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                                                <p>By: Marty Nwachukwu, Mentor Recruitment &amp; High School Placement VISTA
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                                                <p>Published on March 16, 2016 by Eden Stiffman
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                                                <p>At Higher Achievement, we LOVE AmeriCorps VISTA members, and they make huge contributions to the capacity of our organization. VISTA members help us&hellip;
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                                                <p>Reflections by Wendy Etheridge-Smith, Ph.D, Higher Achievement Pittsburgh Executive Director
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                                                <p>&#8220;The Program is Working.&#8221; Why this Funder is Upping Its Investment in Afterschool
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                                                <p>This AmeriCorps week, we are highlighting the work of current and former AmeriCorps members at Higher Achievement. Emily Doran is in her second year&hellip;
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                                                <p>This AmeriCorps week we are highlighting the work of current and former AmeriCorps members at Higher Achievement. We asked current DC Metro&hellip;
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                                                <p>This AmeriCorps week we are highlighting the work of current and former AmeriCorps members. We asked current Higher Achievement AmeriCorps Achievement&hellip;
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                                                <p>A Reflection by Stephanie Miller, Higher Achievement Program and Development Associate
Let’s start with the obvious: young kids writing love&hellip;
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