Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.

Today we are spotlighting Ms. Tellez who has been teaching for 34 years at 93rd St. Elementary School, keep reading…
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps members work side-by-side in collaboration with their partner teachers to fully support their students in the classroom. We are…
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The 2019-2020 school year is off to a great start because we get to reunite with teachers and students at…
Read the storyAnother year of service complete! On Thursday, June 6th, 270 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Los Angeles AmeriCorps members were joined by family,…
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Serving with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Los Angeles takes spirit, discipline, purpose and pride; when corps members serve in the schools they…
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps member Matthew Valenzuela, a product of selfless LAUSD educators, now proudly serves at his alma mater, Stevenson…
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“As much as I am proud of my own efforts to reach, I know so much of it is because…
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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps member Jessica Lazaro proudly follows her two sisters’ lead: being a compassionate, dependable and nurturing mentor for students.
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Sometimes referred to as non-cognitive skills, social and emotional aptitudes such as self-management, goal-setting and problem solving have, in the…
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On Sept. 25th we celebrated Opening Day with Los Angeles Unified Board President Monica Garcia and Assembly member Miguel Santiago,…
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“What is an irrational fear you have?” This was a question I asked Manuel*, a tenth-grade student I mentored during…
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