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Sample Forest Service Financial Assistance Announcement
General Guidance
The following are recommendations for the attached draft
"financial assistance announcement" for 3rd party AmeriCorps
programs.
1. All Forest Service units that intend to have a 3rd party
administer and manage their approved AmeriCorps programs must do
so competitively and use a financial assistance announcement.
This is not a procurement, nor is it a participating or challenge
cost-share agreement process.
2. The attached draft is a "canned" announcement to assist the
field in getting the document out to prospective bidders. It
should be modified to meet individual units unique situations and
circumstances. We highly recommend that it be sent out before
January 1, 1995.
3. The following are some recommendations by section of the
document (some are in bold and/or all CAPS)
a. Description of the program -- Leave as is except: paragraph
2, insert overall name of your unit project and indicate either
residential or non-residential. Last sentence, include a list of
some of the specific types of projects.
b. Eligible Applicants -- Leave as is except: indicate
residential or non-residential paragraph 1. Paragraph 2 you can
change the 25% (we recommend higher), but the 15% of the living
allowance requirement is a MUST if the 3rd party is going to
administer and manage the entire program.
C. Specific Americorps Projects -- Indicate name of unit,
resident or non-resident, location of site, and number of full
and part-time Members you anticipate. Then insert your revised
and quantified objectives from your concept papers.
d. Program Requirements -- Modify as you think appropriate. We
highly recommend you include item 7, 15, 17, and 18. Number 11
is optional dependent on how you want to run your program. If
they process living allowance, they need 15% in-cash contribution
plus item 7.
e. The Forest Service Shall Provide -- Modify as you think
appropriate. You may want to move item 7 to what the program
requirements for the applicant to provide dependent on your
program.
f. Evaluation Criteria -- Indicate resident or non-resident
program. Add additional ones if needed.
Appendix C
g. Submission of Applications -- We recommend you leave as is.
Jan McCluskey provided you hard copies of the forms in Atlanta.
Your Grants and Agreements personnel should also have copies.
We hope this helps you with this process. Please rely on your
Forest and Regional Fiscal and Grants and Agreements personnel as
a first step.
USDA FOREST SERVICE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR THE
AMERICORPS PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
The National and Community Service Act of 1993, Public law 103-82, was signed
into law by President Clinton on September 12, 1993 and provided legislative
authority for the establishment of the Corporation for National and Community
Service and a variety of National Service Programs, one of which is titled
AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps is a national service program that directly and
demonstrably addresses the nation's education, human, public safety, and
environmental needs at the community level. It offers opportunities for
Americans age 17 and older to work in partnerships with communities to provide
real and measurable service to meet these needs while earning education
benefits and building an ethic of service, responsibility, and citizenship.
Up to 20,000 Americans of all backgrounds served full-time or part-time in the
program the first year, beginning in the fall of 1994.
The (insert overall title for Forest project) project, is a residential or
non-residential, co-educational, national service program for Americans age 17
and older. The objective of this program is to provide training, education,
and service opportunities for Americans from urban as well as small rural
communities. The program will allow them to experience working with natural
resources on a National Forest and other Federal lands, to provide service to
local communities and counties, to develop a strong work ethic, learn to work
with others, and learn about the environment around them. The projects will
include a variety of forestry related resource work, such 'as (insert as
specifically as possible the project anticipated)
You are invited to submit a financial assistance application for participation
in the Forest Service AmeriCorps program. The Forest Service will recruit a
socio-economically diverse group of AmeriCorps Members, with a goal for
enrollment that includes an equal number of females and males of all races,
classes, and physical abilities. Members will work at least a 40 hour work
week and will be expected to take part in the entire program, both work and
non-work related aspects. Participants will furnish their own work clothing,
including long sleeved shirts, pants, and boots that lace above the ankle, and
sleeping bags or other bedding as well as personal items.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Eligible applicants are State or local governments, governing bodies of any
Indian Tribes, or nonprofit organizations that are capable of coordinating and
managing a residential or non-residential national service program in a
natural or cultural resource setting for individuals ages 17 and older.
Applicants must be able to provide a mix of: work experience, basic social and
life skills, qualified supervision, education, and training.
A matching contribution of at least 25 percent or more for the proposed
project is desirable. Matching contributions may include cash, in-kind
USDA/AmeriCorps Operations Manual
193
C
services, volunteer services, and in-cash contributions such as services,
facilities, materials, or equipment. At least 15% of each Members $7,660
living allowance must be paid to the Forest Service in cash by applicant if
they are fully administering and managing the program.
SPECIFIC AMERICORPS PROJECTS
The USDA Forest Service,
National Forest residential or non-
residential camp will be located
.
A total of
full-time and
part-time will be hired, dependent on available funding and
partnerships, to accomplish the objectives listed below.
JUST INSERT YOUR REVISED QUANTIFIABLE OBJECTIVES FROM CONCEPT PAPERS
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
FOR ALL PROJECTS, THE APPLICANT PROVIDES, AT A MINIMUM:
1. A qualified and diverse staff to provide all residential supervision for
AmeriCorps Members on a 24 hour per day schedule for the full-time projects.
All staff must have a current Standard Red Cross card, or equivalent.
2. Qualified drivers and vehicles capable of safely transporting Members,
tools, and equipment on a variety of road standards in support of all project
activities. Crews will be transported in accordance with State laws.
Separation must be maintained between tools and passengers.
3. A variety of planned and organized evening activities for Members.
Activities can include such things as sports, games, crafts, reading groups,
and presentations by outside guests and speakers. Weekend recreational
activities need to be offered for seven day camps.
4. An on-the-ground representative who shall be available at all times and
have authority to represent the applicant.
5. The completion of all assigned work projects to the specifications and
standards of the Forest Service within an 1,812 hour service year (9-12 months
and 1700 actual working hours) for full-time Members and 900 actual working
hours over 9-12 months for part-time Members.
