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Casey: Supporting their Ups and Downs

By Casey Butterfield, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Laura Jeffrey Academy "Throughout the month of January Laura Jeffrey Academy participated in a J-Term schedule and things changed in terms of…

Rachel: All Three Games

By Rachel Pederson, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Minneapolis North High School through the Check & Connect program "During the fall, I went to almost every single football game.  Most…

Lucas: Advances in Algebra

By Lucas Kauzlarich, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Minneapolis South High School through the Check & Connect program "One day, during sixth hour, one of my students decided to skip…

Theo: Asking Is Easy

By Theo Twidwell, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Breakthrough Twin Cities "Since day one, I have been working with a student regarding his fear of asking questions in class. He…

Rose: Amanda’s Story

By: Rose Lucia, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Inver Grove Heights Middle School "I have been working with a student named Amanda.  She is a very intelligent young lady who…

Former Board Spotlight: Mary Docken

Mary Docken served on the Board of Directors of Minnesota Alliance With Youth from 2012-2014. She now works for Intellispark, an early stage K12 EdTech company focused student success. Why…

Siblings in Service

Sam and Lizzie are an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow brother and sister duo!  Sam is serving at Centennial Middle School in Lino Lakes, and Lizzie is at Edison High School in…

DeAnna: Learning to Regulate

By DeAnna Moeller, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Augsburg Fairview Academy "In my first week at my site I met a student who was known for being troublesome, angry, and…

Kimberly: Keeping Up with Math

By Kimberly Alquicira, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Inver Grove Middle School "I have been working with a girl named Heidy. She is a new student who came from Guatemala and…

Helen: The Adult He Trusted

By Helen Arneson, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow at Minneapolis Southwest High School, with Check & Connect "One of the students that I have been working with in the last few months…