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So in an entry about a month ago, I mentioned that I was interviewing to be a YAV next year at a national YAV site - either Tucson, Miami or Hollywood. Shortly after writing that entry and completing my interviews, I was offered a placement with the Young Adult Volunteer site in Hollywood, which I accepted. So after coming back to the states around July 30th, I will have a month or so before I move out to Los Angeles to start a whole other YAV adventure (and before then, I will start my whole other YAV FUNDRAISING adventure! stay tuned!). As a YAV in Hollywood, I will be living in an intentional christian community house with the other YAVs, working with a local social service agency (most likely one that addresses homelessness) and providing a regular service to the neighborhood (like free tutoring or bible studies) in conjunction with my fellow Hollywood YAVs. The house is located in a poor, primarily Latino immigrant neighborhood near Paramount studios, so the presence of extreme poverty in the shadow extreme wealth will be theme for my experience throughout the year (my term of service in Hollywood will last from September 2009 to late July/early August 2010). For more info on the YAV Hollywood experience, visit http://www.doornetwork.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=250