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UD alumni complete Public Allies program

UD alumni (from left) Robert Justiniano, RaShaun Davis, Cameron Haughey and Amanda Murphy graduate from Public Allies Delaware, a leadership development program that prepares young adults for careers in public service.
10:11 a.m., June 28, 2004--Four UD alumni graduated from Public Allies Delaware, a leadership development program that prepares young adults for careers in public service, during a ceremony Thursday, June 24, in Wilmington.

RaShaun Davis, BE ’03, of Trenton, N.J., Cameron Haughey, AS ’03, of Oak Orchard, Robert Justiniano, AS ’03, of Frederica, and Amanda Murphy, AS ’03, of Newark, were among 17 students who received certificates at the end of their 10-month apprenticeships during the organization’s 10th anniversary.

Public Allies Delaware is an AmeriCorps program of UD’s Center for Community Research and Service, the University’s focal point for community engagement and action. The program serves as a resource for young adults, ages 18-30, interested in service and community building by linking agencies that serve local communities with young leaders, who receive leadership training.

“I wanted to give back to the community,” Haughey, who plans to learn Spanish while working for Project Mosaic in Guatemala, said. “I just got out of college and I felt that this would sharpen my skills. Now I have a large network of allies, the staff and the communities they serve.”

Since its inception in 1994, Public Allies Delaware has graduated 160 participants, served 151,412 Delawareans, provided 268,535 hours of service and partnered with more than 100 nonprofit and government agencies in Delaware for apprenticeships.

“Every one of them has progressed so much that it’s amazing to see what can happen in 10 months,” Christina Morrow, program manager, said of the graduates. “They are a lot more responsible, more aware.”

AmeriCorps, a national service network, provides the allies with a living stipend and health and child-care benefits while they serve their apprenticeships. On completion of the program, the allies can use an education benefit to either repay student loans or continue their education.

“The training it gives you is very diverse and opens your mind to new things,” Haughey said. “You get to meet people you probably would never meet anywhere else. We’ve had to put others’ well-being before our needs, and it’s a good feeling. It’s great personal and professional development.”

Article by Martin Mbugua
Photo by Duane Perry

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