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AmeriCorps (3)

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New Skills and Experiences Make for a Meaningful AmeriCorps Experience

Guest blog by Avery Pelletier, Construction Volunteer Facilitator and AmeriCorps Service Member

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Maddie painting a doorframe at a Habitat home.

Service is Our Antidote to Hopelessness

Guest blog by Maddie Christy, Construction Volunteer Facilitator and AmeriCorps Service Member Following my sophomore year of college, I spent a...

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Standing outside the front porch of an in-progress gray house, two site supervisors hold a handmade no parking sign. On the right is Heather's site supervisor Pete Brownlee . Behind him is fellow AmeriCorps Carrie, and to the left of her is Heather. All are in sweatshirts and there are no leaves on the trees.

The Journey from AmeriCorps to Business Engagement Director

Have you been wondering how a service term with AmeriCorps could help your career? We spoke with Heather Englander, a Twin Cities Habitat AmeriCorps...

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Celebrating 25 Years of AmeriCorps

This year, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is celebrating 25 years as an AmeriCorps host site! To celebrate, we’re taking a look back at the history...

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Warren outside in front of a group of trees, facing the camera in a gray AmeriCorps t-shirt, wearing a pink mask.

AmeriCorps Internship to Construction Management Degree

Guest blog by Stacy Gerondelis, Recruitment Support Associate and AmeriCorps Service Member One of this year’s summer AmeriCorps Members, Warren...

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Two Summer AmeriCorps members sitting on a construction platform, giving the thumbs-up sign and wearing yellow safety jackets.

Everything You Should Know About Summer AmeriCorps

We continue to process the pain and hope of our nation’s uprising for racial justice amid a global health crisis. You can see our recent statements...

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Volunteers moving boxes of food under the Food Group's banner in their warehouse.

My Alternative Service Experience at The Food Group

At Habitat, most AmeriCorps members hold the position of Construction Volunteer Facilitator. However, due to COVID-19, all construction sites are...

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Two AmeriCorps members working together on a roof.

Top 5 Reasons to Join AmeriCorps

Post by Kristal Sawatzke and Blake MacKenzie, Twin Cities Habitat Staff March 8-14, 2020, is National AmeriCorps Week! Here at Twin Cities Habitat...

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AmeriCorps cohort standing on the porch of the Jimmy Johnson Volunteer Lodge.

AmeriCorps Service Trip 2020 Recap

Guest Blog by Stacy Gerondelis and Laura Duque, AmeriCorps Service Members Every year, the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity’s AmeriCorps cohort plans...

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The 2019-2020 AmeriCorps cohort posing for a photo.

AmeriCorps Members Make Twin Cities Habitat Happen

Rarely in life are you presented with an opportunity that can both change you forever as a person and, at the same time, allow you to have a...

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