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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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Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members facilitate Hour of Code for students
Education
Â鶹ÊÓƵ shares the adventure of coding through Hour of Code
December 10, 2019

Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Hour of Code and digital learning opportunities Â鶹ÊÓƵ is sharing fun and engaging Hour of Code activities…

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Our Alumni
Leader for Life: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee alum Kiesha Johnnies
November 20, 2019

Alum Kiesha Johnnies proudly served with Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee’s founding corps in 2010, serving a year in the city she…

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Our Alumni
Care Force Alumni Spotlight: Ken Wakwe
November 13, 2019

Introducing Ken Wakwe! We were able to have a chat with Ken Wakwe and talk about his service with Â鶹ÊÓƵ. We talked to him about his recent roles and how he uses…

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Shannon Luby greets students
Our Impact
Starting the School Day Strong: Power Greeting Promotes Attendance and a Positive School Environment
November 7, 2019

Each weekday, I wake up promptly at 5:30 am. I start my day with a nice cup of coffee and…

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AT&T volunteers throw their hands up in a spirit break at the end of their service day
Education
AT&T Chicago Believe Day chronicle 2019

Our service partner was La Casa Norte, whose mission is to serve youth and families confronting homelessness. They provide access…

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Peace Corps to Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps
Our Alumni
Choosing a life of service: from Peace Corps to Â鶹ÊÓƵ
October 30, 2019

When you’ve been a part of something greater than yourself it’s impossible to return to business as usual. I knew…

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Our Alumni
#WCW: Alex Diorio
October 23, 2019

Alex Diorio is a very proud alum of Â鶹ÊÓƵ (2014, 2015) and had the privilege to serve in two…

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city year americorps member stands and helps two students who are sitting at a table working on schoolwork
Education
The benefits of a high school degree

$10,386. Statistics from a 2012 Frontline PBS article show that if you drop out of high school chances are that…

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Education
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s tiered interventions explained!

At my Â鶹ÊÓƵ partner school, AmeriCorps members provide at-risk students with routine and personalized interventions throughout the year. Interventions…

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Education
Honoring Du Bois as our final African American pioneer in education.

In commemoration of Black History Month 2019, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philadelphia has recognized and paid homage to African-American pioneers in education….

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Education
Honoring Ruby Bridges as an African American pioneer in education

Today, Ruby is 64 years old and she still calls New Orleans home. There, she runs the Ruby Bridges Foundation…

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Portrait of Chelsea Badeau
Our Alumni
Alumni spotlight—Chelsea Badeau

Chelsea Badeau is currently the Senior Director of Editorial Production at Comcast NBCUniversal. In this role, she manages editorial content on…

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners