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The Choice Program

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Difficult but worth it! - Community Service Learning Fellow The Choice Program Employee Review

4.0
Sep 12, 2016
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Pros

Great mission, great kids, lots of flexibility. In general a solid work environment. You'll be surrounded by people who genuinely care about youth development. You wear tons of hats, so you'll get experience dealing with a lot of different situations and systems. Great for people thinking about direct service careers. It's also one of the highest paying AmeriCorps positions in the country.

Cons

Extremely high workload, burnout is common toward the end of your year of service. You really need to self-advocate to get formal support. A lot can depend on the your manager, and management is generally weak in my experience. You can be saddled with incompetent coworkers, because it's a fairly easy job to get, but most people are solid. Lots of internal promotion (granted, due to high turnover for management positions)

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5.0
May 2, 2023
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Pros

Very proactive vision; leading non-profit in juvenile justice reform. You learn a lot. Every day is different. Lots of interaction in the community with youth, families and the school and court system.

Cons

Very fast-paced. Attached to UMBC so lots of bureaucratic tape when it comes to making change.

3.0
Aug 2, 2025
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Pros

Working with people who care and work hard Openness to try new things

Cons

Constantly overworking because need is high. Dreaming too big without the right tools in place

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