Meet The AmeriCorps Volunteer Keen On Changing People\'s Lives

Tasha Evans, a former kindergarten teacher, has been serving as a LISC AmeriCorps member in Newport, R.I, where she already has helped many homeless and low-income residents gain employment.

Evans' plans is to find more sustainable, long-term employment for residents and decent transportation access for employed residents in bringing them to and from work.

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Federal Programs Related to - Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, General/Other

Programs that focus on protecting and promoting the broad civil rights and civil liberties of individuals and work to change public policy and opinion in a variety of areas.

See also: +COMMON CODE Advocacy (**B); Hate Crimes Prevention (I02.07); Housing Discrimination (I05.08); Voter Services (W08.05)