Molly Born is a youth mentor and leadership coach for American Friends Service Committee's Appalachian Center for Equality (ACE). After several years working outside West Virginia, Born returned to her home state in 2018 for a fellowship in the state's southern coalfields. That year, she learned about AFSC's presence in the region and saw its impact on young people in her community. Aside from her work at AFSC, Molly is a multimedia producer and writer.
The aim of the Appalachian Center for Equality (ACE) is to improve the economic opportunities and conditions for young people in the southern West Virginia coalfields and throughout the state via systemic changes influenced by youth-led community and policy advocacy projects. Key responsibilities include the planning and coordination of ACE youth mentorship cohorts; organizing programming within the program and in coordination with other AFSC programs; and ensuring that the ACE is fulfilling its mission.
The Associate will provide strategic guidance and research to promote corporate accountability campaigns for immigrant justice, challenging the industries of detention, deportation, surveillance, and the militarization of borders.
The Associate will support AFSC’s and partner organization’s corporate campaigns to further the goals and mission of AFSC’s Action Center for Corporate Accountability.