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AmeriCorps Alum of the Month – February 2026: Kelly MacDonald, AmeriCorps READY
Kelly MacDonald served with the AmeriCorps READY program in Detroit through Wayne State University from 2023-2024. AmeriCorps READY AmeriCorps members educate citizens and engage them in efforts to improve climate change resiliency through identification and intervention of indoor and outdoor environmental hazards, improvement of residential energy efficiency, implementation of green infrastructure, and clean water and air stewardship opportunities. Activities include community outreach and engagement, green infrastructure installation and demonstration, healthy home assessments, and resident education.
During her service, MacDonald developed practical workplace skills that support her career goals, including data management and spreadsheet use, as well as media and design capabilities for program communications. She has leveraged these experiences to build a media development portfolio and plans to continue volunteering with environmental organizations, aiming to combine media, outreach, and environmental work in her future roles.
MacDonald states that her AmeriCorps service was not only an opportunity for personal and professional growth, but impactful to her new community. MacDonald elaborates, “my service experience was a foundational component of my transition out of my college town into the city of Detroit. I, alongside my teammates, spoke to hundreds of Detroit residents over the phone and in person, and provided many of them with flooding prevention aid in their homes. I feel like I went from a newcomer to a community member in just a matter of months and am so grateful that I had the opportunity to support Detroiters in this small way.”
Fellow member, Madison Gladney, states that “MacDonald provided meaningful experiences to those she served as well as to her team, helping them in any way she could.” Although MacDonald’s AmeriCorps service has come to an end, she incorporates volunteering into her routine as a way to stay connected to her fellow members and her community.
For more information about the AmeriCorps READY and other Michigan’s AmeriCorps programs making a positive impact in communities across Michigan. For more information about AmeriCorps, visit www.americorps.gov.