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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is,‘What are you doing for others?’ ”

~Martin Luther King Jr.

• 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

After This Presentation, You Will Understand:

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.

•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!

What Do Members Do?

We help our communities in the following key areas:

What Do Members Do?

Health

Education

Environment

Public Safety

Health

AmeriCorps members provide healthy activities for local youth.

Education

AmeriCorps members tutor children.

Environment

AmeriCorps members lead neighborhood clean-up projects.

Public Safety

AmeriCorps members work to ensure public safety.

Meeting Other Needs

AmeriCorps members work to meet housing needs.

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Michigan’s AmeriCorps State Programs

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.

NCCC strengthens communities and develops leaders through

direct, team-based national and community service.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) builds a culture of

service by providing vision and resources to strengthen communities through volunteerism.

Where are AmeriCorps Programs in Michigan?

Across the state, there are 21 programs with nearly 1000 members.

Why Join?

• 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

A year of AmeriCorps service provides:

Who Can Join?

• Is 17 years of age or older• Has a high school diploma, a GED, or is working towards one

Anyone who:

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

“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

Questions?

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