True North AmeriCorps (TNAC) is a program of the Duluth Area Family YMCA dedicated to engaging citizens in solving community problems related to education and youth development.

Program Goals Include: 

► Increase the capacity of Partner Sites to meet the needs of youth.

► Increase youth participants’ social and emotional learning skills through site-based enrichment programming, individualized support, and targeted skill building.

► Increase the number of significant, caring adults in participants’ lives through member placement and volunteer mobilization.

Social emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which people understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

True North AmeriCorps members engage kids in one-on-one, small group, and “teachable moment” skill building which is linked to increased success in school and in life. To learn more about the benefits of SEL skill building and the research behind this data, visit the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.

AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 50,000 Americans annually in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs related to education, public safety, health, and the environment.

AmeriCorps opens the door for citizens to create change in a variety of ways. Through their service and the volunteers they mobilize, AmeriCorps members uplift communities throughout the country.

At True North AmeriCorps, members get connected with schools and nonprofit organizations to tackle the area’s important unmet needs of youth.

AmeriCorps is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency created to connect citizens of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their nation.