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.
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Meet the newest member of our recruitment team!
Sarah McKee is joining our recruitment team as a Community Outreach and Engagement Specialist! She’s deeply familiar with AmeriCorps already:
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This is what a summer with AmeriCorps in MN looks like
AmeriCorps members did so much this summer – between planting trees, building community gardens, and mentoring students, the last three
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“They knew we were really listening”: How she connected caregivers to Math Corps
Neitasha is a parent and paraprofessional at Sojourner Truth Academy. She’s a big advocate for AmeriCorps – all three of
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These deep friendships started with AmeriCorps
One thing we often share about AmeriCorps: it’s a fantastic way to build strong friendships. So, in celebration of International
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Inside what it takes to learn to read
Once you learn to read, it’s hard to remember how you actually learned to read in the first place. Reading
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Choosing between AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps? Here’s what you need to know
Even if you’ve heard of AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps before, you might not be clear on how they’re different
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How Public Health Corps is reinforcing Minnesota’s healthcare workforce
In pandemic recovery efforts, a huge concern has been the country’s overworked public health workforce. Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare