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

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Our Impact
Building trusting and consistent relationships with students  
August 25, 2025

When I started my second year of service with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Milwaukee, I knew that building relationships with students was…

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Benefits & Resources
Top “durable” skills employers want you to have today
August 18, 2025

Read more and check the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ blog to learn the soft skills our corps members gain through a year…

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Our Impact
The six drivers of student success coaching
August 11, 2025

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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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps student success coaches morning greeting
The Corps
What to expect at the start of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ service

Learn what it’s like to serve at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and what to expect at the start of service. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ…

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The Corps
Making the most of your Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps experience
August 4, 2025

Next week, many Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ sites, including Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Philadelphia, will welcome their new first year AmeriCorps to their pre-service…

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Benefits & Resources
Top five questions you have about Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ service, answered
August 1, 2025

Have some burning questions before applying to serve with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ? Find those answers here!

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Our Alumni
Alumni Corner: Vanessa Rivera
July 29, 2025

Vanessa Served as a Student Success Coach in 2024 – 2025 Current Company and Job Title: KIPP: Prize Preparatory Academy,…

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Our Impact
Curious about Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ? Five helpful facts about serving as an AmeriCorps member

Five helpful facts about serving as a Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps member One of the most frequent questions that Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ…

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AmeriCorps member Samantha Richard poses in the classroom with a book she plans to read to her first grade students.
The Corps
Five things I wish I knew as an incoming Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ AmeriCorps member
July 25, 2025

Before the start of a new school year, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ’s 29 U.S. sites welcome a new group of talented and…

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Our Alumni
Reflecting on a Year of Service: Charly Sanchez
July 24, 2025

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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The Corps
What’s in a Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ experience?
July 14, 2025

My time with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has simultaneously been the hardest and most rewarding year of my life. The long exhausting…

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The Corps
A snapshot of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ service as a student success coach
July 1, 2025

We hear time and time again from corps members and alums that when they first joined Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ as an…

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National Strategic Partners
National Partners