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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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Education
An update on the Network for School Improvement program
October 23, 2019

This year, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee was chosen to be a part of the Network for School Improvement pilot program.

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Our Alumni
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Memphis builds the teacher pipeline

While in college, I studied criminal justice with a specific focus on the school to prison pipeline and juvenile delinquency….

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As students exit the school bus they find a team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members lined up to welcome them to school
Our Alumni
Corps to corporate: the journey of a Â鶹ÊÓƵ Louisiana AmeriCorps member to Memphis

The act of service is truly a radical act of love and underscores the value of human existence. I have…

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The Corps
Indigenous People’s Day Initiative at Alexander K. McClure Elementary School
October 19, 2019

    This school year, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philadelphia AmeriCorps team serving at Alexander K. McClure Elementary School saw a unique opportunity to address two…

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Our Alumni
Alumni Profile: Andrea Encarnacao Martin
July 31, 2019

“My Â鶹ÊÓƵ experience helped confirm for me how powerful active listening can be in building an authentic bond with…

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Education
National service is a ‘force for good’ that deserves bipartisan support
July 18, 2019

Longtime supporters of Â鶹ÊÓƵ and AmeriCorps gathered on Capitol Hill this spring in support of national service programs that…

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Our Alumni
From Hawai’i to Tulsa to teaching, a Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps member reflects on two years of service
July 15, 2019

In the spring of 2017, Jessica Butay, a Hawai’i native who was about to graduate from college in Colorado, had…

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Our Alumni
How national service shaped me
July 10, 2019

Thirty years ago, when I was 17 years old, I was part of an idealistic experiment, a summer pilot program…

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Our Alumni
For 30 years, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s alumni have made a difference
June 25, 2019

Over the last 30 years, Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni, now more than 32,000 strong, have been instrumental in helping to drive…

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps Team Leader
Our Alumni
My Â鶹ÊÓƵ experience took me to new heights
June 12, 2019

Just as our AmeriCorps members give their all to support our students, our organization and staff strive to give our…

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ DC tutoring and mentoring
Our Alumni
Â鶹ÊÓƵ DC alumni share their stories
May 28, 2019

For nearly 20 years, Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members have had the opportunity to serve in this important and distinctive city.

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Students add their handprints to the sun at McDonough's literacy night
Education
Planning a Literacy Family Engagement Night
May 16, 2019

Planning McDonough’s literacy night was the most exhilarating, exhausting, stressful, and rewarding thing I have done at Â鶹ÊÓƵ (or…

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners