Serve Wisconsin

Happy Fourth of July! We hope you have a fun & safe celebration! Thank you to everyone whose service brightens the lives of others like the fireworks we will see tonight. Thank you for helping your fellow Americans through service with @AmeriCorps, @AmeriCorpsSr & nonprofits!

We wanted to give a shout out and thank you to Haiying, Connor, and Jon for helping Wisconsin students on their path to graduation through their @AmeriCorps service with @CollPossibleWI! Check out their service stories on the The S-Files podcast at servewisconsin.transistor.fm

Wrapping up our daily spotlights on 2025 Governor’s Service Awards honorees with big thank you to them for their #ServiceinWI! Thank you also @GovEvers for your support of service here in Wisconsin and to all of the legislators who recognized the honorees from their district.

Shout out to @CityofGreenBay Conservation Corps @AmeriCorps members, who have collaborated with @GreenBayPRF, Green Bay Botanical Garden, & local volunteers to plant nearly 10,000 native plants at several parks this summer as part of the Northeast Wisconsin Pollinator Corridor!

Congratulations to participants in 2nd & 3rd cohorts that completed United Horizons board training program through @UnitedWayRacine! We are happy to support this board training effort through our @AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Funding. Thank you for supporting #ServiceinWI!

In this episode of The S-Files we are exploring the service done by Analena Peterson, who was recognized as a Volunteer of the Year honoree at 2025 Governor’s Service Awards for her efforts collecting & donating over 25,000 books & other volunteer efforts servewisconsin.transistor.fm/episodes/promo…

Happy Fourth of July! We hope you have fun & safe celebration with family and friends! As we celebrate Independence Day, we want to thank those who have helped their fellow Americans through volunteering with community organizations & serving with @AmeriCorps and @AmeriCorpsSr.

Check out video from @WisconsinWatch highlighting impacts of termination of #WIAmeriCorps program grants in April & plans by several programs & service sites going forward following reinstatement of grants in June. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/06/wiscon… @WisconsinDOA @statecommission

Check out our June newsletter: conta.cc/40rTFT0 Stories include restoration of Wisconsin @AmeriCorps grants & service, thank you & farewell to @ServeWisconsin Executive Director Jeanne Duffy, AND #WIAmeriCorps stories from @CollPossibleWI, @mfldclinic, & @cityofgreenbay

Serve Wisconsin would like to thank Jeanne Duffy for her efforts as our executive director over last 8 1/2 years & her dedication to WI's @AmeriCorps programs. She will be continuing her career journey with @WisconsinDOA as the executive director of the Wisconsin Women’s Council.

Congratulations to the 33 WI @AmeriCorpsSr volunteers recognized at 2025 Governor’s Service Awards this May by @GovEvers for reaching milestone of 20 years of volunteer service! Thank you for your two decades of #ServiceinWI! For list of honorees, visit servewisconsin.wi.gov/governors-serv…

Check out @Chalkbeat article on impact of AmeriCorps grant terminations across country & how programs in some states are returning to service after temporary injunction, including @EasterSealsWI which provides programming for individuals with disabilities chalkbeat.org/2025/06/17/ame…

Congratulations to Sara Shaw, @AmeriCorps Alumni of the Year Honoree at 2025 Governor’s Service Awards! Sara served 2 terms with @tfa_mke & is now Deputy Research Director at the @WisPolicyForum, creating educational research that guides policy decisions servewisconsin.wi.gov/s/Sara-Shaw-Am…

Congratulations to Analena Peterson, Volunteer of the Year honoree at the 2025 Governor’s Service Awards! Watch Analena receive her award & hear about her efforts to promote literacy by collecting, sorting, & donating +25,000 to local nonprofits VIDEO: youtu.be/mcyeGtaWonM

Congratulations to Analena Peterson, one of three Volunteer of the Year honorees at 2025 Governor’s Service Awards! Analena has collected & donated over 25,000 books to local nonprofits, sorting them by reading level & content to ensure accessibility servewisconsin.wi.gov/s/Analena-Pete…

Check out PBS WI story on the restoration of Wisconsin @AmeriCorps grants & #ServiceinWI by #WIAmeriCorps members following national lawsuit & the impacts in communities across the state during program closures pbswisconsin.org/watch/here-and… @WisconsinDOA @statecommission @GovEvers

Congratulations to Jaxson Thomas, Volunteer of the Year honoree at the 2025 Governor’s Service Awards! Watch Jaxson receive his award from @GovEvers & hear about his service organizing “Jaxson’s Toy Drive" to provide holiday gifts to 100+ families VIDEO: youtu.be/x7tUeU4aqdU

Congratulations to Jaxson Thomas, one of three Volunteer of the Year honorees at 2025 Governor’s Service Awards! At just 12 years old, Jaxson created a holiday toy drive and festive toy distribution event in Kenosha that served over 100 families in need. servewisconsin.wi.gov/s/Jaxson-Thoma…

Looking for positive story on how @AmeriCorps service can make a difference for students & provide experience for future career? Check out latest The S-Files episode about AmeriCorps service by Jon Goltz with @CollPossibleWI & WI @reading_corps EPISODE: servewisconsin.transistor.fm/episodes/servi…

Congratulations to Sage Spear, Volunteer of the Year honoree at 2025 Governor’s Service Awards Watch Sage receive award from @GovEvers & hear about service at United Way of Jefferson & N Walworth Counties, including with @mfldclinic @AmeriCorps VIDEO: youtu.be/Vcz5fbrIYXQ