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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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The Corps
My Gap Year with Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philadelphia
June 27, 2024

Student Success Coach Riya Sembhi (pictured front row, right, with her Sullivan Elementary team) shares her experiences serving a gap…

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Opportunity
Honoring Pride Month: A Personal Reflection By Virgil Emily, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Silicon Valley

  Celebrating & Honoring LGBTTQIAP+ Pride Month with a Personal Reflection from Virgil Emily, Student Success Coach for Â鶹ÊÓƵ…

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Our Alumni
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Honors Sacramento’s Macey Amissah-McKinney
June 24, 2024

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Leadership Awards, presented by Truist, are Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s highest alumni recognition. The awards recognize outstanding alums…

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The Corps
Successfully Closing Out Student Relationships
June 18, 2024

Building and maintaining strong, trusting and consistent relationships with the students we serve (also called developmental relationships) is a cornerstone…

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Our Alumni
Alumni Profile: Spotlight on Derrick Rainey
June 13, 2024

Derrick Rainey wears many hats. He’s the current mayor of Wrightsville, Arkansas; a youth pastor; the small business coordinator for…

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Our Alumni
AANHPI Q&A with Miranda Ying
June 10, 2024

As Senior Impact Manager, Miranda is responsible for supervising and coaching teams of AmeriCorps Members at school sites in East…

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Our Impact
National service builds critical workforce, civic and life skills
June 5, 2024

A new research project, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Bridging Study, explores how the national service program AmeriCorps prepares young people…

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Our Alumni
Alumni Spotlight: Hanna Kim (‘20), Community Schools Volunteer Coordinator, City of Philadelphia
May 31, 2024

Left: Hanna during her time serving as a Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philadelphia AmeriCorps member, 2019-2020. Right: Hanna in her current role…

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Our Impact
Empowering Futures: Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Commitment to Career Development
May 29, 2024

At Â鶹ÊÓƵ, service is at the heart of everything we do. But our commitment to our corps members doesn’t…

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The Corps
Â鶹ÊÓƵ builds pathways into teaching for future educators

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s innovative teacher pathway program is helping to address two of the biggest challenges facing public education today: teacher…

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Our Alumni
The Cycle of Opportunity: A Year Commitment That Resonates For A Lifetime
May 22, 2024

When Lisa Owusu first moved to Jacksonville for a year of service with Â鶹ÊÓƵ, she never imagined that she…

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Our Alumni
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Honors Nonprofit Founder Dustin LaFont
May 21, 2024

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Leadership Awards, presented by Truist, are Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s highest alumni recognition. The awards recognize outstanding alums…

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