During the week of April 14th, 2013 heavy rainfall and melting precipitation threatened many parts of the Country, in particular, the Midwest. As the Mississippi river began to rise the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) called upon AmeriCorps St. Louis (ACSTL) to travel to Clarksville, Missouri to assist in the flood fight.
On Wednesday [...]
There are many folks I look forward to hosting in our shelter—Robyn is undoubtedly one of them. If she’s not in, I ask about her, and when she is, I make sure she’s comfortable and at home. She’s a tiny woman with a loud laugh and a great sense of humor—a guest I’m truly going [...]
On an unusually warm day in mid-February, I sat down with Timothy Swift, one of our regular shelter guests, to discuss homelessness.
Swift, whose “home” translates to St. Louis streets and abandon buildings, is no stranger to homelessness. Now 53, he took to the streets in 2002 after a battle with drugs, alcohol, [...]
From the end of September to the end of October, all of our new Emergency Response Team members, in addition to a few second years, nestled in to the grind the Montana way.
This was the 12th year the AmeriCorps St. Louis ERT has partnered with the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in western Montana and the [...]
On September 30th, nine members of our Emergency Response Team headed south to Oregon County, MO where they embarked upon a unique project to help protect local bat habitat.
During this 10 day project members built “bat friendly” steel gates across two entrances to Oregon County Bat Cave. The gates allow Bats to travel to [...]
AmeriCorps St. Louis Emergency Response Team Deploys to Hurricane Ravaged New York City
ST. LOUIS, MO – The AmeriCorps St. Louis (ACSTL) Emergency Response Team (ERT) will deploy to New York City to support the State of New York in assessing the welfare of residents affected by Hurricane Sandy.
The team will depart [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Primary Contact: Bruce Bailey
9/12/2012 [...]
“I will be completing my fourth year and final year with my beloved AmeriCorps St. Louis Emergency Response Team. Come September I will be moving to Jefferson City to start a career with the State of Missouri in the Department of Public Safety, focusing on disaster preparedness and response.
It has been nothing [...]
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417-625-4707 (Fax)
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 20, 2012 # 198
SUBJECT: City encouraging skilled laborers to join efforts with volunteer rebuilding projects
CONTACT: Lynn Onstot, Public Information Officer 417-624-0820, ext. 204
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Submitted by Kayla Potter – Year 17 ERT, Year 18 CST
As a second year ACSTL Member, I’ve had a lot of surprises over the two years I’ve been here: from“I get to learn how to use a chainsaw?” to “ok, serving for 24 hours straight isn’t too bad…” One of the best surprises, [...]
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