Pepsi Refresh Project
MusicCorps is in the running to win $250,000 from Pepsi Refresh Project. Currently in Chicago, New Orleans, Oakland, San Francisco and Seattle, MusicianCorps Fellows receive a living stipend, health care and training for a year of teaching in underserved communities. To sustain and expand, MusicianCorps must provide national standards and support for recruitment, training and evaluation for 30 MusicianCorps Fellows (full time) and up to 200 MusicianCorps Mentors (part time volunteers). With the grant money, MusicanCorps hopes to turn the lessons of a 5-city pilot into a sustainable national program that improves thousands of lives by engaging musicians in direct service. To vote for this idea today and everyday in March, follow the above link.