AmeriCorps Alumni Connections with Robert Godfried | AmeriCorps State/National

1.2  Million AmeriCorps Alumni STRONG!  We are a voice for national and community service.  We have all served in one way or another - let's engage, learn and connect with each other!  Let's Serve Life After AmeriCorps!Today we talk with Robert Godfried
Connect with Robert on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-godfried-7b063bbb/
Checkout his national service reports and commentaries here  - https://thenext100.org/entrepr....eneur/robert-godfrie in Washington Heights New York in a State/National program - https://americorps.gov/serve/a....mericorps/americorps Big ideas and takeaways from our conversation: His service consisted of helping folks fight against eviction and displacement. Helping folks fight for heat, water and housing and court problems.
His experience exposed some of the barriers and problems with an AmeriCorps service year. Low living wage. Lack of workforce development training and connection to post-service opportunities. 
Report and Recommendations | How Embracing Workforce Development Can Set Up AmeriCorps Members for Post-Service Success The Bill: How Legislation Really Becomes Law: A Case Study of the National Service Bill  Learn more about Jerome Tennille https://www.jerometennille.com/ Buy his book! Transforming Disruption to Impact  Realized Worth Employee Volunteering https://www.realizedworth.com/ CEO Michael Smith - Is committed to improve Alumni work at the agency, updates coming out this summer or fall! 
Democracy & Bridge Building  Convergence - https://convergencepolicy.org/who-we-are/ John Gomperts - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gomperts-dc/ David Eisner - https://www.linkedin.com/in/da....vid-eisner-convergen Newly Appointed Bridging Fellow - Jennifer Leshnower - learn more here!  How State Service Commissions Can Advance Equity in AmeriCorps | read it here!  Joint presentation on workforce development best practices -  ASC Regional Conferences  John Kelly - Serve Colorado Lyndie Kenlon- Trailhead Institute   Yasmine Shaheen-McConnell - AmeriCorps Climate Corps Volunteer California