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Presenter urges students to join AmeriCorps after turnaround with IYT program
Summary
A presenter described being recruited by IYT after a school suspension, spending four years in the program, and later working as a mentor; they closed by urging others to 'Join AmeriCorps. Join IYT.'
A presenter at a public meeting described how involvement with a youth program called IYT changed their life, and urged others to consider national service with AmeriCorps.
The presenter said IYT reached out while they were in high school, including after a suspension. "Don't let anybody dictate how your tomorrow goes," the presenter said, describing having been the new student, getting into fights and then receiving intervention and support from the program. They said IYT worked with them to keep grades on track and helped ensure assignments were completed.
The presenter added that they were a member of the program for four years and were offered a job as a mentor after graduating high school. "I've been doing that since last September," they said, describing mentoring younger students who are still in school and helping them pursue college. The presenter framed the mentoring role as a way to serve others and said they are grateful for the experience: "the blessings that I have received from working in this field, man, I'm forever grateful for."
They closed with an explicit recruitment pitch: "Join AmeriCorps. Join IYT. I think you'll love it." The remarks were personal testimony and did not include policy proposals, budget figures, or formal requests for action by the meeting body. No formal motion or vote followed the presentation.
Next steps were not specified in the record.
