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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
Serving on a Budget: Eating Well on a Â鶹ÊÓƵ Stipend
December 4, 2020

Let’s be real. Living on a Â鶹ÊÓƵ stipend can be tough. Considering all the monthly fees for things such…

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Our Impact
Relationship Building and the Gravitational Pull of the Red Jacket
November 30, 2020

  The red jacket we put on every day has a gravitational pull that draws students in. Their past experiences…

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Our Impact
Baton Rouge organization making positive impacts with focus on academic success

A Baton Rouge program is working to set students on a path to success by providing academic support and creating…

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The Corps
My Red Jacket Dedication: To the American Youth Foundation and Enkindling our Best Self
November 24, 2020

At the start of each year, each Â鶹ÊÓƵ site holds a Red Jacket Dedication ceremony where every Â鶹ÊÓƵ…

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Our Impact
Success stories from digital service: Building an attendance game room
November 20, 2020

This month, the Earl Warren team has put together a virtual game room for our school as an incentive for…

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An AmeriCorps member in her red jacket smiles and holds a sign that displays her name Ms. Rogers and also says Future Teacher. She is standing on the front lawn of ARISE Academy
Our Alumni
Celebrating Future Teachers of America Day!

Today Â鶹ÊÓƵ New Orleans celebrates Future Teachers of America Day! Every year, 20% of our AmeriCorps members become teachers…

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Our Alumni
Alumni Spotlight — Amber Cox
November 18, 2020

Amber Cox first learned about Â鶹ÊÓƵ when she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business management at The College of New Jersey. It…

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Education
Vote for Â鶹ÊÓƵ to present at SXSW EDU 2021
November 10, 2020

Help Â鶹ÊÓƵ win a chance to present at SXSW EDU 2021 on the role of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps…

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Our Impact
2020 Women’s Leadership Luncheon Celebrates Civic Service and Women’s Empowerment
October 29, 2020

Spirits were high at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philadelphia’s sixth annual Women’s Leadership Luncheon, held virtually on Tuesday, October 13. The luncheon united women to support the…

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Education
Five Free Virtual Tools to Keep Students Engaged
October 28, 2020

Without access to in-person schooling and the academic and social emotional supports that school provides, student engagement is more critical than…

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Our Impact
Meet our team: Ashley Ashkenazi
October 26, 2020

Get to know the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Detroit family! Meet our Development Director, Ashley Ashkenazi, who is in her sixth City…

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Our Impact
CYLA and the Wasserman Foundation team up to give back to the students of Watts
October 22, 2020

Earlier this month, the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Los Angeles Civic Engagement Team (CE Team), a team of AmeriCorps members who lead…

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