Serve Wisconsin is a 22-member citizen body appointed by the Governor. Serve Wisconsin is attached to the Wisconsin Department of Administration and housed at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and is currently supported by a staff of five.

Serve Wisconsin supports service in Wisconsin primarily by granting AmeriCorps funds through the Corporation for National and Community Service to organizations that involve citizens in service activities that meet human, educational, environmental, public safety, and homeland security needs.  Through their participation in AmeriCorps programs, citizens are given the opportunity to not only enrich the lives of the people and communities they serve, but also their own lives through professional and personal development.

During the 2009-2010 program year,  about 1150 individuals will be participating in 24 AmeriCorps*State programs and will be given the opportunity to spend up to one year serving in Wisconsin communities. They will earn almost $3.1 million in education awards in exchange for over 1,362,000 hours of service.  To date, more than 7,500 Wisconsin residents have qualified for education awards totaling more than $17.9 million.