Archive: Promise Fellows
I am the Lucky One.
By Greta Schmitt, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Chaska High School Where did the year go? At the beginning of my term of service I expecting to have this year…
A Pleasant Surprise
By Josephine Rosene, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Minneapolis Sanford Middle School In April I had the opportunity to take a few days away from my host site to spend…
“I listened to him.”
Heidi Rieck, 2017/18 AmeriCorps Promise Fellow with the Dreamline Program at Rochester Kellogg Middle School "This morning on my way into school I was stopped by a teacher who asked…
A Day in the Life: Maki & Annie in Northfield
Maki Love (2nd year) and Annie Moore (1st year) are AmeriCorps Promise Fellows serving at Northfield Middle School this year. Maki and Annie documented a day in their lives to…
Opening Up Her True Self
By Cesi Rasgado, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Minneapolis American Indian Center "One of the teens I have been working with used to hide her face with her hoodie and…
Rob Reaches Out
By Hena Vadher, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Breakthrough Twin Cities "Like many of my students, Rob has experienced pretty extreme trauma as a result of firsthand experiences with poverty and death. He…
Promise Fellow Alumni Spotlight: Sophia Myszkowski
Sophia Myszkowski served as a Promise Fellow in the summer of 2013 here in the Minnesota Alliance with Youth office. Her AmeriCorps service came right after her involvement on the…
Promise Fellow Week Alumni Spotlight: Dimple Patel
Dimple Patel served at El Colegio Charter High School in South Minneapolis during the 2013-14 school year. Dimple says that an aspect her service that had the most impact on…
Promise Fellow Week Alumni Spotlight: Khulia Pringle
Khulia Pringle served as a Promise Fellow in 2009 at WISE charter school. As part of her service, she supported community partnerships with the YWCA, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center…
Promise Fellow Week Alumni Spotlight: Katie Lovrien
Katie Lovrien served as a Promise Fellow at Northfield High School in 2015-16. “I truly loved serving as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow. The two most important takeaways from my year…