Serve Kentucky

Mission: To engage Kentuckians in volunteerism and service to positively impact our communities.

Serve Kentucky is a State Service Commission. In addition to overseeing the annual grant competition that awards funding to AmeriCorps State and other community service programs, State Service Commissions determine social needs in their states, set policy and program priorities, provide training and assistance, support national days of service, and promote service and volunteering.

Joe Bringardner is the Executive Director for Serve Kentucky, the state’s service commission, where he proudly oversees 20 AmeriCorps programs with more than 800 members serving in 100+ counties across the Commonwealth. Growing up in the YMCA, he has a long and dedicated history with National Service and Leadership programs. He served as the Associate Executive Director and State Director of the Kentucky YMCA for 20 years, where he led all statewide civic engagement, leadership, and service-learning programs which served more than 7,000 teens, educators and volunteers annually. Bringardner, an AmeriCorps VISTA alumnus, has extensive experience in public policy and government relations, working with AmeriCorps Commissioners and elected officials in 25 states.