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On July 28, seven recent University alumni will attend another graduation ceremony, this one at Rochester City Hall. They\u2019re part of a class of 14 young alumni from area colleges who are completing their year of service in the Rochester Youth Year fellowship program.<\/p>\n

In many respects, the fellowship year is an extension of their University educations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fellows build bridges between campus and the community, which has only become more central to the University\u2019s mission since the program was founded,\u201d says Glenn Cerosaletti \u201991 \u201903 (MA), assistant dean of students and director of the University’s\u00a0Rochester Center for Community Leadership<\/strong><\/a>, which runs the regional program.<\/p>\n

Rochester Youth Year is sponsored by AmeriCorps VISTA, its roots stretching back to President John F. Kennedy, who originated the idea. It was founded as Volunteers in Service to America under the Lyndon Johnson Administration in 1965. But while VISTA volunteers usually served farflung regions of the country, Rochester Youth Year is an expression of a more recent impulse in national service: lending your time and resources to your own community.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Rochester is the fifth-poorest city in America, with a poverty rate of 33.8 percent, according to a September 2016 report prepared for the Rochester Area Community Foundation and ACT Rochester. The need is tremendous. The role of the fellows is to partner with organizations that already have deep roots in the community. Some fellows lend a hand in developing homegrown leaders, by recruiting and managing volunteers, for example. Others help organizations obtain grants or other sources of funding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The role of the fellows is to partner with organizations that already have deep roots in the community. Some fellows lend a hand in developing homegrown leaders, by recruiting and managing volunteers, for example. Others help organizations obtain grants or other sources of funding.<\/p>\n

Since Rochester Youth Year’s creation in 2007, 91 students from area colleges have completed a year of service in high-poverty neighborhoods and schools, and have recruited or managed more than 5,500 community volunteers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been amazing,\u201d says Jennyfer Amaya \u201916, who was a volunteer coordinator at East Upper & Lower Schools, where the University serves as the educational partnership organization<\/a>.<\/strong> \u201cI\u2019ve been able to learn so much about education and schools, alternative school models, and so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rochester Youth Year was awarded its first AmeriCorps VISTA grant in 2008, support Cerosaletti says has been \u201cvital\u201d to the program\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

\u201cVISTA brings over half a century of experience in the design and implementation of capacity-building projects in the community, and we\u2019ve benefitted from that,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The fellows begin their year of service in August and complete it the following July. It\u2019s a full-time position, and AmeriCorps VISTA pays a modest stipend and assistance for healthcare costs.<\/p>\n

\u201cRYY is not something one does for the money,\u201d says Anna Gershteyn \u201915 (\u201916 T5), who helped a nonprofit serving two of the city\u2019s poorest neighborhoods to obtain more than $165,000 in funding. \u201cEvery person in my cohort genuinely cares about the Rochester community and building capacity for positive change.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Markakis \u201916 and Isaiah Evans \u201916 are Rochester natives who wanted to give back to their community after graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love working with our community volunteers,\u201d says Markakis, who works for the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re amazingly dedicated, and I\u2019m constantly left in awe of their knowledge of and passion for Rochester.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Rochester Youth Year turns 10, Cerosaletti is proud to reflect on the dozens of volunteers who have gone on to successful lives. Significantly, about half have remained in Rochester or returned to Rochester, and five of the seven current University fellows will stay in the city.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a point of pride for Cerosaletti.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe program serves as a bridge for our recent graduates to start their careers right here in Rochester,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Meet the University fellows<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"JenniferJennyfer Amaya \u201916
\n<\/strong>Archaeology, technology, and historical structures\/Italian<\/em>
\nEast High School<\/strong>
\nAs volunteer coordinator, Jenny managed the school\u2019s wide network of volunteers.
\n
\"LisleLisle Coleman \u201916
\n<\/strong>Anthropology\/health, behavior, and society
\n<\/em>Rochester City School District: Enrico Fermi School 17<\/strong>
\nAs the community school resource navigator, Lisle worked with the site coordinator to promote holistic access to resources and support within the school.
\n
\"IsaiaIsaiah Evans \u201916
\n<\/strong>Health, behavior, and society<\/em>
\nGreater Rochester Summer Learning Association<\/strong>
\nIsaiah helped coordinate tuition-free summer learning programs for low-income children.
\n
\"AnnaAnna Gershteyn \u201915 (\u201816 T5)
\n<\/strong>Neuroscience, Spanish<\/em>
\nConnected Communities<\/strong>
\nAs community liaison for the nonprofit, Anna aided its mission of revitalizing the EMMA (East Main, Mustard Street, and Atlantic Avenue) and Beechwood neighborhoods by working to break the cycle of poverty.
\n
\"AngelikaAngelika Kropiowski \u201916
\n<\/strong>Russian, international relations<\/em>
\nRochester City School District: Reading by Third Grade<\/strong>
\nAngelika helped create a culturally relevant Parent Resource Guide and supported reading teachers by managing their resource data base.
\n
\"Molly Mackenzie \u201916
\n<\/strong>Health, behavior, and society
\n<\/em>Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Rochester
\n<\/strong>Molly helped develop a new youth financial education program.
\n
\"DavidDavid Markakis \u201915 (\u201916 T5)
\n<\/strong>Political science, music<\/em>
\nRochester Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative<\/strong>
\nDavid helped implement projects within neighborhoods by working in community engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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