{"id":78,"date":"2017-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/pennsylvania\/2017\/03\/02\/meet-coach-jordan\/"},"modified":"2017-10-02T00:19:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T04:19:10","slug":"meet-coach-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/pennsylvania\/2017\/03\/02\/meet-coach-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Coach Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/03\/Jordans202nd20pic.jpg\" width=\"318\" height=\"315\" data-original=\"{&quot;fid&quot;:&quot;12973&quot;,&quot;view_mode&quot;:&quot;media_original&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;,&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:315,&quot;width&quot;:318,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;media-element file-media-original&quot;}}\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Two\u00a0years ago, I started a journey.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A Baltimore, Maryland native, I\u2019ve always dreamed of living in the city of Philadelphia.\u00a0I have also always had a passion for helping the youth of America. Fortunately, as a result of AmeriCorps, these dreams were made possible. In the summer of 2015, Playworks was recruiting for the 2015-2016 school year and hired me to be a coach. The experience has been amazing and extremely eye opening.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, I served youth in the Mount Eire section of the city, and this year I am serving youth in North Philadelphia. I am humbled by the continued community growth that has been created through my time served in AmeriCorps, and by the opportunity to empower youth through the power of play!<\/p>\n<p>Playworks continues to be a gem. I envision it as\u00a0everything\u00a0AmeriCorps is about, from the genuine care and energy it took to create a dynamic recess program at Richard R. Wright Elementary, to the energy of serving at a girls\u2019 basketball jamboree with over 200 children in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>AmeriCorps has helped me develop a stronger sense of community, a reassured energy, and the empowerment to get things done! I love AmeriCorps and all that it entails, and I would not trade this experience serving my community for anything in the world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Interested in becoming a Playworks\u00a0AmeriCorps member? 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