News Center – AmeriCorps

By Seth Kern, AmeriCorps Member

Do you have a family party or event coming up, and want to reduce waste? We’ve got a great way to ... Read More

Written by Amy Nicolai, AmeriCorps Member

On the chilly (but very sunny) morning of Nov. 22, Rural Action’s Environmental Education team visited two local spots to ... Read More

Since April, one of the Chesterhill Produce Auction’s newest customers has been Firehouse, officially named the Student Cooperative Organization (SCO). Located in Athens, Ohio, Firehouse ... Read More

Like many staff members, Johna Metcalf’s journey to becoming a full-time Rural Action staff member began with serving through AmeriCorps. Before beginning her new role ... Read More

“Yay, we’re gonna get to can beans!” one woman exclaimed as Rural Action’s Sustainable Agriculture team unloaded bushels of green beans. She shared how her ... Read More

The Plains, Ohio – Debbie Phillips, CEO of Rural Action, will participate in Communities in Action: Building a Better Ohio, a roundtable discussion at the ... Read More

Rural Action’s National Service program is growing.

The passion and hard work of our national service members have been instrumental in restoring 74 miles of previously ... Read More

Jerry Hartley, a remarkable human being and a true renaissance man, passed away on July 20, 2021. Not only was he a local historian, a ... Read More

The Plains, Ohio – Rural Action’s National Service program is growing. This program has been instrumental in restoring 74 miles of previously dead streams to ... Read More

A new group of AmeriCorps members will be starting in September this year and many will be looking for housing in the area. Most will ... Read More