
Fri, June 26 2009 » Literacy, Operation Read WV » Comments Off
All parts that make a society operate are mirrored in different modules in this simulation project, where primary school students basically run their own little city. Micro-Society currently takes place as part of Omar Elementary’s WV Dreamers Afterschool program in Logan County. For Step by Step blog posts related to Micro-Society, go here.
Fri, June 26 2009 » Education Support, Micro Society, Omar Elementary » Comments Off
Energy Express is a six-week summer program promoting the school success of children living in rural and low-income communities across West Virginia by: • Providing summer learning experiences focused on reading. • Serving two nutritious family-style meals each day. • Engaging college students in service through AmeriCorps. • Developing strong partnerships involving parents, schools, communities, [...]
Fri, June 26 2009 » Big Ugly Community Center, Education Support, Energy Express, Health and Wellness, Literacy, Service Learning » Comments Off
Youth between the ages of 14 and 20 are invited to sign up for a free Summer of Service program which will run Monday through Friday from June 22 – August 7th in Charleston. Participants will explore digital photography, graphic design, building repairs, business basics, computer repairs, service projects, tree planting, stream testing, swimming, field [...]
Mon, June 8 2009 » ***Volunteer/Work Opportunities***, Arts & Culture, Bullying Awareness & Prevention, Computer Rebuilding Project, East End Family Resource Center, Education Support, Leadership Development, Life/Job Skill Development, Project FLOW, R.E.A.L Program, Service Learning, Summer of Service Program, Sustainability, Technology » Comments Off
Below is a copy of this article, which was written by VISTA Kristen Ashworth and printed in the Lincoln Standard. To view the version on www.lincolnstardard.com, go here. HAMLIN – Although parent involvement tends to decrease as children age from elementary to high school, studies show that regardless of income and background, students with parents [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » ***Press***, Education Support, Health and Wellness, Lincoln County High School, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition » Comments Off
There will be a workshop held on Monday, April 27 from 7:00 am to 9:00 am to educate Lincoln County High School students’ parents on how to use EdLine to check grades and communicate with teachers, as well as the Counselor’s Corner on the web page, and how to keep their children safe online. To [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » Community Events, Education Support, Health and Wellness, Life/Job Skill Development, Lincoln County High School, Lincoln County Youth & Prevention Coalition, Technology » Comments Off
Thursday, April 23 the Youth Build workers – to help celebrate Global Youth Service Day – will be working with the afterschool children at Beards Fork Community Center, to create a community garden from 3:30 – 5:00 pm. They need and welcome all the help they can get. They expected to receive some donations of [...]
Tue, April 21 2009 » ***Volunteer/Work Opportunities***, Community Events, Education Support, Life/Job Skill Development, Service Learning, Southern Appalachian Labor School, Sustainability » Comments Off
Step by Step sponsored a Volunteer Fair at West Virginia State University (WVSU) on February 25, 2009. Marketing VISTA, Laura Herberg, who sometimes works out of Step by Step’s Service Learning Internship office at WVSU, decided to plan this event upon learning that no other like it was on the annual calendar at the university. [...]
Thu, April 16 2009 » Community Events, Community Shares of West Virginia, East End Family Resource Center, Education Support, Leadership Development, Service Learning, Service Learning Internship Program, West Virginia State University » Comments Off
Over 175 attended and $536 was raised at the People’s Choice Award Chili Cook Off to benefit Omar Elementary’s 21st Century Afterschool Program on February 7, 2009. Shawn Farmer, the Omar Elementary 21st Century Afterschool Program coordinator, came up with the idea for a Chili Cook Off with her husband because they wanted to do [...]
Fri, April 10 2009 » Community Events, Education Support, Omar Elementary, WV Dreamers Afterschool Program » Comments Off
![Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3808418455_07d468b4db_t.jpg "Step by Step WV posted a photo: Bonner Scholars from Earlam College in Indiana listened to a panel discussion of long-term West Virginia activists arranged by Step by Step's Executive Director Michael Tierney in April 2009. Afterward, the students interviewed the panelists on tape so that their [the activist's] stories can be adapted to digital stories.")
