Serve
DC is wrapping up another year of public service!
As
the Mayor's Office on Volunteerism & Partnerships, we pride ourselves
on connecting people through purpose. In this season of gratitude, I am
grateful for our Serve DC staff, who work effortlessly to ensure we make
impactful connections and build relationships through our vast number of
programs and volunteer opportunities.
I am
grateful for our commissioners, who always support the work of Serve DC,
our grantees, and Seasons of Service programs and extend themselves to
the team whenever we need to build capacity. As we connect people to
purpose, I am grateful to have associated with such a fantastic group of
people.
With
that, I am excited to announce that I have officially been appointed by
Mayor Bowser as the new Director and Chief Service Officer for Serve DC.
I am excited to continue in this capacity, and I look forward to new
collaborations in the spirit of service.
During the month of December, our Fall cohort will take their exams and graduate! We cannot wait to share our next group of
Certified Emergency Responders! Serve
DC has successfully graduated 149 residents who are trained to act as an
Emergency Responder until help arrives. CERT members are trained in First
Aid - CPR, Fire Suppression and more. Stay tuned for our 2024 Spring
Cohort registration!
On
December 4th, 2023, we will hold our My Brother’s Keeper DC Local Action
Summit & Volunteer Fair, at
Martin Luther King Library. This year’s event will be hosted in
partnership with Youth Invest Partners, DC Public Library, and Gilded
Knight.We hope this event will engage conversations and innovative best practices that support
positive life outcomes for young men and boys of color.
Lastly, we are
so excited to kick off our DC Volunteer Snow Team program! Serve DC is partnering with the Department of Public
Works (DPW) to validate requests from the public by requiring requestors
to sign up for an exemption through the Sidewalk Shoveling Exemption
Program to be eligible for free snow removal services. Thus, if a
resident is not matched with a volunteer, they will not be subject to a
fine from the city.
Serve DC has 309 registered resident requestors
to confirm that they are still in need of services this winter. We have
609 volunteers currently signed up to participate. We will also reach out
to residents from DPW’s exemption list to inquire about their need for
snow removal services.
In
this spirit, please check out ourrecently published
November Funding alert! These grant offerings and resources
are available to you and your networks. It has been a pleasure working
with each and every one of you this year, and I look
forward to seeing you all in 2024.
In
partnership and collaboration,
Jermaine
Dillon
Director
Safeway
Feast of Sharing 2023
The 2023 Feast
of Sharing hosted almost 5,000 residents and seniors, who are often most
in need during the holiday season.
Since 1999, the
annual Safeway Feast of Sharing has brought together over 1,000
volunteers annually—from government officials to local celebrities and
community leaders—to serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal and distribute
winter coats and clothing to DC residents in need.
Food &
Friends is the only community-based organization in the DC region
providing home-delivered medically tailored meals and nutrition therapy
to our neighbors living with cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other serious
illnesses.
AmeriCorps
Symposium 2023
Our National Service Team, on behalf of
AmeriCorps - Serve DC attended the annual convening for all AmeriCorps
state commissions.
Grantees from across the country
and AmeriCorps staff connected to share best practices, generate new
ideas and approaches to the AmeriCorps work, and learn from agency
representatives and experts in the national service field.
CERT
2023 Fall Cohort Graduates
We kicked off
our first 2023 CERT Fall Cohort on November 8th, 2023!
Our Fall cohort
will be ending before the beginning of the year, and we cannot wait to
share our next group of Certified Emergency Responders!
Serve DC has
successfully graduated 149 residents who are trained to act as an
Emergency Responder until help arrives. CERT members are trained in
First Aid - CPR, Fire Suppression and more.
Stay tuned for
our 2024 Spring Cohort registration!
International
Visitor Leadership Program Meet & Greet with Serve DC!
Through the
Department of the State, The International Visitor Leadership Program
requested to meet with Serve DC to inquire about DC’s Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) program.
The Department
of State has outlined the following specific objectives for the project:
1. Explore the
U.S.’s Federal emergency response structure and emergency medical
technicians, volunteer fire departments, and civil society‐organized volunteer response; Investigate how
various stakeholders anticipate and develop contingency plans for
pandemics, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, chemical spills, and manmade
emergencies.
2. Expose
participants to integrated command structures to resolve disasters,
including the incorporation of civil society, volunteers, military,
police, multilateral, and international actors; Analyze leadership
development, and funding for paid professionals and volunteer‐based Emergency Management Service (EMS)
personnel.
Volunteer
to become a DC Snow Hero!
Winter is near,
and we need YOU! Sign up today, to help make sure your neighborhood is
safe this Winter! Visit us at https://servedc.galaxydigital.com/snow-team/ for
more information on registering. #weserve
COVID
Test Kit Library Distribution Locations
Did you know
that you can get a free COVID-19 rapid test kit at DC Public Library?
Check your desired location or DC Library for
hours of operation.
Ubicaciones
de distribución de la biblioteca del kit de prueba de COVID
¡Únase
a nosotros en la Fiesta del Compartir de Safeway!
¿Sabía que
puede obtener un kit de prueba rápida de COVID-19 gratuito en la
Biblioteca Pública de DC? Consulte la ubicación deseada o la biblioteca
de DC para conocer el horario de atención.
Open
Enrollment is until January 31st, 2024!
Open Enrollment
is happening NOW! Sign up before January 31st, 2024! Visit DC
Health Link for more information!
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