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.
Allison Jasne and Hayden Karlheim
The AmeriCorps Advantage | March 13, 2023
Sonali Nijhawan, director of AmeriCorps state and national discusses her path as a first-gen trailblazer with a volunteer mindset from CityYear across the country now in DC as national staff. Listen to more on The AmeriCorps Advantage.
ASU News | March 10, 2023
Michael D. Smith, AmeriCorps CEO, will be the featured speaker at a town hall on Arizona State University's Downtown Phoenix campus Monday, March 13, which coincides with AmeriCorps Week, March 12–18. Read more on ASU News.
Tobi Johnson
Volunteer Nation | March 9, 2023
Director of Research and Evaluation Mary Hyde joined Tobi Johnson to share some fascinating results from the most recent Volunteer Engagement and Civic Life census supplement. Listen to more on Volunteer Nation.
James Call
USA Today | March 3, 2023
Aber-clam Lincoln, a quahog clam believed to be 214 years old, was released into the Gulf of Mexico last week. Blaine, an AmeriCorps member, dug up the 2-century-old mollusk at Florida's Alligator Point, while collecting shellfish to make chowder. Read more on USAToday.
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