SUSTAINING A CULTURE OF COMMUNITY Ariel Davey

Campus Compact AmeriCorps

Member serving at

Bryant University, Smithfield, RI

Outcomes*
Background Challenges + Recommendations
*numbers may be skewed due to COVID-19 + data still

incoming
Communication with

In expanding and improving the Community Engagement Output G3-3.4 : Number of organizations that
volunteers Check in through COP

pillar of Bryant University's Center for Student Leadership & received capacity building services - 6
Recruitment about VAD and

Output G3-3.1A : Number of volunteers

Involvement, the VISTA's role was to build upon the office's Engaging project more often

development of campus community partnerships & external recruited or managed - 25 opportunities/activities More training

Outcome G3-3.10A : Number of organizations that for volunteers opportunities

leadership development opportunities -- specifically work

COVID-19 limiting 1-1 meetings with VL

around K-12 success & financial literacy. The community increased their efficiency, effectiveness, and/or

opportunities, zoom first couple months of

partnerships that were developed through the VISTA program reach - 6

burnout service
project are based in areas with a child poverty rate of 38%,
Output ED1A : Number of individuals served - 111

Outcome ED10 : Number of students enrolling in

making recruited volunteers essential to youth's academic

post-secondary education/training - 30
and professional success this year.
Programs/Events/Initiatives that
Number of low-income youth supported - 111
Capacity Building & Sustainability contributed to Outcomes &
Number of service hours by community

The VISTA project for this Year 2 cycle included developing

volunteers - 266 Accomplishments

and maintaining programs & events that assisted in creating

a culture of service through off-campus service 200

Leadership & Community Engagement

opportunities (ex. Leadership and Community Engagement

(LACE) Fellowship Program
150
(LACE) Fellowship). We developed new tracking systems for Year 1
To support the youth we serve through local organizations, we Community Mural Project

community partnerships (Application, Program, Position

100
offered virtual programming; tutoring and mentoring among Crafts & Community Event
forms) and volunteer hours (M.A.D. Hour spreadsheet and
other activities. It was a challenge to engage volunteers and
Financial Literacy after-school
Main Site Hour Approval Spreadsheet). In the future, we are 50
Year 2
youth due to zoom burnout, but with our privilege of being
workshop with NeighborWorks
hoping to use Engaged portals for our community partners
hybrid, we were able to navigate how to offer engaging service
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