2019 Continuums of Service Conference

National Service members (e.g. VISTAs and AmeriCorps members) and student volunteers and service learners often come from outside the communities where they serve, and in many cases relocate for service. Additionally, They are charged to work with and through community members to enact positive change that communities own. This session will examine a set of questions about how outsiders can best support local communities, especially focusing on best practices around entering rural and tribal communities as outsiders.