Stories of Service
AmeriCorps members in Minnesota have amazing stories to tell.
Welcome to our Stories of Service blog! Every day, Minnesota AmeriCorps programs and their members transform lives and get things done. Their actions and impact shows exactly what service to your state is all about. These are their stories. Subscribe to our newsletter to get them sent directly to your inbox.
What we learned from research in 2024
ServeMinnesota operates in a dynamic place between research and practice. Throughout the year, our team of researchers document the impact
How this student works part-time and served with AmeriCorps over the summer
Kara plays two roles with ServeMinnesota: As a student ambassador, she helps spread the word about AmeriCorps at the U
“Being there for students and seeing their success — that’s the reason I want to do this.”
In 2023, Nicky (he/him) was re-evaluating his priorities and future plans when a friend connected him with the RISE (Realizing
From newbie to confident educator
Hnukusha (she/they) will graduate in 2025 with a music education degree from St. Olaf College. They’ll enter the workforce with
This stay-at-home dad’s second AmeriCorps term connected him to his new city
Jerrod and his family moved to Rochester from the Twin Cities area in late 2022 for his wife Rachel’s new
“Helping new immigrants like me was my dream”
Since 2021, more than 1.5 million Afghans have left Afghanistan. Somaya is one of them, and like hundreds of others,
50 AmeriCorps positions will support mental health in Minnesota
Starting in August and September, 50 young Minnesotans will be able to support mental health through AmeriCorps! Recovery Corps and
After high school, a year well spent tutoring eager learners
Trixx (they/them) wanted to take a gap year between high school and college, and found the perfect opportunity with Math
This former tutor is bringing comics about Black history to MN classrooms
Mercedes’ passion for helping kids learn ignited more than a decade ago when she became a Reading Corps tutor. Today,
This Math Corps tutor’s goal? To become a principal
Belginy is a second-year student at Century College, where she studies Early Elementary Education. She is also the president of Movimiento
First-ever AmeriCorps Opportunity Fair & T-shirt Design Contest
This year for AmeriCorps Week (March 10-16), we’re going big. It’s the 30th anniversary of AmeriCorps in Minnesota and nationally, so
What we learned from research in 2023
At ServeMinnesota, research and evaluation are central to our work. We base programs on research and we use evaluations to
This former doctor found meaning in Math Corps
After 38 years of working as a doctor, Larry stopped working and used his extra time to serve with Math Corps for
This little-known certification transformed her career
Jonda is a Recovery Corps alumni who works full-time at Minnesota Recovery Connection (MRC). She earned a Peer Recovery Support
The power of Recovery Corps’ peer-to-peer model
The first 1-2 years of recovery are the most precarious. It’s when people in recovery are likeliest to return to
