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.
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
Column: Five ways do-gooders can erase student-loan debt
BY LIZ WESTON (Reuters) – When P.K. Drago graduated from George Washington University in 2009 at the peak of the
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
ServeMinnesota Named as Social Innovation Fund Subgrantee
ServeMinnesota has been named as one of six organizations that will partner with Greater Twin Cities United Way and Generation Next
ServeMinnesota Receives $500,000 Donation from Target to support replication of Minnesota Reading Corps
ServeMinnesota received a $500,000 donation from Target, which will be used to expand Minnesota Reading Corps, its early literacy program,
ServeMinnesota: It’s Implicit In Our Name
ServeMinnesota. It’s implicit in our name; our organization exists for the express purpose of serving the people and communities in
Back to School: Seniors Help Struggling Students
It wouldn’t be completely accurate to call them “volunteers” or “retirees”, but a growing number of Minnesota seniors who have
