[From the blog of Carl Seifert , September 7, 2006.]
So, details...I'm Carl Seifert. A cajun from Louisiana, now a resident of Arlington, Virginia, I got connected with a great CTC in Alexandria (literally across the street from Arlington) and started teaching adult computer literacy classes to out mainly immigrant clientele. After a while, the relationship was such that they wanted me hired on full time, but didn't have the money to pay me, soooo enter CTC AmeriCorps VISTA Project. Now, I'm going to be serving in a new capacity to increase our organization's ability to keep up with our students. During my tenure, I am charged with creating a way to not lose track of our students, some of whom lack consistent phone lines. This is in order to help with fundraising and increase our capacity to continue to serve the community even after their courses at Computer C.O.R.E