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Come join us for One Homeless Night, an overnight event put on by the Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City.

Thousands of youth in Kansas City are homeless or about to become homeless. What does that look like? What can we, as a community, do to lend a helping hand and stop this problem?

Youth ages 11-18 from all over the metro area are invited to participate in this event where we will have a guest speakers on youth homelessness in Kansas City, as well as using the arts to foster social change.

Come help be the solution to the problem.

This event is hosted in part by Congregation Beth Shalom, who graciously let us use their property for the event.

We ask that you bring a donation of any of the following: underwear (children/teen sizes), socks, toilet paper, and fabric. Donations will be sent to reStart and Synergy Services, organizations that aid homeless youth in Kansas City. For our whole Amazon wishlist, please click here!

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We are gearing up for our Global Youth Service Day. Global Youth Service Day is an opportunity for youth ages 4 - 25 to get out into their local communities and work on social issues together through service. Projects are currently available for April 17th-19th. Come sign up today! http://www.yvckc.org/global-youth-service-day-projects.html

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Girls change the world.

Hi there everyone I’m Misty Town! I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself as the new Program Coordinator for YVCKC. After being here a month I’ve started to get a good feel for the organization and I’m very excited about the projects we have planned for the Summer of Service. The thing I love most about this job is not only do I have the privilege of working with youth and the Kansas City community; I also have the opportunity to get my daughter excited about volunteering! Yesterday was her second project and she had a great time. If you have questions about our programs or just want to chat feel free to contact me at [email protected] or 913-387-2430.

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May your blessings outnumber The shamrocks that grow, And may trouble avoid you Wherever you go.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from your friends at the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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#IamAmeriCorps Q&A: Curicé O. Paulüs

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Read about some of our amazing Americorps members across the country!

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It’s AmeriCorps Week!

It’s AmeriCorps Week and we’re ready to tell some great stories about how #AmeriCorpsWorks for our nation!

Watch this space and our other social media channels for more all week long.

Visit the AmeriCorps Week page

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We're celebrating our AmeriCorps Members all week here at YVCKC!

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Team Leader of The Week...

We have gotten a slow start to updating our blog this year, and for that we apologize! However, we are starting a new series here at YVCKC! Spotlight of the Week will feature our Team Leader and Service Learning Coordinator Jennifer Betz! Jennifer wrote a blurb on one of her favorite experiences so far as a Team Leader, and it highlights her After-School program, Homestead Assisted Living!

Home Away from Homestead...

Every Monday evening, I serve at Homestead Assisted Living along with seven youth volunteers of YVCKC. For two hours each week, we have the opportunity to reach out to a populace that is generally ignored and forgotten. Even though several of the elderly tenants have grown up children, few have children who live close enough to regularly visit. That’s where I feel like we come in.

Everyone needs human interaction if not by family then by friends. I am thankful that we have been given the opportunity to volunteer frequently enough to become more than mere acquaintances to the residents at Homestead. Our conversations, games, crafts and special meals shared have developed into friendships that have transcended challenges and generational differences.

Whenever a youth takes the time to listen to a resident suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's, I can’t begin to describe how honored I am to have played a part in bringing them together. Because of the time spent volunteering at places like Homestead, I have witnessed youth develop empathy and display maturity far beyond their years. Every time I attempt to lead by example in service, their service inspires me. Over the past several years that YVCKC has been serving at Homestead, we have built a reputation based upon congenial interactions. The volunteer coordinator, Tricia Yates, is always thrilled to see us and is wonderful about scheduling activities that both the youth and residents love. Whether we are knocking down pins in a neck-to-neck bowling competition, hitting the high notes in karaoke, pantomiming for charades, creating foam snowflakes, or playing Upwords Scrabble, everyone knows they can come expecting to have a good time. I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to volunteer in such a laid back, welcoming environment every week. That being said, I know this kind of special, positive relationship with an agency is hard to come by simply because it takes everyone involved to make it so. I am happy to say I had a part in that and will do everything in my power to keep it that way! Thank you Youth Volunteer Corps for funding the difference that is being made at Homestead and every other agency we have had the honor of serving!

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Some Illustrator action on the Kansas City skyline

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We are loving this illustration of our skyline!

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YVC Summit

This past weekend we had the chance to get to know youth volunteers from around the US (and Canada!)

We've learned a lot from each, particularly that anyone can make a difference. Our Youth Advisory Board is made up of incredible people that are inspired to make a difference in their local and global communities.

More pictures to come!

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Cheap Drinking Water From The Sun, Aided By A Pop Of Pencil Shavings

Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel did it to survive on the Pacific Ocean. Robert Redford used the trick in All Is Lost.

When you’re trapped on a boat, you can easily make fresh water, right? Simply let the sun heat up and evaporate salt water. Then trap the steam, condense it on a plastic surface and collect the fresh water. The liquid even gets sterilized in the process.

So why can’t people around the world who lack clean drinking water do something similar?

Turns out, desalinating or sterilizing water with solar energy is way harder than Hollywood makes it look. The process is super inefficient and way too slow to be practical.

"The average yield is only about 1 cup per day," says the U.S. Air Force survival guide, even when you’ve got eight hours of sun and plenty of water.

But engineer Hadi Ghasemi, at the University of Houston, is trying to change that. He and a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a cheap material that desalinates water efficiently and fast using solar energy. And the secret to the new technology was sitting right on their desks: the graphite in pencils.

A simple solar still — and even more expensive versions with mirrors and lenses — heats up the entire water surface before it starts to evaporate, Ghasemi says. That takes time and wastes energy.

Photo: Solar sponge: The top layer of graphite soaks up the sun’s energy in tiny holes. When drops of liquid fill the holes, the water quickly evaporates. (The beaker looks hot, but the water below the sponge is cool as a cucumber.) (Courtesy of George Ni/MIT)

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