Empowering Native American Students at St. Labre’s Dormitory Only 67 percent of Native American children graduate high school and only 17 percent go on to further their education. Through tutoring, being present, and empowering their students, JV AmeriCorps members Michael DeSantis and Caroline Fenton (Ashland MT ’18-19) hope to change this statistic for the students … Read more
This post launches our new monthly blog post featuring an FJV who reflects on their time of service and how it shaped their future pursuits. Thanks for sharing your story to get us started Greg! In 1993-94, I lived in Sitka, Alaska and served as a Native Youth Advocate for the Tlingit tribe. My … Read more
Katie Hanson, a JV AmeriCorps member in Omak, WA, reflects on the process of working with Moses*, a kindergartner at Paschal Sherman Indian School. Moses had fallen far behind his classmates, and Katie was assigned as a tutor to help him learn the alphabet. During their tutoring sessions, it was clear that he needed an … Read more