COMMUNITY SERVICE

Ty Williams has over 5 years in youth development. She has served years in the AmeriCorps*Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) program. In 2009 she was involved with PeaceJam Foundation where she built capacity of PeaceJam programs in schools and organizations. While having the goals of creating sustainable youth programs in low-income communities. She’s been able to this while increasing leadership skills, problem-solving abilities, and school/community engagement for youth in poverty. She’s also recruited and trained college student mentors and volunteers for the school system.

Ty Williams has worked with Communities In Schools of Florida (CISFL). While serving with CISFL, she increased resource utilization and coordination, and recruited and managed new AmeriCorps*Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA) members. Other aspects of service include supporting the creation of VISTA training opportunities, assisting with marketing and promoting the CISFL brand and model. Ty Williams serves as the Executive Director of LiLa Foundation (www.lilahelps.org). She lives by the S.O.S motto (Service Over Self); one must desire to serve. In the words of Robert F. Kennedy “Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” Here are a few service opportunities to consider towards the start of your “ripple of hope.”

AmeriCorps: www.americorps.gov

CARE Foundation: www.care.org

Communities In Schools: www.communitiesinschools.org

LiLa Foundation: www.lilahelps.org

Peace Corps: www.peacecorps.gov

PeaceJam Foundation: www.peacejam.org