Service And Sustenance

February 15, 2011

After graduating from Grand Valley State University, April Meyers had a simple yet noble goal: land a job in Metro Detroit where she could use her skills to help others. While fellow students chose to move to larger cities with more opportunities for graduates, Meyers decided to return and make a difference.

She saw the AmeriCorps VISTA program not only as a means to fulfill her desire to help others, but also as a way to establish her professional roots in Metro Detroit. The program placed Meyers at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, where this spring she will unveil a campus food pantry and a partnership with an urban community garden.

“A lot of people I’ve worked with are food insecure, but it’s a sensitive topic so people just don’t talk about it,” says Meyers.

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Service and Sustenance was written by KELLY QUINTANILLA, 2/3/2011