Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc. is proud to be a part of the state AmeriCorps program. AmeriCorps is a national organization dedicated to community service in different states throughout the nation. Federal funding gives Women In Distress an opportunity to recruit twenty full-time team members each year to further the mission of the agency through the Social Change Department. The AmeriCorps members are responsible for providing Broward County with domestic violence awareness and prevention through presentations, community outreach and advocacy. AmeriCorps members are given a living allowance and awarded an educational stipend in return for their year-long dedication to the program.

The members use a mixture of curriculum and creative approaches in their presentations to impact the diverse communities and agencies in Broward County. Different members are assigned to different communities, such as the legal, medical, faith-based, Caribbean, GLBT, and incarcerated communities, in addition to the dozens of public schools that they attend regularly.

For more information on the AmeriCorps program, Click Here. To request a presentation from AmeriCorps at Women In Distress, please contact AmeriCorps Manager Jennifer DeFerrari.

AmeriCorps Members

Women In Distress has a new team of 18 tremendous AmeriCorps members who have dedicated a year of service to providing violence prevention education in our schools and community through August 2012. In addition to facilitating more than 2,000 presentations, the AmeriCorps members will also participate in several community service projects, as well as be greatly involved in disability awareness and appreciation activities throughout the year. Thank you to everyone who applied for the upcoming term and we look forward to another great year.

“I have gained so much knowledge throughout this year on controversial issues in society. Americorps has given me extensive variety in different areas of social service that I will definitely be able to refer to when I pursue my Master's degree in Forensic Psychology. I am very grateful to have gained this opportunity to move down to Florida and further my learning while also doing service for the community”. – Kendra Harding, AmeriCorps Member

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Thank you to Dale Carnegie - Training Sponsor
Our AmeriCorps Members are proud to have been trained by Dale Carnegie; they helped us learn to present with impact! Dale Carnegie is helping to ensure that Women In Distress and AmeriCorps provide the highest quality community presentations on important topics such as dating violence, healthy relationships, and domestic violence – issues so important to our community!