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The road to a career in education is rarely a straight path. For Molly, a middle and high school math and computer science teacher, Math Corps was the perfect option when her career track got interrupted. She couldn't find any openings for teachers when she and her family moved to Ely , Minnesota in 2015, so she decided to become a Math Tutor. The experience deepened her teaching skills, let her spend extra time with her son, and even allowed her to get a foot in the door at the school district. A teaching position soon opened up, Molly got the job, and she's been teaching at the same school nearly ten years later. “It was incredible: I was getting a chance to see their thinking in a way that you can't do as a classroom teacher,” she says. “It was awesome... It's a worthwhile program.” You can read all about Molly's story at the link below. If you want get your career in education kickstarted, visit our website to see openings for tutors near you! https://lnkd.in/gYiA25qv

Last week we honored the incredible service of members around the country during AmeriCorps Week, and we weren't the only ones! The Kanabec County Times recently celebrated two Reading Tutors in Braham, Minnesota for supporting local students: Charito and Noelle, who aren't just serving together, they're also mother and daughter! Noelle is in her second with plans on returning next year. Charito is in her fourth and final year in the program, but will be back in a school soon: she's getting her teaching license later this year! Thanks to you both for all you do for Braham students! Read all about their service at the link below: https://lnkd.in/g3biVRt6

Our members are celebrating National #AmeriCorpsWeek by making a difference in their communities in countless ways! Here are some highlights from an incredible week: 1?? & 2??: Our wonderful tutors from Reading Corps & Math Corps in Mankato as well as our Ampact staff teamed up to pack 120 Spring Break Food Boxes for the Backpack Food Program! These boxes will be distributed to schools in Mankato and the surrounding areas to help support families over spring break. 3??: Krista from our team in Byron, MN took the motto "Journey to AmeriCorps and Beyond!" literally when she dressed up as Buzz Lightyear (wings and accessories included) to deliver goodie bags to tutors throughout the week. 4?? & 5??: AmeriCorps members from several programs in Rochester were invited to celebrate with connection, refreshments, and music bingo! How did you celebrate #AmeriCorpsWeek? Let us know in the comments!

It's been a fantastic #AmeriCorpsWeek, and we want to say THANK YOU to all our incredible members! For over 30 years, AmeriCorps has worked to improve lives and and strenghten communities across the country thanks to service like yours. We're so grateful to have you on the team, making a difference every day. #AmeriCorpsWorks – and it works because of people like you. Tune in later today for highlights from an amazing AmeriCorps Week! Drop us a comment with a highlight from your week or a favorite AmeriCorps memory.

Service through Reading Corps is an incredible way to get started on a career in teaching! Tutoring not only helps members develop practical skills when it comes to literacy, it also gives them the in-school experience and confidence to dive into education. This was exactly the case for Hillary, a Reading Corps alum who has now been teaching for over ten years! “Reading Corps gave me the ability to see challenges through a different lens with reading and a toolkit of what works,” she says. “You learn so much! Things that will help you in ways you don’t even realize at the time." Read all about Hillary's story from tutor to teacher and find out how you can develop your career pathway at the link below! https://lnkd.in/gmxbFud2

Continuing our celebration of #AmeriCorpsWeek, we're taking a look at the incredible impact our members have on their sites and their communities. Across the country, we have more than 2,500 members serving at over 1,000 partner sites! Just this year alone, our members have served over 1.7 million hours and counting! That's more than one million hours of tutoring students who need support, helping community members achieve their recovery goals, boosting the early educational skills of children, and so much more. Our members' impact truly shows how #AmeriCorpsWorks for individuals and communities alike. Thank you to all our members for your service!

Service means more than helping one's community: It also can mean helping develop your career! The theme of this year's AmeriCorps Week is #AmeriCorpsWorks. And for countless members across our different programs, AmeriCorps worked to jump-start a fulfilling career! We want to celebrate the many members of our programs who went from Math Tutor to elementary school teacher, or Recovery Navigator to full-time recovery manager, or Reading Tutor to school social worker, and everyone in between! We're sharing some favorite quotes from our alumni about how service helped them get to where they are today. Are you an alum of our programs? Tell us in the comments how service impacted you! #AmeriCorpsWeek #WednesdayWin

For over 30 years, AmeriCorps has strengthened American communities through dedicated national and community service. It's easy to see the impact that programs like Reading Corps and Math Corps have on student achievement or Recovery Corps has on the wellbeing of participants who receive support, but AmeriCorps' impact goes much farther too. AmeriCorps programs have widespread economic benefits that ripple out from members to sites to whole cities and states. From helping members develop their careers through new skills and experience, to supporting local organizations as they invest in their communities, #AmeriCorpsWorks. Today we're sharing an article from our national partners about all the different ways that AmeriCorps expands economic opportunities for Americans. Follow the link below to read more! https://lnkd.in/g3Wzn2dv

Today we want to say thank you to the hundreds of schools, healthcare facilities, childcare centers, and other partner sites where our members serve! These wonderful partnerships unlock the power of national service and allow our members to make an incredible impact every day. To celebrate, we're sharing some of our favorite quotes from partners about what working with our programs means for their organizations. Have you worked with any of our programs? Leave a comment about what that partnership has meant to you! #AmeriCorpsWorks

Happy #AmeriCorpsWeek to the thousands of members serving in our programs this year! From California to Florida to Idaho and everywhere in between, you make an incredible impact in your communities. We're so grateful for the difference you make every day. Stay tuned this week as we continue to celebrate all the ways that AmeriCorps helps communities and creates career pathways! #AmeriCorpsWorks #AmeriCorpsWeek2025