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.
![Sen. Chris Coons receives the John S. McCain Service to Country Award](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CHI24859-585x332.png)
Voices for National Service is a coalition working to build bipartisan support for national service, develop policies that create more…
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members work side–by–side in collaboration with their partner teachers to fully support their students in the classroom. We are…
Read the story![Read Across America and Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/read_across_america_750_x_500_00239-585x332.jpg)
Literacy skills and a love of reading go hand in hand. Check out these tips to find books that reflect…
Read the story![Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members and community volunteers paint a large mural at San Antonio Elementary School for MLK Day of Service](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/City-Year-MLK-2020-178-scaled-e1582574915480.jpg)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service celebrates his legacy by mobilizing thousands of Americorps members and community volunteers in…
Read the story![A partner teacher at one of our LA schools.](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ms.-Tellez-585x332.png)
Today we are spotlighting Ms. Tellez who has been teaching for 34 years at 93rd St. Elementary School, keep reading…
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There’s a popular phrase about how hindsight is 2020, but now, so is the present! (Cue all the 2020 vision…
Read the story![A partner teacher at one of our schools.](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MartinezCruz-e1581549075778-530x332.png)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members work side-by-side in collaboration with their partner teachers to fully support their students in the classroom. We are…
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With the holiday season around the corner and 2019 ending, it‘s the perfect time for reflecting and looking ahead. For City…
Read the story![Four rows of change getting bigger next to a jar full of change. All of the piles have plants growing out of them to symbolize the increase in savings.](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Creative_ThriftyThursday_teaser-520x332.jpg)
Raise your hand if you like to save money. If you just raised your hand, keep reading. Even if you…
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Chicago AmeriCorps member Anthony Ortiz shares what Ubuntu means to them and for their service year at Dett…
Read the story![Team Care Force poses at Â鶹ÊÓƵ HQ with Â鶹ÊÓƵ jackets.](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/TCF13-Teaser-585x332.png)
Welcome Team Care Force #13! Introducing the new Senior AmeriCorps members serving with Care Force 2019-2020. #TCF13 Name: Brittany…
Read the storyLearn why Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee Team Leader, Shontrice, decided to do a year of service and how her students inspire…
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