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.
Announcing Our New Career Pathways: Transform Your Service into a Career Path
Many AmeriCorps members discover what they want to do next in life partly because of their experiences with service. One
How One Housing Resource Navigator is Helping Survivors Find Safe Housing
Minnesota is experiencing the greatest housing shortage in decades. Increases in both home prices and rents are outpacing wage growth
Meet the designers behind our fresh new brand
You may have noticed that ServeMinnesota’s website has a completely new look – featuring new colors, new icons, and a
Community leader Marc Johnigan on why recovery is for everyone
We were devastated to hear that Marc Johnigan passed away in December of 2021, just a couple months after we
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
From Math Corps Tutor to Board Member: Sumee Lee’s Journey to Lead Our Racial Equity and Inclusion Board Committee
After graduating from college in South Korea, Sumee Lee returned to Minnesota to serve as a Math Corps member in
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
A Year of Change and Growth
More than 700 individuals needed throughout Minnesota beginning in June to join the AmeriCorps Emergency Response Initiative.
