As the rest of us bounced between Zoom classes, Netflix and other screen-mediated activities while sitting inside our cozy homes during last winter’s COVID-19 surge, some Carolina students directed their browsers to ccps.unc.edu and submitted an application for an opportunity … Read more

By Jadyn Jones, a 2021 SECU Public Fellows Intern with Blueprint NC   Lately I’ve done a lot of work on the Community Centered Civic Engagement (CCCE) Grant offered by Blueprint. This grant is designed to support organizations who have … Read more

By Wasan Issa, a 2021 SECU Public Fellows Intern with the North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center Over the course of the 2021 summer, I have had the pleasure of working with the North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center (NC-YVPC) … Read more

By Griffin Sansbury, 2021 SECU Public Fellows Intern with the Eastern Community Care Foundation in Washington, NC   Anthony Tyre is program director and founder of the nonprofit Eastern Community Care Foundation. He is also executive director of Clear Point, … Read more

Summertime is often seen as a time for rest and relaxation. For APPLES Service-Learning interns, this break from the regular hustle and bustle of college was spent contributing to positive change across the state of North Carolina. Each summer, a … Read more