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Yep, AmeriCorps supports higher education! (vaservice.org/.../americorps_launch_2007_56_lg.jpg74

How to use your Segal AmeriCorps Education Award

Yeah, yeah, so you're not making much money with your AmeriCorps job. You're working for the principles and good of it all, not for the cash, right? Still, it can be hard to work for mere hundreds a...

2 comments    how to money education
How am I going to pay back my college loan debt?79

College Loan Debt – 4 Steps to eliminate college loan debt

College loan debt and how to eliminate college loan debt through college loan consolidation, student loan forbearance, college loan forgiveness, and college loan refinancing. Also how to increase income through multiple streams of income generation.

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Volunteer projects for teenagers

 This hub is in answer to to request of what volunteer projects can be used for teenagers.  I have ten years experience of working with teenagers so I may have a few ideas. In some counties in my state the...

6 comments    advice children fun
City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley!74

My City Year Testimonial

Hi, my name is Sara Wright, and I am a City Year corps member from Geyserville, California. If you’ve never heard of it before – which is very likely – I will help you envision it: vineyards of red,...

3 comments    education children students
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Why I joined AmeriCorps

My life is wonderful. I'm thriving in college with great friends and family; my prospects are positive. I feel I am privileged, and this I attribute to the support I received throughout my life, starting in...

0 comments    essay reason community service
They're all Heroes!70

The end of Young Heroes, short yet sweet

They're all Heroes! All good things must come to an end! Well, that's what people think, but it's not always so easy. I'm talking about the program that I work through in the AmeriCorps model organization,...

3 comments    money hubchallenge school
A team leader and some members of her team at our first YH overnight retreat!72

How to run an overnight retreat for students

Teaching and mentoring kids can be fun, but it can also be difficult, as many know. For instance, sometimes it's cool to change up the educational format... An overnight retreat can be a different yet still...

1 comment    advice how to education
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AmeriCorps: Improve your community for the long run

The latest news of my life? I just got accepted into the Americorps program! For those who haven't heard of AmeriCorps, it's basically like the Peace Corps, only set in the United States. It still involves...

6 comments    job career help
The Heroes and the 49ers' Bryant Young!60

City Year Heroes celebrate MLK Day!

Eight-thirty on a Saturday morning might seem early, especially to a group of middle-school and high-school students. (At least they didn’t have to join the Heroes teams for prep at 6:30 a.m.) ...

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National Service and the Looming Health-Care Crisis

With his newly passed National Service Bill, President Barack Obama is assigning $5.7 billion for volunteer work through the Americorps Service Program. The ambitious bill expands volunteer opportunities in...

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