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.
![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…
Read the story![Â鶹ÊÓƵ Columbus alum Alen Amimi stands in a group hug with his teammates](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CYL-Academy-585x332.jpg)
we invited several members of our 32,000+ alumni community to share short uniform stories that explore the power and potential…
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ draws a lot of inspiration from Dr. King, and it is most evident on Martin Luther King Jr….
Read the storyThe work life of an AmeriCorps member can be described as an exhilarating, beautiful, and meaningful experience filled with many…
Read the storyIf you follow Â鶹ÊÓƵ on any social media platform or know anything about it, you have probably seen #MakeBetterHappen…
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I believe in the power of change. Yes, change can be difficult and a huge step, but I believe it’s…
Read the story![Â鶹ÊÓƵ Buffalo AmeriCorps member Bethany Elliot stands at a desk next to a student](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/B.-Elliott-Blog-Picture-585x332.jpg)
Each day is long, but worth every second of my time My name is Beth Elliott and I’m an AmeriCorps…
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Meet Lakeisha Allen, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee AmeriCorps member, and learn more about her through her poem, “I am… I was.”Â
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AmeriCorps Spotlight Thomas A. Edison High School Works with 9th and 10th graders Subjects: Algebra 2, Earth Science, and English  With the first…
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