6. Written reports of the project operations on a quarterly basis. The
reports shall include an evaluation of staff, members, health and safety
matters, food service, physical facilities, education, work projects
(including a summary of Member time spent on each project), the evening
programs, vehicles, expenditures, and other items requested by the Forest
Service.
7 Workers Compensation, liability and medical insurance coverage for all
AmeriCorps Members as well as applicant employees.
8. Develop and publish rules and procedures that AmeriCorps Members must
adhere to. As a minimum these rules and procedures shall prohibit the
following:
194
Alcoholic beverages
Drugs or narcotics, except as authorized by a licensed physician
Firearms
Private vehicles, except as authorized by the project director.
Discipline must be consistent and in keeping with the overall AmeriCorps
Program. The Forest Service must be notified prior to Members being
discharged from the program for disciplinary, medical, or administrative
reasons.
9. A safety and emergency plan to cover all activities, including work
projects and off-work hours.
10. Program identity materials such as patches, decals, and tee-shirts with
Forest Service provided insignia.
11. Processing of a living allowance for Members.
12. Pre-project orientation for Members.
13. A means of measuring the impact the program has on Members, relating to
such things as knowledge gained and changes in behavior.
14. Members must be hired and orientation started by:
.
15. Day care services for Members with dependents under 13 years of age.
16. A structured and high quality training and education program including a
GED program for Members without high school diplomas, that does not exceed 20%
of the Members' time.
17. Qualified crew supervisors with at least two years experience serving on
or supervising crews on a wide variety of natural resource and community
construction, maintenance, and improvement projects.
18. Successful applicants will be provided with and be expected to follow the
general guidelines for the AmeriCorps program as outlined in the Corporation
for National and Community Service "Program Director's Handbook, Questions and
Answers About Your AmeriCorps medusa Grant", and the "USDA Americorps
Operations Manual."
USDA/AmeriCorps Operations Manual
195
THE FOREST SERVICE SHALL PROVIDE
1. Those project materials, tools, supplies, and special equipment
needs not proposed by the applicant.
2. Suitable work projects.
3. An on-the-ground representative who shall be available to represent
the Forest Service.
4. A job hazard analysis for the general type of work projects to be
done by Members.
5. Hard hats, gloves, water bottles, and other safety equipment for
Members as identified in the job hazard analysis.
6. Forest Service radios and training in radio procedures.
7. A barracks that will accommodate sleeping, showers, recreation room,
cooking and eating area, rest rooms, etc., and storage facilities for
tools and equipment.
You may want to include this in the list that the 3rd party provides depending
on your circumstances - just move to that section.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
1. Demonstrated experience and performance in managing resident or non-
resident national service programs.
2. Staffing.
3. Matching contributions from Federal and non-Federal sources such as cash,
non-cash contributions such as services, facilities, materials, or equipment,
in-kind services, and volunteer services.
4. Overall cost effectiveness of application.
5. Quality of training and education programs.
6. Ability to provide liability and health insurance, workers compensation,
child care, and the 15% in-cash matching funds for Member living allowances.
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STATE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Alabama
Connecticut
Ms. Kim Cartron
Mr. Matthew Cookson
Executive Director
Executive Director
Alabama Nat'l & Community ServiceState Commission
Conn. Commission on National & Community Service
600 Dexter Ave.
Dept. of Higher Education
Montgomery, AL 36130
61 Woodland St.
Phone 205-242-7174 Fax 205-242-2885
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone 203-566-6154 Fax 203-566-7865
Alaska
Mr. Jim Sinnett
Delaware
Executive Director
Ms. Vollie Melson
Alaska State Community Service Commission
Executive Director
Dept. of Community and Regional Affairs
Deleware Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
333 W. 4th Ave., Suite 222
Carvel State Office Building - 4th Floor
Anchorage. AK 99501
820 North French Street
Phone 907-269-4611
New Castle, DE 19720
Fax 907-269-4539
Phone 302-577-6650 Fax 302-577-2383
Arizona
Mr. Jaime Molera
Florida
Executive Director
Dr. Chris Gilmore
Arizona National and Community Service Commission
Executive Director
1700 West Washington St., 3rd Floor
Florida Governor's Commission on Community Service
Phoenix, AZ 85007
1101 Gulf Breeze Parkway. Box 188
Phone 602-542-3461
Fax 602-542-3520
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
Arkansas
Phone 904 934-4000 Fax 904-934-4000
Ms. Ann Kamps
Georgia
Executive Director
Ms. Lynn Thomton
Arkansas Commission on Nat'l and Community Service
Executive Director
Executive Director
2020 Equitable Building
P.O. Box 1437, Slot 1300
100 Peachtree St.
Little Rock, AR 72203
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone 501-682-6724
Fax 501-682-6752
Phone 404-657-7827 Fax 404-657-7835
California
Hawaii
Dr. Linda Forsyth
Mr. Alvin M. Jitchaku
Executive Director
Executive Director
Calif. Commission on Improving Life Through Service
Hawaii State Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
1121 L St. Suite 600
335 Merchant St.,Rm. 101
Sacramento, CA 95814
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone 916-323-7646 Fax 916-323-3227
Phone 808-586-8672
Fax 808-586-8685
Colorado
Idaho
Mr. Mike Ready
Ms. Judy Ouderkirk
Executive Director
Executive Director
140 E. 19th Ave.
Idaho Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
Boulder, CO 80302
P.O. Box 83702
650 W. State St., Rm. 307
Phone 303-894-2750
Fax 303-894-2759
Boise, ID 83702
Connecticut
Phone (208)334-3843 Fax (208)334-2632
Ms. Nancy Mandell
Executive Director
Conn. Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Dept. of Higher Educaction
"1 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone 203-566-6154 Fax 203-566-7865
Appendix D
STATE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Illinois
Massachusetts
Ms. Allyson Zedier
Mr. Joseph Madison
Executive Director
Executive Director
-1. Gov's Advisory Council on Volunatary Action
Massachusetts Nat'l & Community Service Commission
100 West Randolf, #15-200
87 Summer St
Chicago. IL 60601
Boston, MA 02110
Phone 312-814-5225 Fax 312-814-7236
Phone 617-542-2544 Fax 617-542-9715
Indiana
Michigan
Ms. Amy Conrad Warner
Mr. Frank Dirks
Executive Director
Executive Director
Indiana Commission on Community Service
111 South Capitol Ave. - Olds Plaza Building
302 West Washington St., Room E220
Lansing, MI 48909
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone 517-335-4295 Fax 517-373-4977
Phone 317-233-4273 Fax 317-232-1815
Minnesota
lowa
Ms. Mary Jo Richardson
Ms. Susan Cory
Executive Director
Executive Director
Minnesota Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Iowa Commission on Community Service
683 capitol Square Bldg., 550 Cedar St.
