Guidelines for Submitting an Entry

We would love to hear from you! To send AmeriStories your reflections on AmeriCorps service via e-mail (AmeriStories@gmail.com), please keep the following guidelines in mind:

Length: One page, single spaced.  Your reflection can be a list of answers to our questions, an essay, or a series of philosophical reflections or anecdotes.  You could even write a poem!  

Please answer, in some way, the following questions:

• Name
• Location before AmeriCorps.
• Where are you serving right now? Tell us about your site.
• What do your family and friends think of your service? What was their initial reaction?

Here are some more questions to provide direction to your reflection (you may answer all, some or none of these, they are jumping off points):

• How have you changed since joining AmeriCorps?
• What did you think service was going to be like? Was it what you expected?
• What does national service mean to you?
• Describe an influential character in your year of service. Is there anyone you served with, or served, who you won't forget?
• Did you have any changes in your perspective of what service is? Can you describe a 'light bulb moment'?
• Describe a moment when you were overwhelmed. What happened? How did you get past it?
• How has this year with AmeriCorps changed your life goals/trajectory?  
• What were other job possibilities that you were considering before joining AmeriCorps?