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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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Collins Ave in Miami
Benefits & Resources
Why we love Miami
February 23, 2018

There are 354,172 students in Miami who need and deserve our support. You could be part of an AmeriCorps team that…

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Benefits & Resources
4 tips for making the best first impression through your job application
February 12, 2018

Here are a few tips from the members of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Talent Acquisition team that will help you confidently craft…

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blueberry oatmeal and coffee
Benefits & Resources
Living on a stipend: quick, healthy and affordable meals
February 9, 2018

Still, a healthy meal is important for your wellbeing and productivity.  From breakfast to dinner here are some quick, delicious…

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Our Alumni
Making the Leap to Consulting After Â鶹ÊÓƵ
February 5, 2018

Learn more about this Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps member’s journey from a national service gap year to consulting and how they…

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni in a classroom with students working at their desks in the background
Benefits & Resources
You will grow beyond belief – making career moves at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Boston’s 18 Minute Networking
January 23, 2018

As graduation edges near the horizon of the service year, our Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members are planning for their next…

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Education
National service fuels a holistic approach to student and school success in our highest-need communities
October 2, 2017

Our three decades of youth development experience, along with external research, has shown that students’ academic success is directly tied…

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members planning with a teacher in a classroom
Our Alumni
Meet our 2017 Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Awards winners
July 12, 2017

Since 2005, Comcast NBCUniversal has recognized 67 Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni with our highest alumni recognition, the Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Award.

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Education
Building relationships through a shared love of reading
March 8, 2017

During the class reading time, Jolene would cringe when it was her turn to read out loud and often didn’t…

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Education
Spring means serious business in our schools
March 2, 2017

All of the standardized tests my students will be taking soon are rigorous, and for third graders represents a certain…

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School supplies.
Our Alumni
Champion Profile: Tushara Canekeratne
May 19, 2016

From her earliest days growing up in Colombo, Sri Lanka, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tushara Canekeratne understood the power of relationships…

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two AmeriCorps members are walking and talking with two high school students in the hallway
Benefits & Resources
3 tips for AmeriCorps alumni applying to graduate school
April 21, 2016

Â鶹ÊÓƵ helped me understand our education system through service in schools and through a university partnership that helped me…

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Benefits & Resources
Preparing for life after Â鶹ÊÓƵ
March 11, 2016

Being a Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps member is not only a transformative opportunity to make a lasting impact in the lives…

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners