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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?
Systemic discrimination within organizations or institutions.
What is institutional oppression?
Investing in ourselves, our students, and our communities through continuous learning and unlearning.
What is growth?
The process of carefully checking and evaluating a service or organization to ensure it is safe, reliable, and trustworthy before sharing it
What is Resource Vetting?
These are monthly in-person trainings with your Corps for a Change cohort.
What are First Friday trainings?
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 resource provides support and educational services to children and youth experiencing homelessness.
What is the McKinney-Vento?
This bi-weekly meeting gives C4C members support, clarity, growth opportunities, problem-solving strategies, and accountability.
What is Supervision?
This collaborative initiative supports youth mental health while giving 500+ young adults pathways into behavioral health careers.
What is the Youth Mental Health Corps
Created by the American Psychological Association, this guide helps people use culturally sensitive terms and center the voices of historically marginalized groups.
What is the APA’s Inclusive Language Guide?
This monthly training session is now asynchronous; members will complete the content via Talent LMS and optionally join a 1-hour live debrief.
What is Third Friday Training?
The idea that a person’s race, gender, class, and other identities overlap to shape unique experiences of privilege and discrimination.
What is Intersectionality?
These are the platforms you should check every day while serving to stay on top of communication and data tracking.
What are email, Teams, text messages, and updating data in ETO?