In the United States, AmeriCorps is a network of more than 2,100 non-profit organizations, public agencies, and faith-based organizations . It was created in 1993 by President Bill Clinton. More than 50,000 individuals join AmeriCorps each year. There have been more than 250,000 members since 1994. The work done by these groups ranges from public education to environmental clean-up.
Americorps is a division of the Corporation for National and Community Service , along with Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America , with a total of more than 2,000,000 (two million) members in service each year. AmeriCorps itself is split into three main divisions: AmeriCorps State and National , AmeriCorps VISTA , and AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps).
The National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is a national service initiative in the United States for individuals 18 to 24 years of age that operates as part of the broader AmeriCorps service network. Its stated mission is "To strengthen communities and develop leaders through team-based national and community service." Corps members work together in close teams of 10-12 on community service projects in the area surrounding them. Issues focused on include the environment, education, public safety, affordable housing and unmet needs, and homeland security and disaster relief. Typical service projects generally last six to eight weeks and may include national park maintenance, building homes with Habitat for Humanity, or working to help improve local schools. A select number of NCCC members are also trained in firefighting duties. Teams usually complete four to six projects during the course of the program.
Teams are distributed around the country at five regional campuses, located in Sacramento, California, Denver, Colorado, Charleston, South Carolina, Perry Point, Maryland , and Washington, D.C., each of which is responsible for a different surrounding region of states. Teams may travel off campus to service projects in surrounding states in trips known as "spikes", where they live in temporary housing in the local community for the duration of the project. Over the course of the ten month service commitment team members complete a total of 1,700 hours of community service each, including 80 hours towards a project they initiate, develop, and complete independently.
NCCC members recieve a living stipend during the course of their service in addition to government-provided housing, food, medical insurance, and uniforms, which must be worn during all service activities. Completion of AmeriCorps qualifies the Corps member for an educational award of $4,725 that may be used towards the payment of student loans or future studies.
AmAK Literacy Project - Children / Youth Services, Education
Digital Divide to Digital Opport - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Disaster Relief, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Education
Nine Star Enterprises / AmeriCorps Literacy - Children / Youth Services, Education
Nine Star Enterprises Digital Divide - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Education
Serve Alaska Youth Corps (SAYC) 2004 - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Education, Environment
Ambassadors Mentoring Project of Sacramento - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education
Ambassadors Mentoring Project of San Bernardino - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach
Ambassadors Mentoring Project of San Diego County - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Neighborhood Revitalization
AmeriCorps Environmental Restoration Program - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Environment
AmeriCorps Leader/MarinTeam Leader - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Health
AmeriCorps Mentors of San Luis Obispo County - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
AmeriCorps - Grossmont College - Children / Youth Services, Education
AmeriCorps/Monterey County United for Literacy - Children / Youth Services, Education
Anaheim Achieves AmeriCorps Program - Children / Youth Services, Education
Backcountry Trails Program--CA Conservation Corps - Environment
BAYAC AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Health
BAYAC/ BACR Tutor Coord. - Marin Co. - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Health, Public Safety
Bellflower Unified S. D. Projects REACH & APPPLE - Children / Youth Services, Education
California Collaboration for Homeless Veterans - Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Homelessness
California Safe CORPS (CSC) - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Disaster Relief, Education, Health, Public Safety
Central Valley Communities for Children AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Neighborhood Revitalization
City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley - Children / Youth Services, Education
Community Volunteer Center/RSVP - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
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Everyone Reads - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education
Fresno Safe and Proud Neighborhoods (FSPN) - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Disaster Relief, Education, Environment, Health, Homelessness, Neighborhood Revitalization, Public Safety
MCFA/YCUP - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Entrepreneur/Business
Mission Community Financial Assistance/YCUP - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach
Partners In School Innovation - Education
Public Allies Los Angeles & SiliconValley - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Environment, Homelessness
Redwood Community Action Agency Straight Up AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Health, Homelessness
Shelter Outreach Services - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Health, Homelessness, Hunger
Sonoma State University Service Collaborative - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education
Tahoe Women's Services - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Elder Care
The Volunteer Center of Marin - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
The Volunteer Center of Silicon Valley - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Together for a Better Community - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Health, Hunger
Valley Partnership/MOM-AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Education
