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Wisconsin Excels in National AmeriSchool Rankings
The Corporation for National & Community Service has released a list of the top AmeriSchools in the country. AmeriSchools are educational institutions where AmeriCorps alumni have spent their education awards. We are happy to announce that the University of Wisconsin System placed 8th in the country! From the beginning of AmeriCorps through FY 2016, AmeriCorps alumni have used their education awards to fund $14,406,103.79 of education within the University of Wisconsin System.
Top ranking schools within the University of Wisconsin System include:
University of Wisconsin- Madison - $6,398,021.79
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee - $4,363,560.72
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point - $984,793.21
University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire - $946,037.33
Top ranking schools outside the University of Wisconsin System include:
Marquette University - $2,020,115.04
Madison College - $1,434,634.21
Cardinal Stritch University- $1,354,507.50
Alverno College - $1,328,374.69
For more information on AmeriSchools or to search the rankings for your alma matter, click on the button below!
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Outreach: National Runaway and Homeless Youth Conference
Jeanne Duffy and Patricia Balke, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Association for Homeless and Runaway Services (WAHRS) spoke at the National Runaway and Homeless Youth Conference in Kansas City, on utilizing AmeriCorps members for street outreach to reach homeless and runaway teens. In Wisconsin, statewide, 37 AmeriCorps members provide street outreach services to homeless youth and respond to referrals from police departments, schools and other youth-serving agencies. As a result 3,600 youths returned home or to a safe alternative. Also part of the discussion was Melanie Heitkamp of Mountain Plains Youth Services/Youthworks in North Dakota.
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Recap: Trauma Informed Care Trainings
Serve Wisconsin hosted two Trauma Informed Care Trainings last month in collaboration with SaintA in Milwaukee and Stevens Point. Participants learned about the 7 Essential Ingredients (7ei) of Trauma Informed care and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT). In total, 73 individuals were trained including 44 AmeriCorps State & National members, 4 AmeriCorps VISTA members, 1 Tribal AmeriCorps member, 15 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps program staff, and 9 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps host site supervisors. Thank you to SaintA for providing a wonderful training and thank you to the participants for all the wonderful work you are doing in your communities!
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Register: Volunteer Management Training
January 4th- Volunteer Management Essentials - The Basics
1:00pm-5:00pm at the Kalahari Resort (Cyprus Room), Wisconsin Dells, WI.
"Do you have a plan for successful volunteer engagement? This training is designed for new volunteer managers and those wanting to review best practices and strategies to recruit and manage volunteers. In addition, we'll examine structure, retention, and tracking with time allotted for peer sharing. Each attendee will receive tools and basic forms to use as a quick start for engaging volunteers in their organization."
Free to attend and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. Bonnie Andrews of Volunteer Milwaukee will be facilitating the event. Please register by January 4, 2018.
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Sign Up: Host Servie Badger
Our favorite badger is continuing his statewide travels! 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: Ashley Kavalauskas,
AmeriCorps Member with Teach for America Milwaukee
Community Helpers
This year, I came in with the goal to help my students find who they wanted to be and what they wanted to do. I started the lessons with my four and five year olds and used their personal classroom mission statements to guide different ideas. Our classroom had a full wall of different careers available to our students and each week we focused on two different jobs they could pursue. My favorite week was teaching the students about becoming doctors. We spent three days learning about the ins and outs of what it could look like to be doctor. We spent a day working with a baby doll as our patient, learning about the idea of helping others and making them feel better. We took a day to learn about vaccinations and how they might be scary but they can help keep us safe and healthy. Our final day focused on creating our own doctor kits and learning the different names of tools. In the picture, you see the students wearing some various tools and holding a bag with their names on the front. Inside of the bag
, the students cut out different tools we had learned the name of and colored them to look like different tools. It was so inspiring to see how excited they students got talking about the possibility of their futures and learning that they are capable of doing anything they desire.
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Calendar: Upcoming Events
DECEMBER
- December 6th- PE&D Committee Meeting (Madison, WI)
- December 14th- WNCSB Meeting (Madison, WI)
JANUARY
- January 4th- Volunteer Management Essentials (Wisconsin Dells, WI)
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