Our stories
Read a collection of stories and learn from the perspectives and experiences of our Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps members, students, partners and alums.
								We’re excited to welcome Emmanuel Ojo to the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Bay Area team as our newest Impact Manager! Emmanuel brings…
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								This month, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Bay Area is thrilled to welcome a familiar face into a new role. Bernadette Castillo, who…
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								For many AmeriCorps members, a year of service means early mornings in classrooms. For Caitlyn Johnson, it meant paintbrushes, teamwork,…
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								When I started my second year of service with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Milwaukee, I knew that building relationships with students was…
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								Student success coaching represents what we’ve learned from our decade-and-a-half of serving in schools and hope to do alongside students,…
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								Five helpful facts about serving as a Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps member One of the most frequent questions that Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ…
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								Fourteen years ago, Charly Sanchez sat in an elementary school classroom, feeling lost and unseen—until a Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps member…
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								We hear time and time again from corps members and alums that when they first joined Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ as an…
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								In his graduation speech to Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ’s AmeriCorps volunteers, Luke Hostetter reflects on a year of service that impacted over…
Read the storyWolf Reese didn’t expect Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ to change the course of his life—but it did. From navigating culture shock at…
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								I chose to serve a year with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Greater Boston because I wanted to embody and practice the values…
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								Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Providence AmeriCorps alumnus Justin Roias knows firsthand how positive relationships with caring adults can help children succeed as…
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