150 East Des Moines St.
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone 616-296-1435
Fax 612-296-3348
Phone 515-281-9043 Fax 515-281-9033
Mississippi
Kansas
Ms. Marsha Meeks Kelly
Ms. Patricia Kells
Executive Director
Executive Director
Miss. Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
Kansas Commission on National and Community Service
3825 Ridgewood Rd.
P.O. Box 889
Jackson, MS 39205
Topeka. KS 66601
Phone 601-982-6738
Fax 601-982-6790
Phone 913-234-1423 Fax 913-234-1429
Missouri
Kentucky
Mr. Steve Schad
Mr. David Crowley
Executive Director
Executive Director
Missouri Commission on Community Service
Kentucky Community Service Commission
Room 121
1050 U.S. 127 South, Suite 101
State Capitol
Frankfort, KY 40601
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone 502-564-3553 Fax 602-564-2063
Phone 314-751-4727
Fax 314-751-9422
Maine
Montana
Mr. Robert Blakesly
Ms. Mary Blake
Executive Director
Executive Director
Maine Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Montana Community Services Advisory Council
State House -- Station 38
State Capitol, Room 219
Augusta, ME 04333
Helena, MT 59620-0801
Phone 207-624-6041
Fax 207-624-6023
Phone 406-444-5547 Fax 406-444-5529
Maryland
Nebraska
Dr. Marilyn W. Smith
Ms. Fayette Carpenter
Executive Director
Executive Director
Governor's Commission on Service
State Capitol - 6th Floor
301 W. Preston St., 15th Floor
Centennial Mall
Baltimore, MD 21201
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone 410-225-1216 Fax 410-333-7124
Phone 402-471-6225 Fax 402-471-6286
STATE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Nevada
Oklahoma
Ms. Christine Bundren
Mr. Chris Delaporte
Executive Director
Executive Director
Nevada Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
Gov's Commission for Community Service
1830 E. Sahara Avenue
1515 N. Lincoln
Las Vegas. NV 89104
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone 702-486-7997
Fax 702-486-7924
Phone 405-235-7278
Fax 405-235-7290
New Hampshire
Oregon
Mr. Steve Bos
Ms. Marlis Miller
Executive Director
Executive Director
64 Old Suncook Rd.
Oregon Community Service Commission
Concord, NH 03301
Office of Community College Services
255 Capitol St. NE
Phone 603-228-9500
Fax 603-228-8557
Salem, OR 97310
New Jersey
Phone 503-725-5903
Fax 503-725-3693
Ms. Ellen Schecter
Executive Director
Pennsylvania
CN 500
Mr. John W. Cosgrove
Trenton, NJ 08625
Executive Director
Department of Labor and Industry
Phone 609-292-1083
Fax 609-633-0658
1304 Labor and Industry Building, Seventh and Forster Streets
New Mexico
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Mr. Bob Biggers
Phone 717-787-1971
Fax 717-787-9458
Executive Director
Governor's Office - State Capitol, Suite 400
Puerto Rico
Santa Fe, NM 87503
Dr. Jorge Luis Reyes
Executive Director
Phone 505-827-3042
Fax 505-827-3015
Puerto Rico State Commission of Community Service
New York
La Fortaleza
Mr. Lou Trapani
San Juan, PR 00901
Executive Director
Phone 809-721-7877
Fax 809-722-3562
New York Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Executive Chamber - State Capitol
Rhode Island
Albany, NY 12224
Mr. David Karoff
Executive Director
Phone 518-473-8882
Fax 518-474-3767
903 Broad Street
North Carolina
Providence, RI 02907
Ms. Lynn Wareh
Phone 401-461-6305
Fax 401-461-2210
Executive Director
N.C. State Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
South Carolina
116 W. Jones St.
Ms. Diane Coleman
Raleigh, NC 27603
Executive Director
So. Carolina Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Phone 919-715-3470
Fax 919-733-2120
Office of the Governor
Ohio
1205 Pendelton St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Ms. Kitty Burcsu
Executive Director
Phone 803-734-0398
Fax
803-734-0385
Gov's Community Service Commission
51 North High St., Suite 481
Tennessee
Columbus, OH 43215
Mr. Mike Herman
Executive Director
Phone 614-728-2916
Fax 614-728-2921
Tennessee Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Governor's Office, G-12
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone 615-741-1676 Fax 615-532-7918
STATE COMMISSION EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Texas
Wyoming
Ms. Randi Shade
Ms. Beverly Morrow
Executive Director
Executive Director
Texas Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
Wyoming Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
P.O. Box 12428
Herschler Building. 4th Floor - East
Austin, TX 78711
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone 512-463-1814 Fax 512-463-1861
Phone 307-777-5396 Fax 307-638-8967
Utah
Mr. Michael Call
Executive Director
Utah Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
324 S. State St., Ste. 240
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-7945
Phone 801-538-8611 Fax 801-538-8660
Vermont
Ms. Kathleen R. Blair
Executive Director
Vermont Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Governor's Office
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609
Phone 802-828-3326 Fax 802-828-3339
Virginia
Ms. Katie Noyes Campbell
Executive Director
Virginia Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
:30 East Broad St., 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone 804-692-1952 Fax 804-692-1949
