Serve Wisconsin is a 22-member citizen body appointed by the Governor. Serve Wisconsin is attached to the Wisconsin Department of Administration and housed at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and is currently supported by a staff of six.

Serve Wisconsin supports service in Wisconsin primarily by granting AmeriCorps funds through the Corporation for National and Community Service to organizations that involve citizens in service activities that meet human, educational, environmental, public safety, and homeland security needs.  Through their participation in AmeriCorps programs, citizens are given the opportunity to not only enrich the lives of the people and communities they serve, but also their own lives through professional and personal development.

During the 2010-2011 program year,  1,658 individuals will be participating in 39 AmeriCorps*State programs and will be given the opportunity to spend up to one year serving in Wisconsin communities. They will earn almost $5.7 million in education awards in exchange for over 1,795,275 hours of service with an estimated value of $32.3 million in local communities. To date, more than 9,000 Wisconsin residents have qualified for education awards totaling more than $23.6 million.  

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