Archive: Promise Fellows
Alliance Recognized With AmeriCorps Innovation Award
To mark the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps, the organizations America’s Service Commissions and Innovations in Civic Participation joined together to highlight 28 AmeriCorps programs from around the nation in their…
Success Through Collaboration: AmeriCorps Promise Fellows and District 287
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) recently announced $205 million in grants to put AmeriCorps members on the ground to tackle critical challenges in communities across the U.S.…
Meet the first #PromiseFellows!
Promise Fellow Alumna Sonja Karger Kuhn Sonja Karger Kuhn hasn't slowed down a bit since serving as a Promise Fellow. These days she wears many hats. She is the Executive…
#PromiseFellow Week Great Stories!
Great Story from Cameron Beeder at Battle Creek Middle School “A few days ago, at Friday baseball practice, the entire field where we practice was wet and soggy from the…
Celebrate Promise Fellow Week, July 7-11th!
Minnesota Alliance with Youth and the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship are teaming up to celebrate the life-changing work that AmeriCorps Promise Fellows do in our communities! Join us for a virtual party on Facebook…
“Is Allie Here?”
"IS ALLIE HERE?" By Allison Devney, Promise Fellow, Northfield High School “Where’s Kim?” “What about Teddy?” At the beginning of my service this was what I heard when students came…
And This Is What We Talk About
AND THIS IS WHAT WE TALK ABOUT By Nicole Northquest, Promise Fellow, Waconia High School “What do you want to do after graduation?” I asked my sophomore student, Greta. “I probably…
A Warm Reminder
A WARM REMINDER By Dimple Patel, Promise Fellow, El Colegio Charter High School “In the three years I have been at this school, no staff has ever checked in on…
Serve a Smile Grant Recipients Launch Health Initiatives Statewide
In March, the Alliance announced 48 grant recipients of the Delta Dental of Minnesota Serve a Smile health initiative, statewide. From Badger to Worthington, young people are leading efforts to…
Hastings Middle School Fosters “Safe Space” in Out-of-School-Time Programs
Promise Fellows Stephanie Schiebe and Mark Bauer, who are supporting students at Hastings Middle School, found a “cohesive faculty, a strong social environment, and cooperative relationships,” contributing to the “safe…