Washington
Mr. Bill Basi
Executive Director
Washington Commission on Nat'l & Community Service
Insurance Bldg., Room 100
#43113
Olympia. WA 98504
Phone 804-692-1952 Fax 804-692-1949
West Virginia
Dr. Belle Zars
Executive Director
West Virginia Commission for Nat'l & Community Service
421 Chestnut Street
Logan, WV 25601
Phone 304-340-3290 Fax 304-340-3284
Wisconsin
Mr. Lary Swoboda
Executive Director
Wisconsin Nat'l & Community Service Board
P.O. Box 7868
Madison, WI 53707-7868
Phone 608-266-8234 Fax 608-267-6931
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Revised 7/26/94
State Program Directors
Region I
Region II
Mr. Romero Cherry
Mr. Stanley Gorland
State Program Director
State Program Director
1 Commercial Plaza
44 S. Clinton Ave.
21st Floor
Suite 702
Hartford, CT 06103-3510
Trenton, NJ 08609-1507
(203) 240-3237
(609) 989-2243
Fax: (203) 240-3238
Fax: (609) 989-2304
Ms. Mary Pelkey
Mr. Bernard A. Conte
State Program Director
State Program Director
US Court House, Rm 305
6 World Trade Ctr, #758
76 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10048-0206
Portland, ME 04101-4188
(212) 466-4471
(207) 780-3414
Fax: (212) 466-4195
Fax: (207) 780-3742
Gary O'Neal
Mr. Malcolm Coles
US Fed. Bldg., #G49
State Program Director
150 Carlos Chardon Ave.
10 Causeway St., Rm 473
Hato Rey, PR 00918-1737
Boston, MA 02222-1039
(809) 766-5134
(617) 565-7018
Fax: 809-766-5189
Fax: (617) 565-7011
Mr. Peter Bender
State Program Director
The Whitebridge
91-93 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301-3939
(603) 225-1450
Fax: (603) 225-1459
Mr. Vincent Marzullo
State Program Director
400 Westminster Street, Room 203
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 528-5424
Fax: 528-5220
Region III
Region IV
Ms. Betsy Wells
Mr. John D. Timmons
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 372-D
Room 770
600 M.L.King, Jr. Place
Beacon Ridge Tower
Louisville, KY 40202
600 Beacon Pkway West
(502) 582-6384
Birmingham, AL 35209-3120
Fax: (502) 582-6386
(205) 290-7184
Fax: (205) 290-7186
Mr. Jerry Yates
State Program Director
Mr. Henry J. Jibaja
Fed. Bldg., Rm 1125
State Program Director
31 Hopkins Plaza
3165 McCrory Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-2814
Suite 115
(410) 962-4443
Orlando, FL 32803-3750
Fax: (410) 962-3201
(407) 648-6117
Fax: (407) 648-6116
Mr. Paul Schrader
State Program Director
Mr. David A. Dammann
Leveque Tower, Rm 304A
State Program Director
50 W. Broad Street
75 Piedmont Ave., N.E.
Columbus, OH 43215
Suite 462
(614) 469-7441
Atlanta, GA 30303-2587
Fax: (614) 469-2125
Mr. Arthur Brown, III
Ms. Jorina Ahmed
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 1005-A
Gateway Bldg., Rm 2460
100 West Capitol Street
3535 Market Street
Jackson, MS 39269-1092
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(601) 965-5664
(215) 596-4077
Fax: (601) 965-4617
Fax: (215) 596-4072
Mr. Robert L. Winston
Mr. Lindsay Scott
State Program Director
State Program Director
Room 131
400 N. 8th St., Rm 1119
Fed. Bldg, PO Century Sta.
