Jocelyn Simpson

Jocelyn Simpson, 25, is currently working at Wells Fargo and as a volunteer firefighter.  Ms. Simpson started helping out her community with Hidden Valley High School’s Key club and worked with Appalachian Service Project. While working for ASP, a staff member Ms. Simpson worked with told her about AmeriCorps.  Then July 2009, Ms. Simpson joined AmeriCorps.

                  AmeriCorps is a Federal funded Organization that 18-24 year olds can join. It is a nonprofit organization that organizes young people into groups of eight to twelve people.  “You don’t know who is in your group until you get there and you learn to be very patient with people,” she said.  Ms. Simpson worked with the National Civilian Community Core section of AmeriCorps. “It’s like Peace Corps for the states,” she said. Ms. Simpson’s service area went from West Virginia down to Florida and all the way over to Alabama.  “Each place had a different vibe and no place was the same,” she said. The longest she would work for a sponsor is about 2 months. Ms. Simpson did two terms with AmeriCorps. Her first term was about 10 months and she was a team member. The second term she was there for a year as a team leader. 

Jocelyn Simpson is a very hard-working person. Her dedication and leadership to AmeriCorps helped people and organizations who needed it the most.