I'm from western massachusetts. Myp were both 16 years old when i was born. We didn't have a whole lot of money. And so one of the first things my mother did for me was she sent me to my boys and girls club from the time i was a little kid. But what she didn't know is she would give me another family, aunts and uncles,. The woman in the kitchen who realized michael didn't like to be in the gym, so come make cookies with me. So all of a sudden i had these people work that were a bridge over troubled water for me. They just watered into my life and ways that were remarkable.
Volunteering and service are muscles that can close America’s divides and push social change. Speaking live at the 2022 Social Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C., AmeriCorps’ new CEO, Michael Smith, shares a vision for healing sociopolitical divides through partnerships and on-the-ground experiences. When it comes to tackling natural and social crises, he’s prioritizing impact over volume.
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