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2018 MYC Student Survey
2018 MYC Student Survey In 2018, the students of the Minnesota Youth Council created and conducted a statewide youth survey, with 930 youth participating. Top issues of concern to Minnesota’s…
Building Partnerships
By Chris Mendez, Alliance AmeriCorps VISTA serving at Community Mediation and Restorative Services Chris has been getting things done for our communities all year by building partnerships and infrastructure around…
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…
Building Capacity in Carlton County
By Matt Bolt, Alliance AmeriCorps VISTA member serving at Carlton County Restorative Justice Program As a VISTA at the Carlton County Restorative Justice Program, I have been working on improving…
Alliance Strategic Framework
Dear friends, Over the past year, I’ve been humbled to lead the Alliance though an incredible process of exploration and reflection. Young people, AmeriCorps alumni, current partners, founding members, funders,…
Youth Education Leadership Summit 2019
March 30th at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis Across the state, young people are in positions of leadership in their schools and communities, working within the same system and…
“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…
Holding Space as a VISTA Leader
If I asked you to tell me about a leader who inspired you, what would you say? If you asked me that same question, I would tell you about my…
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…