Every day, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers put their values into action to make a difference in communities where the need for change is the greatest. The AmeriCorps Values campaign takes a closer look at our individual members and volunteers, particularly the core values that led them to serve with AmeriCorps—values like equity, compassion, and hope. Throughout the campaign, we show how service with AmeriCorps compounds these individual values into something bigger: real, meaningful change for communities across the United States.

It all begins with an idea.

From cultural norms that stifle safe sex conversations to a lack of reproductive education and access to care, women in Missouri face immense barriers when trying to take control of their sexual health.

But every woman deserves the chance to build the life she wants. That’s why Power to Decide collaborated with the Missouri Foundation of Health to develop The Right Time—a six-year initiative that aims to increase women’s knowledge of birth control and encourage them to find the method that works for them.