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www.americorps.gov. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ” ~Martin Luther King Jr. After This Presentation, You Will Understand:. What AmeriCorps is Where members serve Why someone would choose to serve

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  1. www.americorps.gov

  2. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ ” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

  3. After This Presentation, You Will Understand: • What AmeriCorps is • Where members serve • Why someone would choose to serve • Who can become an AmeriCorps volunteer • How to apply for an AmeriCorps position

  4. What is AmeriCorps? AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that engages more than 70,000 Americans each year in service to meet our country’s critical needs.

  5. What Do Members Do? • Organize projects and activities that serve the community • Recruit volunteers to help with projects • Help where they are needed • Bring communities together • Put plans into action • GET THINGS DONE!

  6. What Do Members Do? We help our communities in the following key areas: • Health • Education • Environment • Public Safety

  7. Health AmeriCorps members provide healthy activities for local youth.

  8. Education AmeriCorps members tutor children.

  9. Environment AmeriCorps members lead neighborhood clean-up projects.

  10. Public Safety AmeriCorps members work to ensure public safety.

  11. Meeting Other Needs AmeriCorps members work to meet housing needs.

  12. Structure The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency established in 1993, strives to engage Americans of all ages and backgrounds in voluntary service opportunities to their communities and country. AmeriCorps National provides grants directly to national public and nonprofit organizations that sponsor service programs, Indian tribes, and consortia formed across two or more states that assist in recruiting, training and placing AmeriCorps members to meet critical community needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. NCCC strengthens communities and develops leaders through direct, team-based national and community service. Volunteers In Service To America provides full-time members to nonprofit, faith-based and other community organizations and public agencies to create and expand programs that ultimately bring low-income individuals and communities out of poverty. AmeriCorps State works with Governor-appointed State Service Commissions to provide grants to public and nonprofit organizations to meet critical community needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) builds a culture of service by providing vision and resources to strengthen communities through volunteerism. State Service Commissions provide Corporation funding to AmeriCorps programs in their states through annual grant competitions. In addition, the Commissions monitor and evaluate these AmeriCorps programs.

  13. Where are AmeriCorps Programs in Michigan? Across the state, there are 21 programs with nearly 1000 members.

  14. Why Join? A year of AmeriCorps service provides: • A chance to make a difference! • An unforgettable experience • An education award • A modest living allowance • Health insurance coverage • Deferred student loans • Child care for parents

  15. Who Can Join? Anyone who: • Is 17 years of age or older • Has a high school diploma, a GED, or is working towards one

  16. How Do I Join? • In Michigan, each program selects its own members. • Apply Online at: • www.americorps.gov • Or Call: • Call 1-800-942-2677 • TDD 1-800-833-3722

  17. “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” -Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States of America

  18. Questions? www.americorps.gov

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