Detroit AmeriCorps Youth Success Program

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The Detroit AmeriCorps Youth Success (DAYS) Program is an academic intervention and support program designed to reduce chronic absenteeism and improve student engagement among 1st-8th grade students in Detroit-area schools. Students and families may experience barriers that impact consistent school attendance, including housing instability, transportation challenges, and limited access to basic needs and other resources. AmeriCorps Volunteers serve as Youth Success Coaches within partner schools, working alongside students, families, school staff, and attendance teams. Using mentoring, academic support, family engagement, resource connection, and the Check & Connect model, Volunteers build relationships with students, monitor attendance patterns, help students develop problem-solving skills, and connect families with resources that can help address barriers to regular attendance. Through consistent school-based service, AmeriCorps Volunteers provide students with an additional caring adult and strengthen connections between families, schools, and community resources. Volunteers also participate in professional development, national service activities, and community service projects throughout their service term. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : Full-time AmeriCorps Youth Success Volunteers serve as lead Volunteers at assigned schools, supporting efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism among 1st-8th grade students. Volunteers mentor a caseload of students, monitor attendance, provide academic and social-emotional support, engage families, and connect youth and families to resources. They also support other AmeriCorps Volunteers at their site, facilitate team check-ins, and model effective Check & Connect and youth engagement practices. Full-time Volunteers work closely with school attendance teams to review attendance trends, coordinate referrals and interventions, and support family outreach. They also help plan attendance initiatives, student recognition activities, family engagement events, and other projects that strengthen student attendance and engagement. Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage . Terms :

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Youth Development , Leadership , Teaching/Tutoring , Community Organization , Education , Team Work , Communications , Counseling , Social Services . Refine Search SUMMARY Program Type: AmeriCorps State / National Program Detroit AmeriCorps Youth Success Program Program Start/End Date 09/01/2026 - 08/31/2027 Work Schedule Full Time Education level High school diploma/GED Age Requirement Minimum: 18 Maximum: None Program Locations MICHIGAN Detroit/Ann Arbor/Flint Languages Understand and speak Spanish Accepting Applications From 08/27/2026 To 11/01/2026 Contact Janice Gates 8300 Longworth St Detroit MI 48209 3133168425 jgates@unidetroit.org https://www.unidetroit.org/ Listing ID 130675

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