AmeriCorps Week is officially underway and we’re celebrating here in LA. Our corps members will be engaging with other AmeriCorps members and have the opportunity to check out some live sporting events thanks to The Staples Center Foundation, UCLA, and The Anaheim Ducks! AmeriCorps week is all about highlighting the impact that corps members and [...]
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Written by Liz Warden, Corps Member Video Directed & Edited by Dylan Bondy, Corps Member Pernell Quillon, a recent high school graduate, didn’t follow what he calls the “conventional path” that many high school students take straight to college after earning their high school diplomas. Instead, he chose to follow his gut instinct to help [...]
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Written by Liz Warden, Corps Member Video Directed & Edited by Dylan Bondy, Corps Member From as far back as elementary school, MJ Kim was on his own to take complete ownership of his education. Coming from a family that immigrated from South Korea, his parents stressed hard work and education, but weren’t able to [...]
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Written by Liz Warden, Corps Member Video Directed & Edited by Dylan Bondy, Corps Member Deisy Ramirez was an honors student all throughout middle school. It only makes sense that she was placed in an honors-level English class her freshman year of high school. But, there was a minor issue: She only spoke Spanish. “My [...]
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Liz Warden, Corps Member Video Directed & Edited by Dylan Bondy, Corps Member One 45-minute bus ride got Daniel Pierson’s mind rolling about how he can help others and be an advocate for those he know can succeed. During their sophomore year of high school, Pierson was heading over to a Mariners baseball game with [...]
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Written by Liz Warden, corps member Video Directed & Edited by Dylan Bondy, corps member During the fall semester of her senior year, Marissa Jackson started thinking about what she wanted to do after graduating from Hope College. She knew she wasn’t ready to go to graduate school. Nor was she ready to sit in [...]
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