AmeriCorps St. Louis

See the Need, Meet the Need

Now Hiring 2025-26 

AmeriCorps Members

2025 - 2026 Emergency Response Team Members

Spend a year in an outdoor office protecting natural resources, participating in prescribed burns & wildfires, helping communities after disasters, and more!

Position begins in September 2025

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Testimonials

“AmeriCorps has truly helped me understand that there are so many things I am capable of doing & overcoming that I once believed I could not.”

—Chelsea Derbyshire, 2021-22 alumni

AmeriCorps St. Louis is a significant asset for the state of Missouri and the country. We are simply blessed that they are based here in Missouri!”

— Melissa Friel, State Voluntary Agency Liaison - Missouri State Emergency Management Agency

“AmeriCorps St. Louis ERT has
created a community of love and support for me that has lasted well beyond my years in the program.”

— Sarah Wood, 2014-2016 alumni

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May 2025 Newsletter
May 2025 Newsletter

In this Issue: St. Louis Tornado, Trail Projects, Upcoming Events, 2025-26 AmeriCorps Member Positions 

AmeriCorps St. Louis Celebrates 30 Years of Service!
AmeriCorps St. Louis Celebrates 30 Years of Service!

On April 27th our community came together to celebrate all we’ve accomplished over the past 30 years! If you missed out on the event, you can catch the highlights on our Facebook page, or check out photos here. Special thanks to our vendors: Dalie's Smokehouse, The GOAT Brand STL, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Insomnia Cookies, Ted Drewes Inc., Earthbound Beer, Soulard Mardi Gras, and Tommy Halloran for the music! And to the Wyman Center for being fantastic hosts!

A Message from Our Founders

While our founders Bruce Bailey and Kathleen Becherer were not able to join us in person for our 30th Anniversary Celebrations, we’re grateful for the words they shared with us which were read at the event by ACSTL alumni Jimmy Truschel.

“Greetings from Bruce Bailey and Kathleen Becherer, founding directors of AmeriCorps St. Louis. Boy is it exciting to know that you guys are celebrating 30 years of service!

We asked Jimmy, a best of friends and alum, to convey our thoughts and memories with you during your celebration. If Bruce were with you, and we both really really wish we were with you, he would be shouting out “Oceeoo”.

AmeriCorps Week 2024!
AmeriCorps Week 2024!

Happy AmeriCorps Week! Today we’re spotlighting one of our amazing program alums, Bre Orcasitas. Bre served with our program from 1998 - 2002. Since then, she has gone on to a long career in the wildland fire community, holding various positions with the US Forest Service, and now works to train and advocate for others in the field.