Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
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For most of the service year, Team Care Force is constantly in event mode; we find ourselves creating documents for…
Read the storyThe past three months, while challenging and unprecedented for everyone, provided the Â鶹ÊÓƵ San Antonio community opportunity to rise and serve students…
Read the storyÂ鶹ÊÓƵ San Antonio celebrated our 90 AmeriCorps members on Friday, May 29 in our first-ever virtual Graduation Ceremony. We…
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members have been making the transition to virtual service since March. Read about this Â鶹ÊÓƵ Cleveland…
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Bobby Richards was so inspired by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members he met that he decided to become one. Read…
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The Northeastern Civic Engagement Summit (NECES) is a conference for Civic Engagement (CE) teams across the country to come together…
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As a queer woman of color, my identities are something that I think about all the time; in every aspect…
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Jazmin Larumbe is serving her first year as a Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps member at Jefferson High School in South-Central Los…
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Students at a Chicago high school are learning from home during COVID-19 by leaning on the social and emotional skills…
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At Casimir Pulaski High School, March was a big month for students and my Â鶹ÊÓƵ team. On March 4…
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From before I walked into Registration Day at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee last summer, I knew that I wanted to serve again. During…
Read the storyMy time with Â鶹ÊÓƵ has simultaneously been the hardest and most rewarding year of my life. The long exhausting…
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