This is a guest post from Jessica Meller, who is the Summer Corps Consultant at Equal Justice Works through summer 2009.  She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where she majored in Psychology and International Studies.

As reported last week, President Obama has announced the Summer of Service Initiative – United We Serve. The program is a call to action, encouraging public service in communities across the country. The focus of the program is four main areas: health care, energy independence, education and community and economic renewal.

On June 17, his message was echoed by Nicola Goren – acting CEO of the Corporation for National & Community Service – during the White House “United We Serve” conference call. Ms. Goren spoke about the valuable role that service would play in rebuilding our nation and strengthening our communities. More importantly though, she used Equal Justice Works as her primary example! Highlighting Equal Justice Works’ Recovery Act Summer Corps members and Fellows, Ms. Goren talked about the many participants currently out in the field who are working on foreclosure issues. She asked the audience of our program, “Can you imagine the impact?” If you’re curious exactly how far-reaching our program is, click here.

The audience was permitted a few questions at the close of the conference. More than half of the questions asked pertained to Equal Justice Works, our Fellows and our Summer Corps members. With the Summer of Service under way, we expect to have more opportunities to showcase the talents of our Fellows and Summer Corps. Stay tuned.