Hobart and William Smith Colleges

This photo series features HWS most recent alums who have been accepted into AmeriCorps and its programs. Above, Sarah Banta '19 (right) and her classmates package food during Day of Service. She recently began her service at AmeriCorps VISTA in Tucson, Arizona.

As an AmeriCorps volunteer in the city of Rochester, Hilda Agyekum 18 is mobilizing resources and creating solutions to increase the quality of life for underserved communities.

With her classmates, Maeve Creagan 19 (back right) visits with seniors. Creagan will work as a scholar coach focusing on reading at Highland Park High School in Chicago. Helen Wagner Maggitti '19 (middle) also accepted a position with AmeriCorps as a Climate Fellow at CivicSpark.

Elijah Rutledge 19 worked with AmeriCorps NCCC before matriculating to the Colleges.

Elizabeth Anderson '19 (left) gathers with friends and fellow volunteers for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Through AmeriCorps, she will work with the Legal Assistance of Western New York in Geneva.

Aidan Ely '18 works for Legal Assistance of N.Y.

Alexandra Robbins-Jackson '18 serves students in Geneva, N.Y. through her role as a community conflict mediator at North Street Elementary School.

Lauren Workman '18 and Swellar Zhuo 19 fold clothes during an HWS Day of Service. Workman is program coordinator at Budget Buddies in Chelmsford, Mass, while Zhuo works for Rochester Youth Year.

Kevin Collado 18 is combating food security in the City of Geneva as the first AmeriCorps Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) dedicated to the issue in Geneva.

Samantha Sammy Ruthazer '18 is a City Year tutor for students who are struggling academically, socially and with attendance in Boston, Mass.

Daria Stacy 19 (standing) volunteers with HWS Sustainability. She will serve as an Outdoor Adventure Program member with the Midcoast Conservancy.

Sadeek Walker '18 serves students in Wilmington, Del., as a tutor.

Jacqueline Bange '19 will work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester as part of Rochester Youth Year.

Katherine Valicenti 19 volunteers at the HWS Majors Fair. As an AmeriCorps volunteer, she will work at Headwater Alliance in Colorado.

Dylan Doeblin '18 just completed a year with AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps.