Service Corps members honored

Service Corps members honored

PRESTONSBURG – Members of Operation UNITE’s Service Corps (AmeriCorps) program were lauded for their exceptional work to keep youth on a drug-free path during an end-of-the-year celebration on Friday, May 23. “The brilliance of the UNITE Service Corps is (that they...

Service Corps touching young lives

PRESTONSBURG – “You give hope. You touch lives. And, you do that every year.” That was the sentiment of long-time educator John Hale, principal at Somerset Christian School and chairman of the Rockcastle County UNITE Coalition, who praised the efforts and achievements...
Service Corps: Giving kids hope

Service Corps: Giving kids hope

PAINTSVILLE – Operation UNITE’s Service Corps initiative sets an example of success that should be replicated across America, according to the head of the Corporation for National and Community Service. “We need to share this as a model to other rural counties across...
Service Corps grows to 44 members

Service Corps grows to 44 members

Operation UNITE’s Service Corps initiative continues to expand its impact across southern and eastern Kentucky. With the infusion of supplemental funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service, UNITE now employs 44 full-time AmeriCorps members to...
Service Corps grows to 44 members

Service Corps serving 35 schools

Nearly three dozen schools in Eastern Kentucky will be served by AmeriCorps members during the 2011-12 term through UNITE’s Service Corps initiative. This is the fourth year Operation UNITE has received funding for the initiative through a grant awarded by Corporation...