Penny Bailer is Executive Director for City Year Detroit, a non-profit program at the forefront of the National Service Movement. City Year believes that idealistic young adults can change the world through service to communities. Each year in 16 locations across the US and in South Africa, the program brings together more than a thunsand young adults, up to age 24, to serve communities full time for 10 months. Known as “corps members”, the young people serve schools through mentoring, tutoring and after school programs.
They work to strengthen neighborhoods by leading physical service projects such as park clean-ups, playground builds and work in food pantries. They also build the movement by engaging community and corporate citizens in roundtables and forums to inspire them to support our efforts.
Listen to the interview (top right). What YOU think about needs to be done to secure a brighter future for students in Michigan? Comment here.
May 9 2007 7:37PM
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
MIKE FLANAGAN HAS ROCKS IN HIS HEAD I AM NOT SAYING THIS TO PROTECT MY JOB I'M READY TO RETIRE,HE MUST NOT HAVE A CLUE HOW MANY CHILDREN WOULD NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO SCHOOL.THERE ARE SO MANY CHILDREN IN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND IF COMES DOWN TO WORKING AND PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE OR LOOSING YOUR JOB TO TRANSPORT YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL.ALSO CAN YOU IMAGINE THE DROP OUT RATE THEN HE SAY'S THIS IS NOT POLITICAL BULL HE'S USING THE CHILDREN AS A PAWN BECAUSE HE WANT TO GET HIS HANDS ON THE STATE EMPLOYEE'S RETIREMENT FUND HE COULD NOT CARE LESS ABOUT THERE EDUCATION.HE SUGEST PRIVATE BUS COMPANY'S DOSE HE RELIZE MOST PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS DRIVER'S LIVE IN THE COMMUINTY AND CARE ABOUT THESE CHILDEN'S SAFTEY NOT JUST THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR AND KICK BACKS.I COULDN'T TELL YOU IF HE'S REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT BUT I SURE CAN TELL YOU HE HAS NO COMMON SENSE.WHAT BETTER WAY TO GET THINGS YOU WANT THEN TO USE KID'S AS A BARGAINING CHIP
OMOF - Education: City Year Detroit
WWJ's Vicki Thomas talks with City Year Detroit Executive Director, Penny Bailer as part of Our Michigan, Our Future.
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Penny Bailer is Executive Director for City Year Detroit, a non-profit program at the forefront of the National Service Movement. City Year believes that idealistic young adults can change the world through service to communities. Each year in 16 locations across the US and in South Africa, the program brings together more than a thunsand young adults, up to age 24, to serve communities full time for 10 months. Known as “corps members”, the young people serve schools through mentoring, tutoring and after school programs. 
