Earlier today, AmeriCorps VISTAs welcomed reporters and photographers to 390 2nd Ave., Coralville, to observe our recovery efforts there. Press agents from the Cedar Rapids Gazette and KWWL Channel 7 (Cedar Rapids/Waterloo) had the opportunity to speak with summer associates and year-long VISTAs about why they chose to volunteer this summer.
Nathan Kieso, a year-long VISTA and Iowa City native, says he joined the program because he remembers his own home being flooded in 1993. "The community really helped me when our house was flooded, and Johnson County helped me a lot," Kieso, 25, says. "Overall, the Johnson County and Iowa City helped me a lot, and it's my turn to give back to it."AmeriCorps VISTAs are working in conjunction with the Johnson County United Way and the J.C. Housing Fellowship to assist in the recovery of low-income housing units in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Summer associate and year-long positions are still available in our community; those interested are urged to visit our website to learn more about how they can help area neighborhoods recover from June's historic flooding. From front-line clean-up volunteers to neighborhood outreach coordinators, we're looking for enthusiastic local residents that want to help make a difference in our community.
(Photo: Nathan Kieso, year-long VISTA, is interviewed by KWWL Cedar Rapids/Waterloo)
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