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I am on your team.
By Jolene Lauderbaugh, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at TRIO Wolf Creek Charter School in Chisago City, MN I have a student who is content with just getting a D in all…
That sounds like a lot of work to do on a Saturday!
By Allison Blake, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Anoka High School I have been working with a student who has struggled academically, due in a large part to lack of…
We’re family here.
By Alexa Van Dyck, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Minneapolis Edison High School In my office, which I share with four other counselors, I have an enormous white board above…
It’s important, you see?
By Sara Mitchell, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Bemidji High School "Why you late for school, son? Get to class!" I teased him. He cracked a smile, flashed me his pass,…
Promise Fellow Week Throwback Thursday!
Happy Promise Fellow Week Throwback Thursday! It’s #TBT Promise Fellow style and we’re throwing it back to the 90s when the AmeriCorps Promise Fellow program was born! Download our special…
Alumni Star: Joy McBrien
Joy McBrien is the CEO and Founder of Fair Anita, a social enterprise and one of the first Public Benefit Corporations in Minnesota. Fair Anita works with 8,000+ women in…
Alumni Star: Kate Byrne
Kate works for the Brooklyn-based non-profit Girl Be Heard, a non-profit that amplifies, develops, and celebrates the voices of young women through socially conscious theatre-making. As Executive Assistant, Kate is the…
Alumni Star: Keegan Freiburger
Keegan Freiburger served as a 2015-16 AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Minneapolis Public Schools’ Roosevelt High School. Keegan says “I feel deeply grateful for my experience as a Promise Fellow because…
Alumni Star: Kia Lor
Kia Lor served as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow during the 2013-14 academic school year at Edgewood Middle School in Mounds View, MN. When Kia joined AmeriCorps, she was undecided about…
Alumni Star: Nancy Vang
Nancy served as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow in 2014-15 at New Millennium Academy. Her experience as a Promise Fellow strengthened her commitment to support students of all ages to live…