Our impact
Students stay in school, are more engaged and perform better academically when they feel connected to at least one adult at school. That's our role, to ensure that students have the relationships and resources to help them thrive in and out of school. to support our mission.
Schools partnering with Â鶹ÊÓƵ are up to 3x more likely to improve proficiency rates in math.
Schools partnering with Â鶹ÊÓƵ are 2x more likely to improve on state English assessments.
School staff agree that Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members help to foster a positive learning environment for their students.
Our alums are working in a wide range of professions, including education, business, law and public policy.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s dual mission
- Expand educational opportunity to all students
- Develop young leaders through national service who are equipped and prepared for successful careers and a lifetime of leadership and community engagement.
Our six areas of impact
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has evolved from a community service program in one city into a national research + practice + policy organization seeking lasting systems change.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ advances our mission through six program areas designed to ensure that young people have the tools, experiences, and knowledge they need to succeed in whatever path they choose and contribute to stronger and more vibrant communities and workplaces.
We advance educational opportunity by serving students attending school systems with the lowest high school graduation rates—the most untapped talent in our country—through:
Â鶹ÊÓƵ partners with the nation’s most systemically under-resourced schools to provide data-informed, integrated academic, cognitive and interpersonal supports anchored in positive developmental relationships with students. Research shows Â鶹ÊÓƵ AmeriCorps members, who serve as student success coaches, get results.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ focuses on building school capacity to improve outcomes for students. Â鶹ÊÓƵ collaborates with partners to create new approaches to student support services and access to critical relationships and resources all students need to succeed. Read about our work with Compass Academy and the Network for School Improvement.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ leverages its scale and influence to affect policy on how schools are designed, supported and resourced. Â鶹ÊÓƵ advances policy innovations that re-envision what schools can be—welcoming places that promote positive relationships, engaging learning environments and a sense of belonging for students and the adults who work with them.
Learn moreWe develop the next generation of leaders through national service:
Following their service, our 42,000+ alums are setting a new standard for how to create more collaborative, welcoming, human-centered spaces and how to make our workforce, schools and communities stronger.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ is making entry into teaching easier, more accessible and more affordable, particularly for corps members and alums of color.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ continues to focus on sustaining and growing national service and advancing policies that enable participation, setting up service as a core pillar of our democracy.
Learn moreMeasuring impact
Â鶹ÊÓƵ provides a powerful double bottom line: improved outcomes for students in systemically under-resourced schools and the cultivation of the next generation of leaders through our growing alumni community.
Measuring success
Research shows that providing students with positive, caring, consistent adult relationships at school helps to keep students on track to graduate with the skills and mindsets essential for success in college, career and life.
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Every day, Â鶹ÊÓƵ's dedicated AmeriCorps members show up for students and add capacity to schools that need extra hands the most. They serve as student success coaches, tutors, mentors and role models who support student holistic growth, well-being and learning.
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Read about individual success stories
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Read more about What to expect on a Care Force TripNovember 1, 2024; Â鶹ÊÓƵ San José/Silicon Valley 30th Anniversary at Levi’s Stadium Explore the full photo gallery here! 30th...
Read more about Â鶹ÊÓƵ 30th Anniversary Gala Recap & Photo GalleryÂ鶹ÊÓƵ has a strong return on investment
Every dollar invested in Â鶹ÊÓƵ is matched 1:1.
For schools we partner with, Â鶹ÊÓƵ is 78% more cost effective than contracting with individual providers to deliver our services.
Students in schools with Â鶹ÊÓƵ gained one month of additional learning, compared to similar schools without Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
A smart investment
In a 2018 white paper, Deloitte Consulting LLP examined the value and growth potential of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s services, including Â鶹ÊÓƵ's return on investment.
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Building civic leaders
47% of Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni work in education, including 16% who are classroom teachers.
94% of Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni agree that their Â鶹ÊÓƵ experience had a significantly positive impact on their lives.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni are 45% more likely to be civically engaged or belong to a community organization.
Alumni impact
Â鶹ÊÓƵ's 34,000 alumni are increasingly taking on leadership roles and making significant contributions as leaders who can mobilize diverse groups to tackle complex challenges across a range of professional fields.
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