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.

On The March To Better Reading
Article by: EDITORIAL BOARD , Star Tribune Minnesota Reading Corps tutoring is working, and deserves to expand. News last month

AmeriCorps Tutors Boost Literacy, Give Kids Tools for Success
One of my priorities as CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service is using evidence and data to

Can volunteers help kids read more proficiently? New research says yes.
By Emma Brown Public schools have long relied on volunteers to manage bake sales and to chaperone field trips. But

New Report: 1 in 4 Americans Volunteer; Two-Thirds Help Neighbors
National Service Agency Calls on More Americans to Serve Communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Washington, D.C. — As the holiday season

More than 1,200 Minnesotans Join Nationwide Celebration of AmeriCorps’ 20th Anniversary
Northside Achievement Zone CEO Sondra Samuels to receive National Leadership Award [BLOOMINGTON, MINN.]– On Friday, September 12, more than 1,100

Governor Dayton Announces $19.6 Million in AmeriCorps Grants to Minnesota Service Organizations
For second straight year, ServeMinnesota, with nearly 1,800 AmeriCorps members, leads nation in service ST. PAUL, MN – AmeriCorps members

Reading Corps tutors help students become better readers
WINONA, MN – After 34 years as a registered nurse, Lora Foreman-Krall was ready for a change. She’d always thought

Reading Corps Joins the Nation’s Leading National Service Organizations in Effort to Make a Year of Service Part of the American Way of Life
18 ORGANIZATIONS JOIN SERVICENATION IN HISTORIC CAMPAIGN TO INSPIRE YOUNG AMERICANS TO SERVE THROUGH POPULAR CULTURE MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Reading

Minnesota Reading Corps Demonstrates Significant Impact on Student Reading
Independent Evaluation Finds Minnesota Reading Corps Model Produces Strong Literacy Gains See the research here WASHINGTON, D.C. – A rigorous

National Service Provides Key to Nation’s Toughest Issues
As AmeriCorps turns 20 and transitions to “adulthood,” it’s exhilarating to witness how its people power combined with evidence-based practices

Recent college graduates gain and give back through Northfield AmeriCorps program
As summer winds down and students make last minute trips to Target for supplies, reality is starting to set in

Faribault Daily News – Recent college graduates gain and give back through Minnesota Reading Corps in Faribault
As summer winds down and students make last minute trips to Walmart for supplies, reality is starting to set in

Reading and math tutors needed for Minnesota schools
MINNEAPOLIS — “I get to be part of the miracle of reading,” said Kris Potter, a Minnesota Reading Corps tutor

Minnesota Reading and Math Corps make a difference
When Carl Keeney, of Maple Grove, begins tutoring first-graders at Elm Creek Elementary in the Osseo School District, they don’t

Tutoring program offers a personalized approach to reading
This past year, Bamber Valley Elementary School third-grader Regan Roche saw her reading ability improve thanks to a personalized approach