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AmeriCorps is in the news across the country. Check out some of our latest media mentions. Please note: this is not a comprehensive list.
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a class project at Paw Paw Middle School

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.

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VOICES: You Can Help Disrupt Generational Poverty

Adam Blake and Laura Mercer 
Dayton Daily News | May 29 

On Memorial Day 2019, 19 tornadoes damaged nearly 6,000 homes in Dayton, Ohio. A coalition of the region’s non-profit organizations, was created to manage the recovery of tornado-impacted individuals and households and created opportunities for families to become first-time homeowners. Read more at  Dayton Daily News.

Rescue of 7 Dolphins Stranded in Cape Cod by Low Tide 'Went as Smoothly as We Could Hope'

Kelli Bender
People Magazine | May 20, 2022

AmeriCorps members joined International Fund for Animal Welfare and National Park Service in Cape Cod, Mass. to help place seven stranded dolphins back to the sea. Read more from People Magazine.

AmeriCorps goes to summer camp

Mary Benjamin
Fort Bragg Advocate-News | May 7, 2022

A partnership between the San Francisco Boys and Girls Club and AmeriCorps brought a team of eight young adults and their team leader to Camp Mendocino in Jackson State Demonstration Forest to repair, rebuild, and clear hiking trails. Read more from Fort Bragg Advocate News.

Wisconsin receives nearly $6M to help public health orgs, AmeriCorps recruitment

Victor Jacobo 
58 WDTVJ CBS | April 29 

AmeriCorps, state and local officials announced nearly $6 million to help Wisconsin's community and public health organizations after two years of the pandemic has strained the workforce for the field. The Public Health AmeriCorps funds will support four organizations to recruit more than 200 AmeriCorps members. Read more from 58 WDTVJ CBS.

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