An 8th grader works on a class project at Paw Paw Middle School on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Paw Paw, Michigan. An AP-NORC/MTV poll found that nearly half of U.S. teens said the pandemic has made it harder to be happy and maintain their mental health. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Gen Z put mental health on the map. Let them lead in solving the crisis.
Michael D. Smith | May 23, 2024
We are facing a youth mental health crisis, with one in three high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Together with Pinterest and the Schultz Family Foundation, AmeriCorps launched Youth Mental Health Corps to address this crisis head-on.
Pacific Daily News | July 19, 2023
Pay-Less Markets, Inc. through its affiliate entities, PDC Wholesale and Pay-Less Logistics, partnered with Micronesia Climate Change Alliance and Matson Shipping Lines to support to island residents during the Typhoon Mawar recovery. Read more on Pacific Daily News.
Habitat for Humanity | July 19, 2023
Habitat for Humanity International recently received an $8.05 million grant to support 362 AmeriCorps member positions, marking the largest service member grant the global housing nonprofit has received in the past 11 years. Read more on Habitat for Humanity.
Justin Gamble
CNN | July 17, 2023
AmeriCorps recovered a record $84 million in overlooked deductions, credits and tax breaks for low-income Americans in the 2023 tax season, the federal agency announced Friday. Read more on CNN.
PBS Guam | July 12, 2023
At the request of Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, AmeriCorps Disaster Response team has began removing trees on residential private property that pose an immediate threat to health and safety. Watch story on PBS Guam.
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