Category: Member Blog Posts

By Elizabeth Madison | May 12, 2025 The way my AmeriCorps service term has panned out is very different from what I thought it was going to be. When applying for service I knew it was going to be hard, I knew there would be difficult moments, but I don’t think much could have prepared…

By Isabella Culver | May 5, 2025 I’m 24 going on 25 years old and shocker–I still don’t know what I want to do or where I want to end up. This is my second year of AmeriCorps service, and as the days go on, I constantly think about where I would be if AmeriCorps…

By Amber Arizmendi | April 21, 2025 I began my service in September, which feels like both a year and three days ago, and I had some reflections on my service that I wanted to share.  First, the drama of moving and adjusting to a new place. I am a fairly mobile person. I have…

By Lucy Hicks | April 14, 2025 As an AmeriCorps member, you may be worried about your future after service. I know I am! It’s overwhelming to look at all the opportunities, or even to find them while you’re focused on service. My position at the University of Montana has allowed me to learn more…

By Vincent Feeley | April 7, 2025 So far, my service here at Montana State University has been a very rewarding experience. I’ve been a part of a few large projects already that have really excited me, and being able to directly help students find housing has also been very worthwhile. Despite all of this,…

By Jayce Wippert | April 1, 2025 Hello my name is Jayce Haylee Wippert I am an enrolled member of the great Blackfeet Nation. My college site is currently at Blackfeet Community College in Browning, MT. I first got the job with AmeriCorps back in September of 2024. It was very different from any other…

By Avery Erickson | March 19, 2025 As the end of the school year gradually approaches and the winter ice melts under an emerging spring sun, I am reminded of the cyclical nature of change. Just likethe seasons, students undergo tremendous cycles of growth, challenge, and transformation as they move through high school, college and…

By Amber Arizmendi | March 7, 2025 I was given the terrifying privilege of managing the Fighting Saints Food Pantry at Carroll College as part of my service. It is not often a person has the responsibility and privilege of providing food stuffs for a hungry college population. Even less likely is the freedom of…

February 11th, 2024 | Joanna Massier In researching and developing a community resilience guide, my service has taken me to some unexpected places. From city and county board meetings to cat sterilization clinics, I could never have predicted the experiences my service would provide to me. More importantly, my participation in various community organizations and…

By Katey Funderburgh | March 25, 2022 Prison abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore believes that “where life is precious, life is precious.” When we treat each life with the full sanctity it deserves, when we provide people with everything they need to live healthy, happy lives, we engage in mutual care for our communities. We reduce the chance…