Author: Michelle De Franco, CAC AmeriCorps Member at Keep Blount Beautiful (2020-22) Hello there, I’m Michelle De Franco, and I want to explain why I joined Americorps.  When I first joined, it was September 2020. Looking back now, that feels forever ago when I joined it was at the peak of COVID-19, I didn’t think … Continue reading Why I Joined and Stayed with Americorps

Whether it’s to gain professional experience in a career field, to spend a year gaining “Real World” experience before going back to school, or simply to take time to serve a community, everyone has their own motivations for embarking on an AmeriCorps journey. Often, members find that throughout their year of service their motivations change, … Continue reading The Service Learning Initiators