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Now Accepting: Serve Wisconsin Request for Proposals
The Wisconsin National and Community Service Board has begun requesting proposals for AmeriCorps Programs for the 2018-2019 program year! Nonprofit-organizations, state and local units of government, institutions of higher education, faith-based organizations, and Indian Tribes looking to address a compelling community need are encouraged to submit a proposal. Funding is available to support an AmeriCorps program for the 2018-19 program year.
To read more and to obtain the Request for Proposals (RFP) document, please click on the button below.
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All interested applicants must submit a Notification of Intent to Apply via online survey by midnight on October 17, 2017; access the survey
with the button below. Submitting a Notification of Intent to Apply does not obligate you to apply.
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Proposals and additional documents from eligible applicants are due November 3, 2017 by 4:30 PM CT.
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Recap: "Stand Up, Step Up" Campaign Launch
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Click above to watch our PSA!
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The Serve Wisconsin "Stand Up, Step Up" campaign launched on September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance with a press conference in Milwaukee and service events occurring in Madison and Rosholt. At the Milwaukee press conference, Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, Serve Wisconsin Board Chair Paula Horning, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee representative Melinda Wyant Jansen, and College Possible AmeriCorps member David Toles spoke about the importance of service. In Rosholt, AmeriCorps members from a variety of programs participated in various service projects at the Wisconsin Lion's Camp including
making care packages for soldiers, sorting eye glasses, and camp upkeep. In Madison, AmeriCorps members volunteered at the Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin.
A huge
thank you to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, the Marshfield Clinic AmeriCorps P
rograms, and Partners for Afterschool Success for making these events possible. To view more photos from the events, visit our Facebook page here.
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Watch: ASC 20th Anniversary Celebration Video
On September 12, 2017, America's Service Commissions (ASC) celebrated their 20th anniversary.
ASC is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization representing and promoting state service commissions across the United States and territories. As part of their celebration, ASC released a video highlighting the work of service commissions and AmeriCorps members. You can watch the video by clicking on the thumbnail to the right.
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Register Today: Trauma Informed Care Training Opportunities
There are two upcoming Trauma Informed Care Training opportunities with SaintA- November 2nd at the SaintA office in Milwaukee, WI, and November 16th at UW Stevens Point in Stevens Point, WI. Each training will be a full day from 8:15 am until 4:00 pm. Lunch will be provided. Registration is currently open for all AmeriCorps members, program staff, and host site supervisors. Please use the following links to register.
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Sign Up: Host Servie Badger
Our favorite badger is beginning his statewide travels this month! Servie Badger is the official mascot of AmeriCorps in Wisconsin. He travels around the state visiting our programs and participating in service activities with their AmeriCorps members. There are still spaces waiting to be filled in his travel schedule. If you are interested in hosting Servie Badger on his journey, please sign up by clicking on the button below. Programs can sign up to host Servie for more than one time period!
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Now Recruiting: Board Members
The Wisconsin National & Community Service Board is currently recruiting to fill the following open positions:
- A representative of the community
- A representative of local government
- A representative of local labor organizations in the state
- An individual between the ages of 16-25, inclusive, who is a participant or supervisor of a service program for school-aged youth, or of a campus-based or national service program
For more information on the Wisconsin National & Community Service Board and application instructions, click the button below.
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Member Reflection: Liam Krueger,
AmeriCorps Member with the Milwaukee Christian Center
I'm serving my second term with Milwaukee Christian Center's YouthBuild/ AmeriCorps program. When I started my first term, I had a high school diploma and a driver's license, but I hadn't ever had a job and didn't have any job skills. I was also very, very shy. I hardly talked to anyone, and I didn't even like to look people in the eye.
After a few weeks in the program, I started to get more comfortable with the staff and other members, and I started to realize I could do the work. I got to see how a house goes together from the ground up. I learned how to frame, install insulation, install windows, hang dry wall, hang doors, everything that it takes. When the house was done, I got to meet the people who bought it. That was really exciting, especially when the little kids wanted to show all the members their rooms and where they were going to put their swing set in the back yard.
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Calendar: Upcoming Events
OCTOBER
- October 4th- Monthly Update Call for AmeriCorps Programs
- October 10th- AmeriCorps Opening Ceremony (Madison, WI)
- October 12th- Board Meeting (Green Lake, WI)
- October 17th- Deadline- Notification of Intent to Apply for RFP
NOVEMBER
- November 1st- Monthly Update Call for AmeriCorps Programs
- November 2nd- Trauma Informed Care Training (Milwaukee, WI)
- November 3rd- Deadline- Proposals for RFP
- November 16th- Trauma Informed Care Training (Stevens Point, WI)
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