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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At Â鶹ÊÓƵ, student success coaches support students through instructional interventions in reading and math. An instructional intervention is a…
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Each AmeriCorps member has brought something unique to the team and our students this year. Meet them now!
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This year, all Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee high school teams are focusing on the same goal: the promotion promise. The promotion…
Read the storyThis school year, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philadelphia AmeriCorps team serving at Alexander K. McClure Elementary School saw a unique opportunity to address two…
Read the story![A Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps member stand in a library, looking proudly at the camera. Behind him are students working on homework with another AmeriCorps member](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CY-MBH-2016-17-full-elliothaney48e_2000pixels-585x332.jpg)
Taking a gap year, whether it’s between high school and college, during your undergraduate years or after college, is a…
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There is so much to love about living and working in Philadelphia. Between the scenic parks, accessible art, delicious food and the…
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Through Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s University Partnership with the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, Walker took advantage of…
Read the story![Â鶹ÊÓƵ members pose at Girls at Work after a day of service](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NH_FY20_Girls-at-Work-585x332.jpg)
Impact manager Alysa Hemcher shares her Â鶹ÊÓƵ bucket list.
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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’s opening day celebration brought together Â鶹ÊÓƵ Orlando team sponsors, board members, champions, as well as families…
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Discovering new places to have a great meal is a fun way to get to know the community where you’ll…
Read the story![Nine Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members stand against an iron railing outside a brick school building](/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/OFOblogCYMKE_05.18_IS-2-0048-585x332.jpg)
In 2013, Ofo Ezeugwu was an undergraduate student atTemple University. He served as vice president of the student body and…
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