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This page on the AmeriCorps.gov website provides fact sheets and issue briefs on AmeriCorps and related Corporation programs and initiatives, including baby boomers and volunteering, the Corporation...
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An AmeriCorps*VISTA serving a low-income population in rural, south central Missouri collaborated with local volunteers and students to help promote the arts. Together they developed experiential...
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Children with incarcerated parents are especially vulnerable to at-risk behaviors and are in a position to receive enormous positive benefits from volunteering and being mentored. National and...
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Statewide service events can be a milestone in an AmeriCorps member’s service term — connecting a member to the larger AmeriCorps community and allowing him or her to see the power of...
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Creating a leadership development program requires clarity on leadership values as well as competencies, lucidity on the purpose for which a program is developing leaders, intentionality about...
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Shannon County, South Dakota, has the highest percentage of families in the nation living in poverty, an unemployment rate of 73 percent, and a high school dropout rate of 68 percent. Through a...
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On the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service, 2002, City Year San Antonio (CYSA) partnered with the City of San Antonio's Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission, and six local AmeriCorps programs in...
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The Paso del Norte Assets for Youth AmeriCorps program provides youth, ages 12 to 18, of El Paso, Texas, with positive influences and activities based on the 40 developmental assets framework...
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Youth are strongly influenced by their peers, but often do not accept or retain information presented by education or health professionals. Consequently, peer educators can help spread important...
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Studies have shown that a dramatic decline in girls' self-esteem occurs between the ages of eight and 18. The International Learning Program in an alternative high school in Portland, Oregon, started...
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The students at Vose Elementary School in Beaverton, Oregon, were receiving intense English literacy skills during the school day. Jenessa Craig, an AmeriCorps member with Partnerships for Student...
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The Red Hook Public Safety Corps in Brooklyn, New York runs a youth baseball league at no cost to residents. By providing a safe, positive activity, the program provides an alternative outlet for...
