Sarah Trench (left) recently graduated with a Sociology degree from New York University’s College of Arts and Science. She is currently working on attaining a Master of Public Administration from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, but is taking a year off from her studies to gain some real world experience working as a Volunteer in Service to America (VISTA). While studying at NYU, she studied abroad for a semester in Madrid, Spain. Previously, Sarah worked as a research assistant for the “Connecting Youth: Digital Learning Research Project” at NYU. With her education and work experience, she hopes to work on improving social policy through research and evaluation in the future. Sarah is serving as the Housing Innovations Coordinator VISTA at Journey Home.
Mollie Greenwood (right) graduated from Gettysburg College in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Globalization Studies, and a minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies. During college she had the opportunity to study abroad for a semester in Amman, Jordan. After graduating, Mollie served for a year in City Year New Hampshire where she worked as a full time classroom tutor in an urban elementary school. Mollie is passionate about social justice and encouraging conversations between diverse groups of people. She is very excited to be working in the Greater Hartford community this year. Mollie is serving as the Coordinated Access and Employment Opportunities VISTA.