Ellen Breeden is dedicating the next year of her life to making sure that Schools of Hope works in Sun Prairie. As a Volunteers in Service to America volunteer coordinator, she’ll make a modest stipend – 30 percent above the federal poverty level – and will split her time between C.H. Bird and a Madison school.
A native of Oakland, Calif., and a May graduate of UW- Madison with a degree in psychology and women’s studies, she’ll recruit volunteers and match them with teachers.