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What is the Impact of $903,060 in Volunteer Time?

Nonprofits like Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP) cannot do what we do without volunteers. 

In 2023, volunteers invested 28,938 hours in Fresno schools and neighborhoods through ENP’s School Support and Neighborhood Development programs. These hours are equal to $903,060.53 in value. That’s almost $1,000,000 of volunteer hours poured into the city of Fresno! 

“If you look around your city and see things you want to change, but you don’t know how, start by volunteering with a nonprofit,” says Andrew Feil, ENP’s Executive Director. “Your time is worth more than you can imagine.”

Continue reading to learn what impact volunteers have on Fresno schools, neighborhoods, and future generations. ↓

Ashley GoldsmithWhat is the Impact of $903,060 in Volunteer Time?
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Working with Elementary Kids Changed This College Student’s Life

Before working with Every Neighborhood Partnership (ENP), Sheng Xiong says she felt she was at her lowest point in life. Her job at a fast food restaurant made it difficult for her to balance her college and work responsibilities.

When Sheng received a message to her Fresno State email about an opportunity to work with elementary-aged kids through ENP, “it felt like fate.” 

Ashley GoldsmithWorking with Elementary Kids Changed This College Student’s Life
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How Free Saturday Lunches are Addressing Hunger among Fresno Children

Hunger is a reality for many families in Fresno, California, and children are among the most vulnerable community members. The Fresno Mission and Every Neighborhood Partnership are working to change this.

Although the Central Valley produces a quarter of the country’s food supply, Fresno was ranked one of the most food insecure communities in the United States. Homes with children are about one-third more vulnerable to hunger than homes without children.

While children can eat school lunches throughout the week, some kids in our city may not have access to nutritious food on the weekends.

To help address this need, Every Neighborhood Partnership incorporates a snack or lunch in every one of our Saturday Sports programs, and this year, the Fresno Mission came alongside ENP to pack and provide the meals for every kid attending Saturday Sports.

Ashley GoldsmithHow Free Saturday Lunches are Addressing Hunger among Fresno Children
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How to Serve Your Community (No Matter Your Life Stage)

Developing a Heart of Service at a Young Age

Mary Avigliano knew when she grew up, she wanted to help others. As a child, Mary developed relationships with volunteers of local urban ministry organizations who left a life-long impact on her and her family.

“If it weren’t for a group of people who were passionate about urban ministry knocking on my family’s door when I was a kid, I wouldn’t be sitting here.”

~Mary Avigliano

In 2008, when Mary was a recent college graduate with a little extra free time, she became one of Every Neighborhood Partnership’s first volunteers.

Ashley GoldsmithHow to Serve Your Community (No Matter Your Life Stage)
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60 NEW Positions Available for Students to Make a Difference while Paying for College

Fresno State and Every Neighborhood Partnership Collaborate to Launch #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Program

Through a new State initiative, Every Neighborhood Partnership will host 60 Fresno State students (in addition to 40 Read Fresno students) who will serve as literacy mentors in classrooms, run after-school reading intervention programs, and support Saturday Sports at eight local K-12 schools.

The #CaliforniansforAll College Corps initiative is the first of its kind, designed to create opportunities for low-income, first-generation college students to graduate college debt-free while empowering them to serve in their communities. College Corps Fellows will receive up to $10,000 for a total of 450 hours of community service hours during the academic year.

Fresno State was chosen as one of the 48 partner colleges for the College Corps program and has selected Every Neighborhood Partnership as one of the organizations their students will work with. 

Students who complete the College Corps program will receive:

  • $10,000 ($7,000 living stipend broken into monthly distributions during the academic year, plus a $3,000 Education Award)
  • Academic credit
  • Real-world job experience to add to a resume
  • Training, networking and professional development opportunities

The first cohort of College Corps Fellows will begin in Agosto 2022. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Learn more and apply to be a College Corps Fellow by visiting the Central Valley College Corps website here or contacting Mellissa Jessen-Hiser at mjessen@csufresno.edu.


Ashley Goldsmith60 NEW Positions Available for Students to Make a Difference while Paying for College
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Una generación que no conoció el deporte de los sábados

La Biblia revela que el liderazgo moldea el corazón, la mente y las acciones de generaciones enteras. El libro de los Jueces revela la compleja y dinámica interrelación entre nuestra naturaleza humana colectiva con el liderazgo y el propósito divino de Dios. Es con esta perspectiva amplia que me gustaría discutir el ministerio de los deportes del sábado y su papel crucial en el liderazgo de la próxima generación.

Brian SemsemUna generación que no conoció el deporte de los sábados
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De voluntario a personal

"Esta es Amy, la coordinadora de deportes de los sábados de la PEV".

Probablemente lo hayas leído si alguna vez has recibido un correo electrónico mío. Dado que soy relativamente nuevo aquí (contratado en agosto '18), apostaría que la mayoría de los que leen no tienen idea de quién soy. Con suerte, algunos me han visto al menos dirigiendo una Orientación SS o asistiendo a nuestro personal en eventos de equipamiento. La mayor parte de lo que hago para el PEV es coordinar a los voluntarios de los sábados de deportes, dirigir las orientaciones de los SS, y la planificación y el papeleo para mantener los SS organizados. Sin embargo, también facilito nuestro programa de tamborileo social emocional, Beat the Odds, en un par de escuelas alrededor de Fresno. Este es un trabajo que, lamentablemente, la mayoría de la gente no llega a presenciar.

Amy SavageDe voluntario a personal
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Juego: ¿Qué es?

Llevo algún tiempo trabajando en un blog sobre el juego. Sin embargo, no había sido capaz de acotar mi enfoque lo suficiente como para compartir algunas de las cosas que he llegado a saber sobre el juego de una manera concisa y eficaz. Dicho esto, mi intención es simplemente compartir trozos de las cosas que he llegado a saber sobre el juego. Comenzaré con un intento de responder a esta pregunta: "¿Qué es exactamente el juego?".

Brian SemsemJuego: ¿Qué es?
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