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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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Honoring Ruby Bridges as an African American pioneer in education
October 23, 2019

Today, Ruby is 64 years old and she still calls New Orleans home. There, she runs the Ruby Bridges Foundation…

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An AmeriCorps member and a student read a chapter book together.
Education
An update on the Network for School Improvement program

This year, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee was chosen to be a part of the Network for School Improvement pilot program.

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two young students, one smiling in a classroom as a Â鶹ÊÓƵ corps member teaches them around a table in a classroom
Our Impact
Making an impact in Â鶹ÊÓƵ intervention spaces

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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Our Impact
One year of impact

Each AmeriCorps member has brought something unique to the team and our students this year. Meet them now!

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Four AmeriCorps members dance as they try to energize students for a day of learning
Our Impact
The promotion promise

This year, all Â鶹ÊÓƵ Milwaukee high school teams are focusing on the same goal:  the promotion promise. The promotion…

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As students exit the school bus they find a team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members lined up to welcome them to school
Our Alumni
Corps to corporate: the journey of a Â鶹ÊÓƵ Louisiana AmeriCorps member to Memphis

The act of service is truly a radical act of love and underscores the value of human existence. I have…

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Our Alumni
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Memphis builds the teacher pipeline

While in college, I studied criminal justice with a specific focus on the school to prison pipeline and juvenile delinquency….

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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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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 Alumni
Alumni Profile: Andrea Encarnacao Martin
July 31, 2019

“My Â鶹ÊÓƵ experience helped confirm for me how powerful active listening can be in building an authentic bond with…

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