P.O. Box 10066
300 Fayetteville St Mall
Richmond, VA 23240-1832
Raleigh, NC 27601-1739
(804) 771 2197
(919) 856-4731
Fax: (804) 771-2157
Fax: (919) 856-4738
Ms. Judith Russell
Mr. Jerome J. Davis
State Program Director
State Program Director
603 Morris St., 2nd Floor
Fed. Bldg, Rm 872
Charleston, WV 25301-1409
1835 Assembly Street
(304) 347-5246
Columbia, SC 29201-2430
Fax: (304) 347-5464
(803) 765-5771
Fax: (803) 765-5777
Mr. Alfred E. Johnson
State Program Director
265 Cumberland Bend Dr.
Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 736-5561
Fax: (615) 736-7937
Region V
Region VI
Mr. Timothy Krieger
Mr. Robert Torvestad
State Program Director
State Program Director
77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Fed. Bldg., Rm 2506
Suite 442
700 West Capitol St
Chicago, IL 60604-3511
Little Rock, AR 72201
(312) 353-3622
(501) 324-5234
Fax: (312) 353-5343
Fax: (501) 324-6949
Mr. Thomas L. Haskett
Mr. James M. Byrnes
State Program Director
State Program Director
46 East Ohio Street
Fed. Bldg., Rm 248
Room 457
444 S. E. Quincy
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Topeka, KS 66603-3501
(317) 225-6724
(913) 295-2540
Fax: (317) 226-5437
Fax: (913) 295-2596
Mr. Joel Weinstein
Mr. Willard L. Labrie
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 722
640 Main Street
210 Walnut
Suite 102
Des Moines, IA 50309
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
(515) 284-4816
(504) 389-0471
Fax (515) 284-6640
Fax: (504) 389-0510
Mr. Stanley Stewart
Mr. John J. McDonald
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 658
Fed. Ofc. Bldg., Rm 1701
231 West Lafayette Blvd
911 Walnut
Detroit, MI 48226-2799
Kansas City, MO 64106
(313) 226-7848
(816) 426-5256
Fax: 226-2557
Fax: (816) 426-5027
Mr. Robert Jackson
Mr. Ernesto Ramos
State Program Director
State Program Director
431 South 7th Street
First Interstate Plaza
Room 2480
125 Lincoln Ave., #214-B
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Sante Fe, NM 87501-2026
(612) 334-4083
(505) 988-6755
Fax: (612) 334-4084
Fax: (505) 988-6661
Mr. Michael P. Murphy
Mr. H. Zeke Rodriguez
State Program Director
State Program Director
517 East Wisconsin Ave.
420 West Main
Room 601
Suite 530
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4507
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(414) 296-1118
(405) 231-5201
Fax: (414) 297-1863
Fax: (405) 231-4329
Mr. Jerry Thompson
State Program Director
611 East Sixth Street
Suite 404
Austin, TX 78701-3747
(512) 482-5671
Fax: (512) 482-5806
Region VIII
Region IX
Ms. Gayle Schladale (Acting)
Mr. Richard Persely
State Program Director
State Program Director
One Sherman Place
522 North Central
140 East 19th Ave. Suite 120
Room 205-A
Denver, CO 80203-1167
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2190
(303) 866-1070
(602) 379-4825
Fax: (303) 866-1081
Fax: (602) 379-4030
Mr. Joe R. Lovelady
Ms. Gayle Hawkins
State Program Director
State Program Director
FOB Drawer 10051
Fed. Bldg., Room 11221
302 South Park, Rm 192
11000 Wilshire Blvd.
Helena, MT 59626-0101
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(406) 449-5404
(310) 575-7421
Fax: (406) 449-5412
Fax: (310) 575-7422
Ms. Anne C. Johnson
Ms. Lynn Dunn
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed.Bldg., Rm 156
Fed. Bldg., #6326
100 Centennial Mall N.
300 Ala Moana Blvd.
Lincoln, NE 68508-3896
Honolulu, HI 96850-0001
(402) 437-5493
(808) 541-2832
Fax: (402) 437-5495
Fax: (808) 541-3603
Mr. John Pohlman
Mr. Craig Warner
State Program Director
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Rm 225
4600 Kietzke Lane
225 S. Pierre Street
Suite E-141
Pierre, SD 57501-2452
Reno, NV 89502-5033
(605) 224-5996
(702) 784-5314
Fax: (6050 224-9201
Fax: (702) 784-5026
Mr. Richard Crawford
State Program Director
Frank E. Moss US Courthouse
350 So. Main St., Rm 504
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-2198
(801) 524-5411
Fax: (801) 524-3599
Region X
Mr. Billie Joe Caldwell
State Program Director - AK
Jackson Fed. Ofc. Bldg.
915 Second Ave., #3190
Seattle, WA 98174-1103
(206) 553-1558
Fax: (206) 553-4415
Mr. Kent Griffitts
State Program Director
304 N. 8th St., Room 344
Boise, ID 83702-5835
(208) 334-1707
Fax: (208) 334-1421
Ms. Robin Sutherland
State Program Director
Fed. Bldg., Room 647
511 N. W. Broadway
Portland, OR 97209-3416
(503) 326-2261
Fax: (503) 326-6572
Mr. John Miller
State Program Director - WA
Jackson Fed. Ofc. Bldg.
915 Second Ave., #3190
Seattle, WA 98174-1103
(206) 553-4975
Fax: (206) 553-4415
Sample press release should be sent out by all pilot locations by Friday, July 15.
SAMPLE RECRUITMENT PRESS RELEASE
(UNDERLINED SECTIONS SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALIZED AND PLACED ON USDA
STATIONARY -- YOU SHOULD APPROVE YOUR VERSION WITH THE NATIONAL
OFFICE BEFORE DISTRIBUTION)
Contact:
Joel Berg, (202) 720-6350
USDA Director of National Service
Jane Doesmith, (313) 555-1212
Illinois Public Affairs Officer
EAST ST. LOUIS AMERICORPS NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM BEGINS
RECRUITMENT
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS -- The United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) announced today that it has begun recruitment for the AmeriCorps national
service project that the Department will run in East St. Louis starting this September.
AmeriCorps is President Clinton's national service initiative that allows diverse
groups of young people to earn college or vocational school scholarships while
performing critical service to meet human, environmental, public safety, and
educational needs. Participants in the program will work for a year earning a stipend
of at least $7,500, and then receive an educational award worth $4,725.
The 20 participants in the East St. Louis program will restore neglected and
abandoned lots in residential neighborhoods, clean up and beautify State Community
College, renovate the greenhouse at East St. Louis Service High School, and renovate
local parks.
Any citizens age 17 or older from the St. Louis Metropolitan Area are eligible
to apply for the program. There is no maximum or minimum family income required
to apply. Applications will be accepted until August 5th.
To apply for the program or obtain more information, call Jon Jones at (333)
777-2222 or the toll-free national USDA AmeriCorps hot line at 1-800-880-4183.
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy urged all interested Americans to apply.
Said Espy, "AmeriCorps is grounded in the mainstream values of community,
responsibility, and opportunity. It is good for the participants, who benefit from their
increased ability to attend college or vocational school --- good for communities,
which benefit from their service --- and good for the country, which benefits from a
renewed civic spirit."
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Appendix E
SAMPLE LOCAL RECRUITMENT PLAN OUTLINE
Tuesday, July 5: Send press release to all area media outlets, including minority
newspapers and radio stations; follow-up with phone calls to each outlet (see
attached sample) -- Releases must be approved by USDA national office
By Friday, July 8: Have met with all financial aids counselors, community service
coordinators, student deans, job placement coordinators, student activities
coordinators at all universities, colleges, and vocational schools in the area -- including
historically African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian institutions
By Friday, July 15: Have met with all Principals, Vice-Principals, guidance counselors,
coaches, and student activities coordinators from all local public and private high
schools
By Wednesday, July 13: Receive package of 500 recruitment brochures and 15
recruitment posters from national office; immediately place labels listing local contact
number on all brochures and posters
Tuesday, July 19: Hold meeting with key community leaders, FFA coordinators,
clergymen, business leaders, and 4-H coordinators
By Wednesday, July 20: Have hand-delivered or mail brochures to all recruitment
contacts previously located
Thursday, July 21: Speak at Chamber of Commerce lunch
By Friday, July 22: Have personally placed all fifteen posters at key sites in the area
where young people congregate; hold brochure distributing blitz to distribute
brochures at local swimming, pools, parks, Summer feeding sites, public assistance
offices, college campuses, and recreation centers
Monday, July 25: Speak at monthly meeting of local urban league chapter
Tuesday, July 26: Meet with local leaders from organization representing the disabled
Wednesday, July 27: Spanish-speaking member of staff appears on call-in show on
local Hispanic radio station
Thursday, July 28: Make presentation at local FFA chapter meeting
Friday, July 29: Speak at local rotary club
By Monday August 1: Obtain lists of local residents interested in program who have
called into the USDA and the Corporation for National and Community Service 800
lines
Appendix F
Friday, August 5th: Last day to receive applications; select finalists for interviews; will
interview twice as many applicants as there are slots in the program
Monday, August 8: Bring xerox copies of all finalists' applications to USDA
AmeriCorps staff training in Washington, D.C.
