Inspired to dream, inspired to give: Michael Smith, now leading AmeriCorps, reflects on childhood in Springfield
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mar 13, 2022
Elizabeth Román
MassLive.com | March 13, 2022
Growing up in the McKnight neighborhood, a young Black man raised by teen parents, Michael D. Smith didn’t have much money or access to opportunities. Smith, appointed by President Joe Biden to lead AmeriCorps, reflected on the lessons he learned at the Boys & Girls Club Family Center on Acorn Street and from his community. Read more on masslive.com.