Which site makes these members say "I Love My Job!" everyday? Catherine and Riley serve with the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona helping to promote the program and its services to the Tucson and Central Arizona communities. 

Why do they love it so much? Tune in to find out!

https://www.diaperbank.org/

http://www.diaperbankaz.org/

It's a new year at Arizona Serve! You know what that means, a new team with new team leaders! Tune into this episode where AmeriCorps State & VISTA Team Leaders Gianni and Red based in Tucson chat about what they have planned for their teams this year! 

AmeriCorps State Team Leader Alex will be serving in Prescott Arizona for the 2021-2022 year helping to support the state members serving in Yavapai County! Tune in to this episode to hear more about Alex's previous experience serving as an AmeriCorps member with the YMCA helping to teach science to youth in the area. Our new host Mona kicks off the Prescott side of our podcast series for the year! 

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On this week's episode of This AmeriCorps Life, our host Madison Link sat down with two VISTAs to discuss their action committees to learn about the impact on their service on their communities. Each guest brought their own experiences to the table. Milan Abbi, Yavapai County Community Health Services' opioid harm reduction coordinator discussed his awareness work and medication assisted treatment, while Joelle Zuberi discussed her work serving with United Way and her newly founded equity and inclusion committee.

If you would like to learn more about United Way of Yavapai County, check out their website here. https://www.yavapaiunited.org/

On the other hand, if you would like to learn more about Yavapai County Community Health Services, you should check out their website here. https://www.yavapai.us/chs

On this week's episode, our host Madison Link sat down with Katie Kwiatkowski an AmeriCorps State Member serving with People Who Care to discuss her experiences with the student ambassador program and the opportunities she has enjoyed thanks to her service.

Anyone interested in volunteering with People Who Care can find more information here https://peoplewhocareaz.com/

AmeriCorps State member Allison Doty serves with Iskashitaa Refugee Network as the Harvesting Coordinator.  She sits down with host Sarah Haber and discusses how her studies at the University of Arizona in Anthropology has helped her in this new role. Iskashitaa Refugee Network in a nonprofit here in Tucson that combines Refugee Relief with food harvesting. 

Anyone interested in volunteering with Iskashitaa this citrus season you can find more information at https://www.iskashitaa.org/about-us/. 

Kevin Vo is our AmeriCorps State member serving with Boys To Men Tucson as the Teenage Boy Circle Support Coordinator. Vo sits down with host Sarah Haber t discuss how serving with Boys To Men has helped Kevin gain skills in having difficult conversations and how that can be used in his future endeavors in the medical field. 

https://www.btmtucson.com/

On this week's episode of the podcast, Madison Link the AmeriCorps state team leader sat down with Tyler Mathews and Sidney Hoshko, former PeaceCorps volunteers, to discuss the differences between serving domestically and abroad. Mathews currently serves as a VISTA for Boys to Men while Hoshko serves as a VISTA for Yavapai County Community Health Services. 

AmeriCorps VISTA Barbara Moss serving with Yavapai CASA For Kids Foundation as the Funds Development Specialist sat down with our new host AmeriCorps VISTA Team Leader Madison Link to discuss the ground breaking webinar series and events happening in Prescott Arizona! Moss reflects on the "Through Our Eyes" webinar series where CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) came in and share their experiences and also discusses the annual Costume For Kids 5k event happening Sunday October 25th virtually! 

You can register for the 5k here: 

https://yavapaicasaforkids.org/costumes-for-kids-annual-5k/

For more information on Yavapai CASA For Kids Foundation you can search here: https://yavapaicasaforkids.org/

AmeriCorps VISTA Nick sits down with soon to be AmeriCorps State Team Leader Zach and Communications Program Manager Sarah to chat about his service with Changemaker High School as the Sustainability Coordinator. Navigating month 1 of service in these COVID times, Nick has kicked off his new podcast series "Tucson Climate Chats" to highlight the work of local Tucson organizations. 

You can find his podcast here: https://anchor.fm/tucson-climate-chats