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.
VWNews | March 11, 2022
Five new AmeriCorps NCCC have been deployed to towns across West Virginia to aid in a variety of local projects including tax preparation, river cleanup, and infrastructure upgrades. Read more on vwnews.com.
iHeart Media | Feb. 11, 2022
Michael D. Smith, AmeriCorps CEO, joins iHeartMedia talk to CEOs about their organizations and what they provide to the community. Listen on iHeartMedia.
Harvard Public Health Magazine | Feb. 9, 2022
A new collaboration between AmeriCorps and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to provide short-term relief in hard-hit areas and to open new pathways toward public health careers. Read more in Harvard Public Health Magazine.
America's Service Commissions | Jan. 26, 2022
Governors, state legislators, and municipal leaders are leveraging, incentivizing, maximizing, and expanding AmeriCorps and national service in their states to meet critical community needs while also attracting and retaining talent. Read more on ASC.
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