Just over a year ago, I packed up my life in Chicago to come to Montana, moving to a state I’d never been, to live with people I’d never met, and to serv…

A Day at Holland Falls By Mabel Gardner It was the last week of June and by this point, Summer was in full swing. Activities and outings with Soft Landing’s you…

Ethan Martson, MTCC AmeriCorps Leader It’s been nearly a year since I began my AmeriCorps service term, and I didn’t really imagine it ending like this. I was a…

    When I graduated from high school, I left for college with many scholarships in tow, and although many of  these scholarships were awarded based on service…

The Lantern Tours at the Museum were a highlight of the year. It is hard to believe that 11 months have passed since I came to Montana. I feel as I have only ju…

When I began my service term as a Montana Campus Compact AmeriCorps Leader, I viewed it as merely something to fill time while I attended physical therapy. I ha…

I wasn’t alive in 1968, yet I can recall many vivid images from that year. In grade school, I began to notice a pattern: every distinct thread of 20th-century A…

I first applied to be an Americorps Summer Vista because amidst COVID-19 I wanted to help in some way. While sitting at home in Pittsburgh, I felt lost and unpr…

No one looks pretty on a Zoom call. Of all the national awakenings in 2020, perhaps this is the smallest and easiest to digest. I haven’t just come to terms wit…

We all sat in anticipation waiting to hear who would win the Inspire award at the First Tech Challenge robotics state competition at MSU. This award would deter…