Ampact in the News
Our programs are being recognized for the impact they’re having in communities across the country! Explore the latest news stories that highlight the difference our members are making each day.
Reading Corps brings high-impact tutoring to schools across Wisconsin
The program uses one-on-one or two-on-one tutors to teach children in kindergarten through third grade to read, using the now-preferred approach known as “science of reading.” – Wisconsin Public Radio
WeCAN, Heading Home Corps take on housing insecurity
On any given night, more than 9,000 people in Minnesota experience homelessness… In response to this ongoing crisis, Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN) has joined dozens of nonprofits and public agencies in partnering with Heading Home Corps, an AmeriCorps program, that employs evidence-based strategies to support those facing homelessness or housing insecurity. — Laker Pioneer
Many Wisconsin Students struggle with reading. How does one tutoring group help schools?
Only 33% of Wisconsin fourth-graders are at or above proficient reading levels. That’s where Reading Corps comes in. Kindergarten and first-grade students who worked with the program saw a year’s worth of improvement in a semester. - Green Bay Press Gazette
This Nonprofit Runs the Nation’s 3 Largest Tutoring Programs. Here’s What It’s Learned
Tutoring is having quite the moment, for pretty obvious reasons. What’s less clear is whether “high-dosage tutoring” will turn out to be another overhyped fad or something that actually makes a difference. – Rick Hess, Education Week
Recovery Corps: At Your Service
Data from Recovery Corps in Illinois and Minnesota show that 63% of participants who received peer support from a recovery navigator increased their recovery capital score. — Treatment Magazine
Newsmakers: AmeriCorps Doubles Effort to Help People in Recovery
“Recovery Corps is aimed to support people who are in recovery from substance use disorders statewide, and we do that through the power of national service. They are called Recovery Navigators. They get to change lives, literally.” — Alana Stimes, Director of Program Development
New AmeriCorps program in Minnesota created to respond to housing crisis
Heading Home Corps’ aim is to reinforce nonprofits and counties with extra staffing needed to connected Minnesotans to housing services — an urgent issue, especially with pandemic-related eviction moratoriums ending. — Start Tribune