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.
![an elementary student is working at desk while AmeriCorps member is standing by to help](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYChi-PiccoloElem-10.18-ehaney-002-585x332.jpg)
A battle of mathematical wits is playing out in a cramped but colorful classroom. Ruben*, an outgoing fourth-grader with dark…
Read the story![Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps member points to a chart as four students gathered around a table look on](/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/City-Year-BNY-Melon-Coding-Event-585x332.png)
It’s a wintry, late afternoon in the Bronx, and teachers and students stream outside into the cold air at the…
Read the story![San Jose skyline](/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/San_Jose_California_USA1440-585x332.jpg)
There is so much more to San José than the latest app or software company. Read on to learn why…
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One of the benefits of serving with Â鶹ÊÓƵ is earning a Segal Education Award through AmeriCorps. Upon completion of…
Read the story![Decorative arch with sign reading "Lincoln University."](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinconUniversityPhiladelphia-585x332.jpg)
For Black History Month, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Philadelphia is honoring people and institutions that are African American pioneers in education, such as…
Read the story![An AmeriCorps member sits at a table in a school library.](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYColumbia-Portraits-elliothaney-2105-1-of-19-1-585x332.jpg)
When working on your Â鶹ÊÓƵ application, it’s important to share who you are, not just what you’ve done. Who…
Read the storyDr. Catherine Cushinberry attended a parent open house at Brownsville Road Elementary. It was an event hosted by the team…
Read the story![A group of AmeriCorps members walk together along a path in a park.](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYChi-CityPortaits-10.18-ehaney-073-1-585x332.jpg)
Working at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, we give so much of ourselves to a cause we truly believe in. This is why…
Read the story![Three Corpsmembers lead a room of volunteers in physical training.](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/MLK-Day-PT-Crew-Philly-585x332.jpg)
On Monday, January 21, frigid winter temperatures were no match for nearly 1,000 volunteers who turned out for Â鶹ÊÓƵ…
Read the story![Badges from Meredith's Super Leaders Club](/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Meredith-Blog-1-fy19-scaled-585x332.jpg)
Starting the Â鶹ÊÓƵ experience, the thing I was most looking forward to being involved in was Leadership Lunch. I…
Read the story![Miko Crosby works with students in their literacy group](/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/NH_FY19_Miko-with-student-585x332.jpg)
We’re all settling down after recess. The hands on the clock hit 12:35 p.m. and four students stand up, each…
Read the story![Two male middle school students walk alongside two Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members outside school on a sunny day](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CYLA-MendezHS-05.18-EHaney-0025-585x332.jpg)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps member Matthew Valenzuela, a product of selfless LAUSD educators, now proudly serves at his alma mater, Stevenson…
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