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.
Katie Reilly
Time | August 25, 2022
While students across the country are back at schools, the pandemic is still affecting their academic achievement, and experts say it’s urgent that schools prioritize recovery. Tutoring programs, like TN ALL Corps, are one way that schools are hoping to help students catch up. Read more on Time.
Jason Miller
Federal News Network | August 4, 2022
AmeriCorps becomes the third agency to win funding from the Technology Modernization Fund Board and the Office of Management and Budget to modernize its community grants management system that serves more than 2,800 non-profits, faith and community based organizations. Read more on Federal News Networks.
Mindy Basara
WBALTV | August 4, 2022
The second gentleman visited Baltimore to join with AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith, and AmeriCorps members serving with Civic Works in service. Together they planted tree and shrubs to create a community greenspace in southwest Baltimore. Read more on WBALTV.
Jessica Blake
Chalkbeat | August 2, 2022
Across the country, plans for new tutoring and mentoring programs have sometimes been scaled back, delayed, or scrapped as schools struggled to find the people they needed. The Biden administration is trying to solve that problem with a new initiative called the National Partnership for Student Success. Read more on Chalkbeat.
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