By Friday, August 12: Obtain approval of finalist list from national office
Monday, August 15: Begin interviewing finalists
By Thursday, August 18: Send list of final selections to national office for approval
Monday, August 22: Selections are finalized; local office calls all of those selected and
as many of those not selected as possible; national office sends letters from Secretary
Espy to all those who were and were not selected
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USDA-AMERICORPS CHECKLIST FOR
PROJECT DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS
Upon notification of grant approval, the following items should
be accomplished:
RECRUITMENT PHASE
Develop a recruitment plan and submit a copy to agency
National level.
Press releases developed and disseminated to local media.
Brochures and posters disseminated.
Send out applications to local sources.
Get list of potential applicants from 800 numbers.
Consult with State Commission.
SELECTION PHASE
Review applications.
Adhere to qualification criteria.
Interview all finalists.
Discuss Benefits.
Determine educational background.
Check at least one reference.
Make Selection.
Send letters of acceptance or rejection to all applicants.
Site assignments (if needed)
Appendix G
ENROLLMENT PHASE
Corporation Enrollment Form
National Service Trust Enrollment Form
Member Agreement
Form I-9, Employment Eligibility
Health Benefit Enrollment Form
State & Federal tax forms.
Direct Deposit Forms
AD-349 - Employee Address
SF 52, Request for Personnel Action
Supplemental SF 52
SF 1152, Designation of Benefit for Unpaid Compensation
Safety Release Form (provided in Chapter on Safety in Manual)
AD 332, Position Description Cover Sheet
Child Care Packet (if needed and eligibility determined)
ID Card
ORIENTATION PHASE
Welcome - AmeriCorps - National Service Overview
Work Schedules
Duties/Responsibilities
Swearing in Ceremony
Clothing issue
Provide Members with Orientation Handbook
Training
Conflict Resolution
Communications
CPR, 1st Aid
Accident/safety/health
Ethics
Other training as needed or desired
EVALUATION/OPERATIONS PHASE
Complete Operating Site Forms
Discuss and review objective
Finalize Cooperative Agreements with Partners
Development Project Work Plans
Develop Training Plan
Tools and equipment
Transportation
Support Logistics (Lunch, Beverage, First Aid)
Recording work accomplishments and Member data
Quarterly reports
Tailgate safety sessions
Plan for improvement
Cooperate with the National Evaluation
CLOSE-OUT PHASE
Member Exit Form
National Service Trust End of Term of Service Form
RICOR STATE TM
AmeriCorps/USDA
Application
A Program of the AmeriCorps @ National Service Network
OMB # 0506-0004 EXP. 4-30-98
FORM AD 1099 (USDA) (4/95)
APPENDIXH
Application acons.
AmeriCorps is the national service initiative signed into law by President Clinton.
During 1994-95, AmeriCorps' first year of existence, about 20,000 individuals of all ages and
backgrounds performed critical service nationwide to meet human, environmental, public
safety, and educational needs. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's AmeriCorps
program in 1994-95, approximately 1,200 diverse individuals served in urban and rural
communities to rebuild rural America, fighting hunger, and protecting the environment. In
return, Members received a $4,725 voucher for education, vocational training, or loan
repayments.
While there is no typical AmeriCorps Member, all people selected for AmeriCorps
will demonstrate a commitment to service, a willingness to use their time and abilities to
improve the lives of others, and an interest in learning new skills. Through their service, they
will bring to life the AmeriCorps ethic of community and responsibility.
This application asks you to describe the skills and experience you offer to
AmeriCorps, as well as the reasons why you hope to be selected. Consider each section
carefully and respond to the best of your ability. Think about your role in service activities,
membership in community organizations, academic experiences, and personal talents. Take
into account everything from your past and present. Your application and personal
references help create a full picture of you and what you bring to national service. Make
sure that the application accurately reflects all the qualities that make you a good candidate
for AmeriCorps.
I. Member Profile
1. Name:
2. Social Security Number:
3. Date of Birth (Month/Day/Year):
4. Current Address:
5. Permanent Address:
Street:
Apt.#:
Street:
Apt.#:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
6. Telephone Number:
Daytime: (
)
Evening: (
)
7. Are you a U.S. Citizen, a National or a lawful Permanent Resident Alien?
Yes
No
8. Date of Availability:
/
month/year
9. Have you been an AmeriCorps Member? Fulltime
Parttime
Summer
Did you complete your service?
Where?
When?
Describe your service work, on a separate sheet if necessary.
Privacy Act Notice
The Department of Agriculture is asking for your Social Security Number because nearty all AmeriCorps members receive living
allowances. Your Social Security Number will be used by the IRS for tax purposes and by the Corporation for National and Community
Service for internal tracking purposes. it will also be used by the National Service Trust to track educational awards. Your Social Security
Number will not be released outside the Federal Government without your specific atitien consent
II. Personal Statement
ease answer the following questions on an attached sheet.
