AmeriCorps Archives - Reading Partners /blog/category/americorps/ Reading Partners Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:11:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 A life of service: How this AmeriCorps member came to serve the same community he grew up in /blog/a-life-of-service-how-this-americorps-member-came-to-serve-the-same-community-he-grew-up-in/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:11:15 +0000 /?p=6102 The post A life of service: How this AmeriCorps member came to serve the same community he grew up in appeared first on Reading Partners.

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]]> Engineering to education: How I arrived at AmeriCorps /blog/engineering-to-education-how-i-arrived-at-americorps/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:47:59 +0000 /?p=6088 The post Engineering to education: How I arrived at AmeriCorps appeared first on Reading Partners.

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]]> Thriving on a living allowance: Navigating finances as a Reading Partners AmeriCorps member /blog/thriving-on-a-living-allowance-navigating-finances-as-a-reading-partners-americorps-member/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:37:00 +0000 /?p=6084 The post Thriving on a living allowance: Navigating finances as a Reading Partners AmeriCorps member appeared first on Reading Partners.

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]]> The Mentor Committee: How Reading Partners North Texas is supporting their AmeriCorps members in new ways /blog/mentor-committee/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:48:25 +0000 /blog/mentor-committee/ AmeriCorps members serving with Reading Partners North Texas enjoy all the benefits of a service term plus one added advantage: a mentor.

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]]> Transforming AmeriCorps service into lifelong educational impact /blog/transforming-americorps-service-into-lifelong-educational-impact/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:20:10 +0000 /blog/transforming-americorps-service-into-lifelong-educational-impact/ From training and learning opportunities to funding for further schooling, AmeriCorps service opens the door to a lifelong educational impact.

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]]> Embracing a year of service: An AmeriCorps gap year journey /blog/embracing-a-year-of-service-an-americorps-gap-year-journey/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:33:56 +0000 /blog/embracing-a-year-of-service-an-americorps-gap-year-journey/ We sat down with Xochitl Quetzal to explore the motivations, challenges, and growth they experienced during their AmeriCorps gap year.

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]]> A week in the life of a volunteer coordinator | Part 4: Recruiting the next cohort of AmeriCorps members /blog/recruiting-americorps-members/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:30:17 +0000 /blog/recruiting-americorps-members/ In the final part of this series, Tami explains what it's like to use their volunteer recruiting skills to engage new AmeriCorps members.

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]]> A week in the life of a volunteer coordinator | Part 3: Tabling events /blog/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-volunteer-coordinator-part-3-tabling-events/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:04:57 +0000 /blog/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-volunteer-coordinator-part-3-tabling-events/ Volunteer coordinators are tabling experts. Here, Tami explains what tabling is, how to be prepared, and what happens afterward.

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]]> Before, during, and after an AmeriCorps service term /blog/before-during-and-after-an-americorps-service-term/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:04:28 +0000 /blog/before-during-and-after-an-americorps-service-term/ What brings people to an AmeriCorps service term? What do we do outside of our term hours? Where do we plan to go next? 

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]]> From Peace Corps to AmeriCorps: What service can do for you /blog/peace-corps-to-americorps/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:30:49 +0000 /blog/peace-corps-to-americorps/ Lauren Cono's Peace Corps experience motivated her to serve again, this time closer to home, and this time with AmeriCorps. Learn more about her experience here.

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