Prompt members to think about topics with pre-service activities

Give new members program-related questions or topics to think about, research and even write about before they arrive. Also consider providing newspaper articles and other materials on your program, the communities they'll serve, and other relevant issues. New members will arrive at program orientation ready to engage!

This pre-orientation assignment was contributed by Minnesota Alliance With Youth Promise Fellows Program (Minneapolis, MN), an AmeriCorps*State program whose Promise Fellows work with schools and communities managing tutoring, mentoring and service-learning programs.