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.
18 Houses and Four Service Terms Later, A Veteran AmeriCorps Member Reflects
AmeriCorps member Liam Poitra has collected the blueprint of almost every house he’s helped build. After years of building houses,
What was it like to serve at food shelves during the height of the pandemic?
Most days last summer, Emergency Response Initiative AmeriCorps member Mikayla Reinhardt was on the move, making food deliveries from her
How Team Sports Prepared Her for Two Summers of AmeriCorps Pandemic Response
“You’re not just one person”: Serving at Second Harvest Heartland One thing Anna Lahr learned when she was captain of
Designing Your Life: An Unexpected (and Free!) Way to Reduce Career Planning Stress
Above: A Designing Your Life event. “Design” might not be the first word that comes to mind when you’re thinking
8 AmeriCorps Alums on Why They Recommend Service
I gained valuable professional experience “AmeriCorps … is just such a great way to add to your skill set and
Meet Math Corps Tutor David Talarico: “I’m a baby boomer who’s not OK with the status quo”
As it was for so many of us, the summer of 2020 was a turning point for David Talarico. “Until
New ERI Corps Members Tackle Pandemic Recovery
Nearly 500 Emergency Response Initiative (ERI) members are officially in the field after participating in a virtual pledge ceremony last
Heading Home Corps Launches, Joining Expanded, Long-standing Programs
Even before the pandemic hit, the precariously housed population was growing in Minnesota and nationwide. Experts predict that the past
Reading Corps and Math Corps Join National Tutoring Coalition to Reach 4 Million Students During Pandemic Recovery
A proven, Minnesota-born model that has already boosted the reading and math skills of hundreds of thousands of students across
Changing the Narrative: Meet Math Corps Tutor Johnny Sanasinh
Johnny Sanasinh tackles everything with enthusiasm. After graduating in 2020 from St. Olaf College in Northfield with degrees in music
AmeriCorps Member Pierre Young’s Motto: CTEP Forever!
For Pierre Young, AmeriCorps service is a family tradition: His mom was an AmeriCorps VISTA member in St. Paul, and
Emergency Response Initiative: Continuing to Help During the COVID-19 Crisis
Attend a virtual information session on April 28 to hear about community needs for the upcoming summer After more than
Meet Recovery Champion, ServeMinnesota Board Member and “School of Hard Knocks” Graduate Phil Rutherford
Of all the impressive items in Phil Rutherford’s official bio — chief operating officer at Faces & Voices of Recovery, past
Giving Back to the Community Through Reading Corps Service
Reading Corps tutor Ruby Wesley is a proud alumna of Minneapolis Public Schools. She’s delighted to be giving back to
An Unexpected Gap Year Becomes a Year of Service
When Marielle Kamath’s gap year between college and medical school turned into two years, she saw AmeriCorps service as an
