Cheryl is a first-year, full-time AmeriCorps member serving at Community Housing Network. The majority of her time is spent doing outreach in Oakland County, but she has also provided assistance with the Community Connection Days in Macomb County. Cheryl spends much of her time interacting with individuals that are homeless and assisting them with housing resources. 

Cheryl exhibits tremendous dedication and commitment to the program and serves as an example to other members. This past April, Macomb Homeless Coalition hosted a Community Connection Day event from 2:00-7:00pm. Cheryl volunteered to provide free haircuts along with the local beauty college. However, the beauty college did not come so Cheryl stood on her feet giving haircuts for 6 hours straight! Although the Community Connect Day was supposed to end at 7:00, Cheryl stayed an extra hour to be sure every adult and child received a hair cut. Cheryl was very much in demand with a constant line and did not complain one time. These are characteristics that Cheryl Grover displays everyday with her service.

" Cheryl is a team player and goes above and beyond her service expectations to assist individuals in need," stated Mellena Martinez, the Community Housing Network Homeless Housing Specialist. " She arrives every day on time ready to complete her service responsibilities for the day. Cheryl displays empathy and caring and takes initiative to ‘get things done.'"

For more information on Michigan's Campaign to End Homelessness AmeriCorps program, please contact Program Director, Melissa Grant, at (517) 335-3213 or grantm2@michigan.gov.   For more information on AmeriCorps, visit www.americorps.gov .