Robyn R. West

Operation Shoestring invests directly in the children, families, and neighborhoods of Jackson, Mississippi, aspiring to affect transformative change by supporting student success, providing family-centered programming, and cultivating community. Operation Shoestring’s summer camp provides academic, arts, and cultural enrichment. Much of its programming is provided by volunteers, including at places of worship. The fellow will support this programming and learn more about program participants and participant communities of faith. The fellow will help plan curriculum and activities in conjunction with our faith-based partners to ensure community partnerships and lessons are high-quality and meaningful for both volunteer and student.

Robyn West is a PhD student at Chicago Theological Seminary with a focus in Theology and Cultural Criticism. Her research interests include education and pedagogy, spirituality, wholeness, and community.