The S-Files

Serve Wisconsin

Welcome to The S-Files, which is sponsored by Serve Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s National and Community Service Board. The S-Files is your look into the impacts and stories of AmeriCorps members and volunteers serving throughout the State of Wisconsin. In each episode, we will be digging into their Service Stories, or S-Files, to learn about the people and programs whose service is meeting critical needs across Wisconsin and enriching the lives of the people and communities they serve.

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Episodes

Helping Feed Others in Need while Serving during COVID-19

In this episode of The S-Files, we are going back to look at the service done in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by Lisa Penterman, who was a recipient of the COVID-19 Response Service Award at the 2021 Governor’s Service Awards. Lisa was recognized for the impacts of her AmeriCorps service with the Be Well Fox Valley AmeriCorps program while serving at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. We discuss several aspects of how her service helped people facing food insecurity during the pandemic, inc...

Nov 29, 2021•14 min•Ep. 6

Answering the Call to Respond to COVID-19 with MCHS Volunteer Wisconsin

In this episode of The S-Files, we are going back to look at the service done by AmeriCorps members with Marshfield Clinic Health System AmeriCorps Volunteer Wisconsin since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recognition of the impact of their service, MCHS Volunteer Wisconsin was honored with a COVID-19 Response Service Award at the 2021 Governor’s Service Awards. Since the ceremony this summer, MCHS Volunteer Wisconsin has folded into the larger MCHS Community Corps program, whose Amer...

Nov 23, 2021•27 min•Ep. 5

Coordinating Volunteer Assistance for Afghan Guests at Fort McCoy – Part 2

In this episode of The S-Files, we are continuing a multi-episode look at how organizations have mobilized volunteers to assist the Afghan guests staying at Fort McCoy and respond to disasters here in Wisconsin. Our second episode focuses on regional coordination efforts by two organizations that are helping to create local Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOADs) through Serve Wisconsin’s Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) grant. We start our conversation with Jen Schmitz from River 2 R...

Nov 15, 2021•32 min•Ep. 4

Coordinating Volunteer Assistance for Afghan Guests at Fort McCoy – Part 1

In this episode of The S-Files, we are starting a multi-episode look at how organizations have mobilized volunteers to assist the Afghan guests staying at Fort McCoy and respond to disasters here in Wisconsin. Our first episode focuses on statewide coordination efforts and how multiple organizations and agencies are working together to facilitate these volunteer efforts. We start our conversation with John Stuhlmacher from Team Rubicon, who is currently the chair of Wisconsin Voluntary Organizat...

Nov 09, 2021•33 min•Ep. 3

Opening up Nature for Others with WisCorps

In this episode of The S-Files, we are exploring the service done by AmeriCorps members with WisCorps during a visit to Myrick Park in La Crosse. We start our conversation with Matt Brantner, WisCorps Executive Director, discussing the conservation and disaster relief projects their members complete throughout the state and how they are trying to make nature more accessible through their service. We next sit down with WisCorps AmeriCorps members Shannon Columb and Ashley Nowak, who both recently...

Oct 29, 2021•36 min•Ep. 2

Bringing the Farm to School through Service

In this episode of The S-Files, we are checking out the service stories of two AmeriCorps members that recently started their second term serving with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction AmeriCorps Farm to School Program, which received the 2021 Governor’s Service Award as AmeriCorps Program of the Year. We first sit down with Maddie Smith, serving at the Oregon School District, and then speak with David Lee Schneider, serving at the Howard Suamico School District. Listen in to learn ...

Oct 29, 2021•34 min•Ep. 1

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