Won't you be my neighbor?

In a few short months, my trusty (not to be confused with rusty) colleague John will be leaving me to fend for myself here at OASHF.  This makes me sad, because I play 20 questions with him everyday. And by that, I mean I bother him at least 20 times with random questions about best practices and advice.  So when he's gone, the desk next to me will be vacated, open and ready for a shiny new VISTA.

If you or someone you know is looking for a job in Columbus, Ohio, please email me at solinger@oashf.org.  You can start in November, working in a 15 county region in Central Ohio.

What was that you asked? Why would you want to apply for this position?  Golly, let me show you!

You will get to sit right beside me.  This is John's desk, from my point of view.  He is extremely neat.

This is my desk, for comparison.

You will have a great view!  Espcially if you like storms, this window is facing West.  For me, it's frightening.  For you, perhaps thrilling.  Either way, you can view all sorts of happenings 7 stories down on the streets of Columbus.

We also recycle.  This can is usually taken up mostly by my sticky notes. 

 

We have FREE COFFEE in our little kitchen down the hall.  And a microwave.  Perks galore!

 Do you know anyone who wants to be an AmeriCorps*VISTA for a year? The only job around where there is an asterisk in the job title. How cool is that?!

Visualization!

I love data visualization and using media/art to understand concepts. Check out this Wordle (word cloud) I created from OASHF's About Us webpage:

Training Oberservation

Can't...stuff...more....information...into my head. I am sitting in my second training observation today, as preparation to take the reins and train my very own group of fledgling OBB counselors next week. Please keep in mind, this is a 6 hour training. Six. Hours. I currently have 8 pages of supplemental notes to help me through the guidebook. Jessica Mays, the regional coordinator for Southeast Ohio is actually facilitating this training in our Direct Service Office in downtown Columbus. I am mainly writing down her jokes to use in my trainings, as I am not witty, and these trainings have a tendency to put people to sleep. (I'm not kidding, at every training I have been to at least one person is conked out, unconscious, or at least nodding heavily for a couple of minutes. Fun to watch.) So I need entertaining material. What do you guys think of this one Jessica used?
“Has anyone ever had to do the FAFSA? Scale of 1-10, how awesome was it? I found it to be about minus 3, personally”

I promise, it's funny in person.

It also illustrates the importance of the Benefit Bank. Every time I learn more about all the benefits, how you apply for them and who administers them, it seems more daunting for people who need them. The Benefit Bank helps people apply so they have access to federal money to spend HERE IN OHIO to boost local economies. Beware, I am becoming a walking billboard for OBB. Only because it's so fantastic!