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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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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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Â鶹ÊÓƵ members pose at Girls at Work after a day of service
Our Impact
Empowered by Power Tools: Â鶹ÊÓƵ Serves with Girls at Work
September 19, 2019

Impact manager Alysa Hemcher shares her Â鶹ÊÓƵ bucket list.

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Our Impact
AT&T Impact Day (Atlanta, GA) 2019
September 6, 2019

After a couple of months being in the office for the winter, we were finally given the news that we…

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Orlando opening day header image
Our Impact
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Orlando opening day 2019 celebration
August 24, 2019

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Orlando’s opening day celebration brought together Â鶹ÊÓƵ Orlando team sponsors, board members, champions, as well as families…

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Our Impact
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Memphis: Building to lead
July 22, 2019

In the early 2000’s, I started a consulting business in Los Angeles. When I was establishing my business, I was…

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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 Impact
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Los Angeles Graduation 2019
June 13, 2019

Another year of service complete! On Thursday, June 6th, 270 Â鶹ÊÓƵ Los Angeles AmeriCorps members were joined by family,…

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Our Impact
Another year of meaningful service
May 24, 2019

One of our guiding stories, “The Starfish Story,” is used to describe a student our AmeriCorps members know they made…

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Sacramento member and student
Our Impact
Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Red Nose Day and Comcast NBCUniversal Help More Students Reach Their Full Potential in School and Beyond
May 23, 2019

At a school in California, a student named Juan* takes a deep breath by the classroom door before returning to…

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Our Impact
A tale of two cities
May 17, 2019

As a native of Jacksonville, Allishia Bauman is Â鶹ÊÓƵ Jacksonville’s Chief of Staff and is involved in a number…

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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