Service Stories

Service Stories

By Sara Guiang & Sarah KaplanSociety & Culture
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Service Stories episodes

  • Haley Iriondo

    Haley Iriondo served at District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund as a VISTA from 2019-2020. She is currently attending graduate school and plans on applying to medical school during the 2022 application cycle. Learn more about District 1199c Fund here: https://www.1199ctraining.org/

    Recorded on 9/14/20.

    39 min
  • Rayn Phillips

    Rayn Phillips served at Strawberry Mansion HS from 2019-2020. She has gone on to provide mobile therapy services for children and youth in West Philadelphia, is the Social Worker for One Bright Ray Adult Mansion Campus, and currently attends Thomas Jefferson University for an Certificate of Advanced Studies in Trauma and Community Counseling.

    Recorded on 9/7/20. 

    1 hr
  • Lydia

    Lydia served at Cook-Wissahickon School as a VISTA from 2019-2020. Learn more about the school here: https://cookwissahickon.philasd.org/

    Recorded on 8/31/20.

    42 min
  • Erin Davison

    Erin Davison served at Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) as a VISTA from 2019-2020. Learn more about PLA here: https://www.philalegal.org/

    Recorded on 8/25/20.

    52 min
  • Jordan

    Jordan served at Fiesta Schoolyards as a VISTA from 2019-2020. Learn more about Fiesta Schoolyards here: https://fiestaschoolyards.org/

    Recorded on 8/20/20.

    55 min
  • Sydney Edelson

    Sydney Edelson served in the Office of Strategic Partnerships in The School District of Philadelphia as a VISTA from 2019-2020. Learn more about the Office here: https://www.philasd.org/strategicpartnerships/

    Recorded on 8/10/20.

    57 min
  • Katie Murphy

    Katie Murphy served as a Community Partnerships Coordinator VISTA through PHENND at Bayard Taylor Elementary School from 2018-2019. She has served as a VISTA at Playworks since 2019 and is currently completing her third year as a VISTA. Learn more about Playworks here: https://www.playworks.org/

    Recorded on May 20, 2020

    49 min
  • Lane Frazee

    Lane Frazee served at Saul High School in Philadelphia as a VISTA from 2019-2020 and continues to serve there for the 2020-2021 academic year. Recorded in May 2020. 

    44 min
  • Leah Schare

    Leah Schare served at JEVS Human Resources as a VISTA from 2019-2020. Learn more about JEVS here: https://www.jevshumanservices.org/

    Recorded on 4/27/20.

    40 min
  • Cooper Richardson

    Cooper Richardson served at SEAMAAC as a VISTA from 2019-2020. She has gone on to act as its Community Programs Associate. Learn more about SEAMAAC here: https://www.seamaac.org/

    Recorded on 4/20/2020.

    41 min

About Service Stories

From the publisher's feed

Hosts Sara Guiang and Sarah Kaplan - who have both completed a year of service as AmeriCorps VISTAs - sit down each episode to interview a fellow volunteer serving in Philadelphia.