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AmeriCorps 101
AmeriCorps 101
A network of national service programs that each take a different approach to improving lives and fostering civic engagement.
What is AmeriCorps?
These are words used in place of names to refer to a person, such as she/her/hers and they/them/theirs.
What are pronouns?
Babies can notice physical differences, such as skin color, starting at this age.
What is 6 months?
These groups are based on the physical, social, and mental characteristics of individuals.
What are social identity groups?
These are activities and practices we engage in regularly to reduce stress and maintain and enhance our short- and long-term health and well-being.
What is self-care?
Investing in ourselves, our students, and our communities through continuous learning and unlearning.
What is growth?
This is the number one reason why young girls disengage from high school prematurely.
What is pregnancy?
This ensures each child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.
What is educational equity?
LGBTQ+ students are nearly three times more likely than their peers to experience this educational challenge.
What is missing school?
These are short-term activities that provide some relief from stress, anxiety, or poor health and well-being.
What is self-soothing?
This organization addresses barriers to learning by providing individualized supports throughout pivotal stages of students’ education journeys.
What is Colorado Youth for a Change?
This program allows young immigrants who grew up in the U.S. to seek temporary protection from deportation and work eligibility.
What is Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)?
This type of oppression occurs when individuals internalize societal biases and enforce discrimination or prejudice in their one-on-one interactions with others.
What is interpersonal oppression?
This law ensures a free appropriate public education for eligible children with disabilities and supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
This is something a person needs to communicate, learn, and/or take part in an activity.
What is access needs?
The number of students who leave school without finishing in Colorado every year could fill this famous venue.
What is Red Rocks Amphitheatre?
These households have less access to learning materials, including books, computers, and tutors, to create a positive learning environments.
What are low-SES households?
Systemic discrimination within organizations or institutions.
What is institutional oppression?
This federal law ensures educational rights for children and youth experiencing homelessness.
What is the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act?
In 1972, this political organization released their "Ten-Point Program," emphasizing health as key to resilience in the fight for social justice, marking a pivotal moment in the self-care movement.
What is the Black Panther Party?
The day all Corps for a Change members meet in person for professional development and community building.
What is First Friday?
Creating supportive, inclusive environments is critical for improving these outcomes for LGBTQIA+ youth.
What are mental health outcomes and academic success?
Engaging in personal and communal work to transform oppressive systems and co-create new systems rooted in equity and belonging.
What is systemic transformation?
Two-thirds of youth who have experienced incarceration face this significant barrier to continuing their education.
What is not returning to school?
This activist and author amplified self-care from an intersectional lens in her book, "A Burst of Light," detailing her battles against cancer, racism, sexism, and homophobia.
Who is Audre Lorde?