1. Why do you want to join AmeriCorps?
2. What are your most important skills or experiences that will help you contribute to AmeriCorps?
III. Community Activities
List and describe your organizational memberships and community-based service experience. Include social. school.
professional. and neighborhood projects and programs. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
DATES OF
NAME OF GROUP
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES/POSITION
PARTICIPATION
IV. Skills
Indicate those areas in which you have had significant training or experience, including
volunteer or community service experience.
Leadership
Business/Managing/Accounting
Child Care/Development
Communication/Journalism
Community Outreach
IV. Skills (Continued)
Construction
Nutrition
Survey/Questionnaire Interviewing
Nutrition Education (for all ages)
Recreation/Tourism Planning and Design
Meeting Facilitation
Supervisor
General Forestry
Solid Waste Specialist
Marketing Specialist
Public Speaking
Research
Writing
Natural Resource
Sociology
Economics
International Business
Volunteer Organizing
Law
Geography
Wood Utilization Specialist
Social Services
Teaching/Tutoring
Victim Assistance
Youth Work/Coaching
Foreign Language (Specify):
Other Skills not listed above (describe):
V. Educational Background
Check only highest level
Graduate/Professional degree
4. O Some college
7. 0 High school graduate
Graduate/Professional study
5. 0 Technical school/Apprenticeship
8. O GED
3. O College graduate
6. 0 Associate degree
9. 0 Less than high school completed
Other (specify)
Beginning with the most recent. list all schools attended, including high school, any trade or technical schools. Job
Corps, etc. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Dates Attended
Type of Degree/
Location of School
Area of Study
Certificate and
Name of School
From
To
(City/State)
Major/Minor
Date Received
Mo./Yr.
Mo./Yr.
(expected)
VI. References
Please list two individuals whom we may contact as references. We encourage you to list people who know you well
such as teachers, employers, guidance counselors, or community members.
1. Name:
2. Name:
Address:
Apt. #:
Address:
Apt. #:
City:
State:
City:
State:
Tode:
Zip Code:
Telephone Number:
Telephone Number:
Relation to you:
Relation to you:
VII. Employment Record
Please include any self-employment. home management. military service active duty/ Reserve / National Guard. salaried
employment. Start with your current or most recent experience. Photocopy this page if additional sheets are necessar
A. Employer:
C. Employer:
Your Title:
Your Title:
Name of Supervisor:
Name of Supervisor:
City/State:
City/State:
Your Duties & responsibilities:
Your Duties & responsibilities:
From:
(mo/yr)
From:
(mo/yr)
To:
(mo/yr)
To:
(mo/yr)
Hours per week:
Hours per week:
Phone Number:
Phone Number:
Reason for Leaving:
Reason for Leaving:
B. Employer:
D. Employer:
Your Title:
Your Title:
Name of Supervisor:
Name of Supervisor:
City/State:
City/State:
Your Duties & responsibilities:
Your Duties & responsibilities:
From:
(mo/yr)
From:
(mo/yr)
To:
(mo/yr)
To:
(mo/yr)
Hours per week:
Hours per week:
Phone Number:
Phone Number:
Reason for Leaving:
Reason for Leaving:
VIII. Preferences
A. Geographic
- only in or around my hometown
B. Program Areas
- in my home state or region of the country
-Anti-Hunger, Nutrition, and Empowerment
- Public Lands & Environment
- anywhere in the country (* No reimbursement for
relocation expenses)
- Rural Development
IX. Additional Information
Please attach additional information that you think will help us evaluate your application. including a description of any
particular hardship or special circumstances you have faced.
X. Certification
All applications must be signed by the applicant. By signing this application, you are stating that all of the infor
provided is true to the best of your knowledge.
Signature
Date
NOTE: The collection of this information is authorizal by the provider of the National and Community Service Aa as ameaded by the National and Communy Service True An of 19.
Information ml be used in determine qualificasner for selection of persons 9 the AmenCorp program The information will BOX be disclosed the government without when permiss
The information in the section below is optional. will in no way affect your selection into the program. and will be
rocessed separately. You have three options:
(1) You may return the Optional Information with the application;
(2) You may detach the Optional Information form and return it separately and anonymously: or
(3) You may choose not to return the Optional Information form.
Optional Information
I. Describe your ethnic background:
Black (African American)
Hispanic (Latino)
American Indian/Alaskan Native
White/non-Hispanic
Asian or Pacific Islander
Other
П. Do you have any special needs that require accommodation?
Yes
No
(specify)
III. Does your family receive public assistance (e.g., AFDC, Food Stamps):
Yes
No
If yes, please specify
Total annual household income from all sources $
How many people (parents\siblings. children) live with you?
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TUBI
LIVING ALLOWANCE WAIVER FORM
I understand that, under the National and Community Service Act,
as amended (42 U.S.C. I 12501, et seg.), I am entitled to a
living allowance of $
during the period that I am
serving as an AmeriCorps Member. I understand that this living
allowance may be taken into account in determining eligibility
for Social Security Act programs, including AFDC and Medicaid. I
also understand that I may waive my right to receive a living
allowance and that I may revoke this waiver at any time during
the course of the AmeriCorps Program.
I hereby waive my right to receive a living allowance.
(Name of AmeriCorps Member-please print)
(Signature)
(Date)
Appendix I
AmeriCorps Care
How Participants Access Child Care Benefits
Once grantees determine that a full-time AmeriCorps participant is eligible for child care
benefits and give participants their child care packet, participants simply contact
AmeriCorps Care at (202) 393-1135 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm ET, Monday through Friday.
AmeriCorps Care staff will walk the participant through the contents of the packet, the search
process, and the payment process. Those participants who have already identified a child care
option will have the payment process explained.
Participants who require assistance in searching for child care will then receive local
information regarding child care options. Included will be a select list of three to five child care
providers developed to respond to the participant's unique needs. The child care providers will
have confirmed vacancies so that participants simply visit and interview the caregivers in order
to make a final selection.
Materials for Grantees
AmeriCorps Care has developed and will supply each grantee with the following materials.
Eligibility Determination Manual containing detailed instructions on determining
eligibility, documentation on state median income, review of the referral and payment
benefits administered by AmeriCorps Care, and information on how participants access
services at each step of the process.
