Our goal for participants is that ten months spent in community in wild, wonderful Wyoming will yield rich personal results. Corps members will share a contemplative environment in which to discern their greater place in the world. They will also enjoy opportunities to explore the extraordinary natural and social world around them.
It is in looking after others that we find our best selves. Where do we fit in this world? What is a task that we can undertake that will help us bring our world closer to the kingdom of God on earth?
Service Activities
The volunteer site placements are oriented to social and environmental justice as well as social welfare. Participants will have the opportunity to visit other sites in addition to their own. While this program seeks to assist the local community through placements in socially responsible programs, it will focus on providing opportunities for the growth of each participant vocationally, personally, and spiritually
Community Need Addressed
Our positions assist the partner agencies that we work with in providing a broader range of services they would not otherwise be able to provide without our corps members. Our corps members help support agencies that address community needs including homelessness, education, and food security.
Position Outcomes
Our corps members finish a year of service with a broader understanding of social issues and a stronger sense of self. Agencies that corps members are placed at will increase their capacity to address needs such as community and non-profit development, homelessness, and refugee services.
Benefits
Health coverage, Housing, Living allowance, Stipend
On Sacred Ground features four field trips that address two social justice topics that are central to Wyoming’s narrative: our settler-colonist heritage and cultural connection to ecology. These trips will mimic an indigenous tradition of centering our studies by traveling North, South, East and West for these learning experiences. Two Indian Reservations flank Cody to the North and South. We will investigate the Crow, Arapaho, and Shoshone narratives there, as well as the Little Big Horn, Chief Plenty Coups and Medicine Wheel sites. To the East and West of Cody are two significant environmental projects, Nature Conservancy on Heart Mountain and Greybull River’s Sustainable Landscape Ecology Project.
Education Benefits
GED/High School Diploma
Skills you will gain
Self awareness, communication, leadership, leading small groups, public speaking
Competencies You Will Develop
Communication
Demonstrate sensitivity and empathy, Lead group discussion, Listen to and consider others' viewpoints, Maintain open lines of communication with others, Speak clearly, in precise language and in a logical, organized and coherent manner, Turn taking, Write cleary and effectively
Creativity & Problem Solving
Able to identify and define the problem, Capable of generating possible solutions, Communicate the problem to appropriate personnel, Improvise, Provide relevant expertise, Select and implement well-considered solution
Teamwork
Derive consensus, Develop constructive working relationships and maintain them over time, Establish a high degree of trust and credibility with others, Interact professionally and respectfully with supervisors and co-workers, Stay positive and outcome oriented, Use appropriate strategies and solutions for dealing with conflicts and differences to maintain a smooth workflow
Decisions
Accepts responsibility, Anticipate the consequences of decisions, Identify and prioritize the key issues involved to facilitate the decision making process, Involve people appropriately in decisions that may impact them, Quickly respond with a back-up plan if a decision goes amiss
Tools
Carefully consider which tools or technological solutions are appropriate for a given job, Seek opportunities to improve knowledge of tools and technologies that may assist in streamlining work and improving productivity
Planning
Able to prioritize various competing tasks, Create environment of contribution, Create plan of action, schedule tasks so that work is completed on time, Demonstrate the effective allocation of time and resources efficiently, Drive decision making, Effectively delegate tasks, Facilitate group planning, Set goals
Service
Be pleasant, courteous, professional and respectful when dealing with internal and external customers or clients, Evaluate customer or client satisfaction, Honor the privilege of being able to work with and for those being served, Provide personalized, prompt, and efficient service to meet the requirements, requests and needs of customers, Recognize the importance of maintaining privacy and confidentiality of those being served, Understand and anticipate the needs of others, Understand the importance of one's role in the functioning of the organization, Understand the significance of maintaining a healthful and safe environment