Archive: Promise Fellows

Gratitude

"As I reflect on my last several months of choices, I am so glad I chose to serve as a Promise Fellow. Somehow I was able to connect with an…

Comfort and Connection

By: Malone, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Minneapolis Public Schools- Longfellow Alternative High School (through Check & Connect) My students returned in person this week and they are so excited!!…

A Quiet and Safe Space

By: Hannah Fussy, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at STRIDE Academy "The students I support recently experienced their first full week of in-person learning during this school year. While serving in-person,…

How to Adapt

By: AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Julia Mantey, serving at Youth First Community of Promise "If this position as a Promise Fellow has taught me anything during the second trimester of the…

Learning Patience

By: Ivy Nguyen, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Integrated Arts Academy "One of the most rewarding moments of being a Promise Fellow is when a student finally talked and opened…

MAKE Black History Month

By Nikki Coler, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Hopkins West Junior High I am supporting the Earth Club at my school- this group of scholars have ambitiously taken on four initiatives…

She Can Rely on Me

By Malone DeYoung, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving with Minneapolis Public Schools Check & Connect Program at Longfellow Like many Promise Fellows in distanced learning, I spend a lot of time…

The Good News

By Hannah Fussy, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at STRIDE Academy "In a distance learning model, many of the students will wait for me to email or message them to set…

Harry and Ruby: AmeriCorps Service during COVID

Ruby and Harry are AmeriCorps Promise Fellows serving at Augsburg Fairview Academy and shared a bit about what their service has been like this year! What has been the most…

“I’m proud of what I have done.”

"I have been working with Alex since the beginning of the school year and he has been struggling with low self-esteem, work completion, mental health issues, and interpersonal relationships. What…