Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

City Year is more than a gap year; Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÂ is a growth year. During my year of service, I grew in many…
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With the announcement on Saturday, March 14th that Manchester schools would be closed for several weeks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19…
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Social-emotional learning is a way that Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ can support students in acquiring tools to better understand and navigate their…
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ is designed to improvise and conquer new challenges. Whether in a classroom, hallway, office, cafeteria or outdoor space,…
Read the storyThese are very uncertain times for each of us, but what we at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµÂ know for sure is that our belief in…
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Jacksonville AmeriCorps member Ray Van Allen chose to serve to spend time after college and before graduate school…
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From the desk of Dr. Catherine Cushinberry: Many of us were thrown for a loop a few weeks ago when…
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Ben and Brittany were able to do a call with Alejandro Villafuerte about his experience serving with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. We…
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Due to COVID-19, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ San Antonio’s annual Ripples of Hope dinner, planned for April 1, 2020, was canceled. While…
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Originally posted March 30, 2020: Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Boston’s work looks and feels much different today than it did a few weeks ago….
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As the heart of this organization, we simply could not do this work without you. Thank you.
Read the storyAs part of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ community, we wanted to reach out to provide an update on the impacts of…
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