National Service in Wisconsin

Whew! I didn’t know you could pack in so much service in one week! From April 23-April 29, I spent a week with the Community HealthCorps® at Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (SSCHC). Located in Milwaukee’s near Southside neighborhood and serving a predominately Latino, immigrant community, I learned a great deal about the serious work these AmeriCorps® engage in to improve the health and well-being of the clinics’ patients and broader community. I spent a week watching, learning, and in some cases, actually serving, alongside 10 talented, dedicated HealthCorps® Members. I cleaned up in the neighborhood (with the help of a fellow mascot: Bango of the Milwaukee Bucks!), cheered on the girls in SSCHC’s Girls on the Run program, sat in on a health education class, and much more. I was incredibly impressed with how much Community HealthCorps® enhances the work of SSCHC, their tireless commitment to the patients they serve, and overall what a fantastic time my experience was! I ca...

Dear Servie, Thank you for visiting us at Clarke Street School! We had a blast and learned a lot from you. We hope you enjoy the rest of your journey! ~ Team F.R.E.S.H. First and Ready for Excellence in School Harmony Dear Servie, Thanks for visiting South Division and showing off that Cardinal Pride! our students were glad to see you and the team finds joy in your warmth and lovingness.  Enjoy the rest of your journey & making memories with our fellow National Service members!! ~The South Division Team Hey Servie! It's Christophe! it was really fun to take care of you for the week-end! Thanks for helping out at the Lakeshore Nature reserve in Madison & playing flag football with those Graduate Neuroscience Majors! Exploring Madison with you was a blast & quite the adventure. I'll miss you!! Hope to see you again soon! Don't forget to call every once in a while. ~ Christophe

Hi Servie, Thank you for spending the week with us at Teach For America-Milwaukee. We hope you had a great time visiting with our staff and AmeriCorps members throughout the week! From spending time with one of our teachers and her students at Brown Street Academy; to stopping in to visit with our teachers, students and our fellow City Year AmeriCorps members at James Madison Academic Campus; to meeting 25 of our new 2016 AmeriCorps members at while they were interviewing for their placement sites; to spending time with our 20 staff members at the Teach For America office – you have had a busy week! We are so grateful you were able to get to know us this week, and we hope you feel like you are a part of our TFA-Milwaukee family! We are sad to see you leave, but we know you will have a great time on your upcoming travels. Have fun with City Year this week! Love, Teach For America-Milwaukee