Our Fellows Team Service Projects are Well Underway
It is the task of our Public Allies fellows to serve a full school year in an apprenticeship where they are asked to create, improve and expand services offered by Eagle Rock — specifically in the areas of youth development and education.
Like Allies across the country, fellows also participate in a rigorous leadership development program and community building activities, and they each contribute to team service projects (TSPs).
The TSP is a unique opportunity to lead and learn through team experience in upholding the Public Allies values in six areas:
- Diversity & Inclusiveness
- Integrity
- Focus on Assets
- Collaboration
- Continuous Learning
- Innovation
Well-designed TSPs seek to recognize the assets of a community instead of approaching communities in a needs-based way. In small groups — and in partnership with community members — Allies create, implement and evaluate a service project that will ideally have a sustainable and lasting positive impact.
This year we introduced the concept of TSPs during core training. And before students even arrived on campus, our fellows had already begun to brainstorm ideas for projects inspired by their own strengths and passions. As the weeks progressed, and as fellows became more integrated into the Eagle Rock community, additional ideas emerged.
Fellows captured their thoughts in a Continue reading…
