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REACH Program Gives Carlton County Youth Summer Activities

The program is geared towards helping youth who need mentors in their lives.
Reece Lindquist,

CLOQUET, Minn. — Reach Mentoring and AmeriCorps partnered together to help program participants and students get a little send-off after their summer classes. The program is geared towards helping youth who need mentors in their lives. “With our mission with of working with young people in our community. It ties well with them going into the schools. Working on tutoring,…
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AmeriCorps Presents at City Hall

Volunteers Introduce Themselves, Talk Future Projects
Arman Rahman,

DULUTH, Minn.- The Northland’s AmeriCorps VISTA program introduced itself to the public today during a special presentation at City Hall. Local politicians and leaders met with Americorps VISTA members to learn all about what they do. If you didn’t know, VISTA–which stands for Volunteers In Service To America–is a one year commitment young people take at non-profit organizations or local government…
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AmeriCorps Members Hammer Away On Legacy House

The house is expected to be ready in August when 16 new AmeriCorps Vista Members will join the team.
Haydee Clotter,

DULUTH, Minn. – The AmeriCorps Legacy House in Duluth’s Lincoln Park Neighborhood is making progress. AmeriCorps members with their hard hats and hammers in hand were demolishing the basement. They’ve been working for at least four weeks and started with cleaning out the inside of the home. Future AmeriCorps members will live in the three story home while volunteering. “I’m…
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Northland Celebrates Local Volunteers on National Service Day

Tuesday, April 3rd marks the sixth year Duluth is honoring our volunteers.
Lauren Leigh,

DULUTH, Minn. – Tuesday, April 3rd is dedicated to the volunteers with Vista and AmeriCorps; serving in schools, non–profits and local government organizations in the Northland. Over 550 AmeriCorps volunteers are serving here in the Duluth community. Tuesday, April 3rd marks the sixth year Duluth is honoring our volunteers. AmeriCorps is a federal national service program. Various groups are right…
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New Housing Option for AmeriCorps Members

The home will be located at 2114 W 3rd Street
Haydee Clotter,

DULUTH, Minn. – AmeriCorps members spend hours volunteering and a lot of time helping others. Now it’s their turn to be rewarded. Several community partners are rallying behind AmeriCorps to provide housing for some of their members. AmeriCoprs members often face challenges when it comes to housing. Some of them make less than $12,000 a year. “The project is going…