Volunteer Center of Fresno County, Inc. - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Volunteer Center of Los Angeles - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Volunteer Center of Monterey County - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Volunteer Center of San Gabriel Valley - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Volunteer Center of Sonoma County - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Volunteer Connections of Yolo County - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization
Watershed Stewards Project - Environment
YCUP - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Entrepreneur/Business
YouthServe AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education
Big Literacy Corps - Children / Youth Services, Education
CARENET (Com Action on Reading and Education Network) - Children / Youth Services, Education, Environment
CO-Community Partnerships for Youth in Transition - Children / Youth Services
Colorado I Have A Dream Foundation-Denver - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education
Community Action on Reading and Education Network - Children / Youth Services, Environment
Mile High Youth Corps - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Disaster Relief, Entrepreneur/Business, Environment, Homelessness, Neighborhood Revitalization
Operation Jump Start - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Health
Partners Recruitment Campaign - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps - Conservation Mentor - Children / Youth Services, Education, Environment
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps - School Based Mentors - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Environment
Columbus Area Habitat for Humanity - Community and Economic Development, Neighborhood Revitalization
Eco Watch AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Neighborhood Revitalization
Flint River Habitat for Humanity - Neighborhood Revitalization
Georgia Habitat AmeriCorps - Community and Economic Development, Neighborhood Revitalization
Georgia Personal Assistance Service Corps (GA PAS) - Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Elder Care, Health
Habitat for Humanity - North Fulton - Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Neighborhood Revitalization
Habitat for Humanity of Camden County, Georgia - Community and Economic Development, Neighborhood Revitalization
Hands On Atlanta AmeriCorps-Service Leader - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education
Hands On Atlanta AmeriCorps-Team Leader position - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education
HOA School Programs America's Promise Fellow - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Health
Inner Harbour AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Public Safety
Mid-State Children's Challenge Projects, Inc. - Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education
MPD AmeriCorps Cadet Program - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Neighborhood Revitalization, Public Safety
New Horizons Habitat for Humanity - Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Homelessness, Neighborhood Revitalization
Project Learn/Boys and Girls Clubs of N.E. Georgia - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education
Southeast Waters - Environment
Task Force for the Homeless - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Homelessness, Hunger
Troup/Chambers Habitat for Humanity - Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Neighborhood Revitalization
Valdosta-Lowndes Country Habitat for Humanity - Community and Economic Development, Neighborhood Revitalization
Access to Justice Program - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Health, Homelessness, Hunger, Public Safety
AmeriCorps Family Center for Safety & Security - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Homelessness, Hunger, Public Safety
AmeriCorps Teaching, Learning, Community (TLC) - Education
AmeriCorps Benefits Children (ABC) Literacy Program - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Disaster Relief, Education, Environment
Belleville AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization, Technology
Center for School Improvement - AmeriCorps Tutor - Children / Youth Services, Education
CSI - AmeriCorps Tutors - Children / Youth Services, Education
Illinois Public Health Association AmeriCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Health, Hunger, Neighborhood Revitalization, Public Safety
Literacy Volunteers of America - Community Outreach, Education
PCC's Westside AmeriCorps Program - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Health, Homelessness, Hunger
AmeriCorps Peacemakers - Children / Youth Services, Education, Environment, Public Safety
AmeriCorps South Bend - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Health, Homelessness, Hunger, Neighborhood Revitalization
Coaches for Success - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Health
Elkhart EnviroCorps - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Environment, Neighborhood Revitalization
Indiana Mentor Corps - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Public Safety
Indiana Reading Corps - Children / Youth Services, Education
Indiana Reentry Corps - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Public Safety
LegalCorps - Community Outreach
Lutheran Child and Family Services - Children / Youth Services, Community Outreach, Education, Health, Hunger
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Education, Environment
AmeriCorps GoZones! (FT) - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization, Public Safety
AmeriCorps GoZones! (PT) - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Education, Neighborhood Revitalization, Public Safety
AmeriCorps Kansas Heartland Literacy Program - Education
Growing Responsible Achievers In School Programs - Children / Youth Services, Education
Kansas Outdoor AmeriCorps Action Teams - Community and Economic Development, Disaster Relief, Environment, Public Safety
Project SERV - Children / Youth Services, Disaster Relief, Education, Elder Care, Public Safety
AmeriCorps Appalachian Self-Sufficiency Program - Community and Economic Development
Getting Things Done for Kentucky's Homeless - Homelessness
Public Allies Cincinnati - Children / Youth Services, Community and Economic Development, Community Outreach, Disaster Relief, Education, Environment, Health, Homelessness, Hunger, Neighborhood Revitalization, Public Safety
