Celebrating ORCC's 22 Full-time AmeriCorps Members and Highlighting Accomplishments

The end of August marked the end of the term of service for Oregon Campus Compact’s (ORCC) 2012-2013 full-time AmeriCorps teams. Throughout the year, 22 AmeriCorps Retention Project and VISTAs worked with 14 colleges, universities, and community partners to develop mentoring programs for at-risk students, and to increase the capacity of campuses and communities to fight poverty.

Their success is measured not only by what they accomplished on campuses, but also by their individual and collective spirit of service. ORCC is honored to have worked with the members and excited to see how they impact communities in their future pursuits. We look forward to staying in touch and thank everyone for their service and commitment. 

In one year, the AmeriCorps Retention Project and VISTA teams:

• Organized 278 service projects and civic engagement events.
  
• Created and sustained 327 new and existing partnerships with community organizations.      
  
• Recruited, trained, and coordinated 497 college students to mentor 6,843 at-risk mentees and complete over 19,995 hours of mentoring. 
  
• Supported faculty from colleges and universities to inspire over 1,277 students in service-learning courses.
  
• Inspired more than 4,818 students, faculty, and staff members to volunteer for over 79,053 hours.                
  
• Generated over $43,665 in monetary and in-kind donations.

A year with the team in photos