Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich speaks at the Conservation Corps kick-off event on August 19, 2022. PC: Fox 11 Online
(WTAQ-WLUK) — Two Northeast Wisconsin service programs received a big boost in funding from AmeriCorps, a federal agency for community volunteerism, on Monday.
Green Bay Conservation Corps and Be Well Fox Valley were awarded $649,114.
That is a portion of the $14.8 million given to support 27 total programs across Wisconsin.
“This funding will put 936 AmeriCorps members on the ground at over 200 service sites throughout the state, including 37 AmeriCorps members with Green Bay Conservation Corps and Be Well Fox Valley, to help make a difference and improve the lives of people across Wisconsin,” said Jeanne Duffy, Executive Director of Serve Wisconsin, the state’s National and Community Service Board.
AmeriCorps is celebrating its 30th anniversary in September. The agency cites the impact that more than 31,000 Wisconsin AmeriCorps members have made through their combined 46 million hours of service.
Duffy said these new AmeriCorps members “will help tackle some of our toughest problems by addressing the achievement gap and educational challenges, public health and healthcare access, opioid and substance abuse, economic opportunity and housing availability, conservation and environmental sustainability, and other concerns impacting communities across the state.”
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