Child Care Benefits Eligibility & Redetermination Application
Child Care Packet for each participant containing information on child care needs
assessment form, how to choose child care, how to assess quality in child care,
parent/provider relationships, setting up backup child care, three-party child care
agreements, child care coupons, parent handbook on payment process, and provider
handbook on payment process.
Grantees may also directly access AmeriCorps Care staff throughout the project year to
receive supportive assistance as participants complete their year of service. AmeriCorps Care
staff will assist grantees with questions regarding eligibility determination, child care benefits,
unique participant needs, and other issues relating to AmeriCorps child care benefits.
Because grantees must keep AmeriCorps Care informed of the ongoing child care needs and
changes during the course of the project year, an 800 telephone number is available to
grantees for this type of follow-up assistance. AmeriCorps Care staff are available from 9:30
am to 5:30 pm ET Monday through Friday at (800) 570-4543.
Appendix J
AmeriCorps Care
Overview of Child Care Benefits for AmeriCorps Participants
AmeriCorps child care benefits include assistance in: 1) identifying child care and 2) payment
of child care costs based on a regional allowance. Benefits are designed to support both the
participant and the child(ren) so that the participant can successfully complete her/his term of
service and the child(ren) receive developmentally appropriate care.
Grantees are responsible for determining a participant's eligibility for child care benefits.
AmeriCorps Care will administer payments and provide assistance in searching for child care to
those participants who require such support. The process consists of the following steps
which are essential to the successful placement of the child in a quality child care program
Orientation
to provide the participant with the information
needed to successfully choose a child care provider
(grantee)
to gather essential information to determine the
participant's eligibility for child care benefits
Verification/Certification
to review all eligibility information for completeness
and accuracy
(grantee)
to review documentation and certify participant's
eligibility based on current CCDBG requirements
Obligation/Authorization
to provide each eligible participant with an
AmeriCorps Care parent packet and authorize
(grantee)
payment to selected, qualified child care providers
Compensation
AmeriCorps Care will administer a payment
system, forwarding child care payments directly to
(AmeriCorps
child care providers on a monthy basis.
AmeriCorps Care will provide grantees with an operations manual which details the steps
involved in each of these five procedures, and an 800 technical assistance telephone number
(1-800-570-4543 9:00 am to 5:30pm, EST, Monday through Friday 1 to answer any questions
or to provide instructional guidance regarding the AmeriCorps Care program.
AmeriCorps Care will make available all such materials to grantees.
Health Insurance Plan
for
AmeriCorps Participants
PLAN BENEFITS
ELIGIBILITY... All AmeriCorps participants are eligible unless they already have
health care coverage through an alternate source.
COVERAGE BEGINS
Immediately, provided that the participant is active in
the AmeriCorps program.
POLICY YEAR
Each agency has a 12 month Policy Year that begins on
that agency's date of implementation of the plan.
DEDUCTIBLE... The plan has a deductible of $100 per Policy Year.
BENEFITS
Level /
Level II
Each Policy Year, the plan pays 80%
After $1,000 in out-of-pocket expenses
until the participant has paid $1,000 in
has been paid, the plan pays 100% for the
out-of-pocket expenses (including the
rest of the Policy Year up to a lifetime
deductible).
maximum of $50,000 for each cause.
PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
Benefits are limited for eligible expenses incurred during the first 12 months of
coverage if they are due to pre-existing conditions; the plan will pay only up to $5,000.
Full coverage is provided once the participant has been covered for 12 consecutive
months.
OTHER LIMITATIONS.
In addition to excluded expenses, there are several categories of expenses for which
benefits are limited. A few examples follow:
Expense
Benefit Limitation
Hospital Room & Board
$600 per day
Intensive Care
$1,200 per day
Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries
$10,000 per cause
Sports-Related Injuries
$5,000 per cause
CONTINUATION AFTER PARTICIPATION.
When participation in the AmeriCorps program ends, a participant may elect to
continue coverage. The premium rate for continuation is higher than the agency-paid
rate per participant.
Appendix K
Health Insurance Plan
for
AmeriCorps Participants
IMPORTANT FACTS
Immediate Coverage for Participants (September 1 first possible effective date)
Monthly Premium is $101.00 per Participant
Administrative Kits will be Mailed in approximately Two Weeks
Administrative Kit Contains:
Participant Brochures
Plan Information Summary
Administrative Manual
Form Types
Spanish Materials Available
Customer Service Staff 8 am to 8 pm Eastern Time (M-F) 1-800-788-6557
Plan Underwritten by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Administered by Strategic Resource Company (SRC)
If you have questions on the administration of the program,
please call Allianz Life at
1-800-788-6557.
July 21, 1994
Dear Lender,
This is to inform you that individuals serving in an
approved position in AmeriCorps, the national service program,
are entitled to forbearance on qualified student loans during
their terms of service. This benefit is intended to enable
individuals with outstanding debt to participate in AmeriCorps,
the national service program established by the National and
Community Service Trust t of 1993 (P.L. 103-82).
This law amended the Higher Education Act to provide that:
"upon written request, a lender shall grant a borrower
forbearance on such terms as are otherwise consistent
with the regulations of the Secretary [of Education],
during periods in which the borrower is serving in a
national service position, for which the borrower
receives a national service educational award under the
national and Community Service Trust Act of 1993."
The Department of Education has further incorporated this
statutory mandate into its implementing regulations. The final
regulation governing the Federal Family Education Loan Program
(34 CFR Part 682) provides for mandatory forbearance for such a
borrower "in yearly increments (or a lesser period equal to the
actual period during which the borrower is eligible). In the
future, the Department will incorporate further regulatory
references to this mandatory forbearance requirement for Perkins'
loans.
The Department of Health and Human Services is developing
policy guidance to notify schools, lenders, and holders that
loans made pursuant to Title VII and VIII of the Public Health
Service Act are similarly eligible for forbearance during any
periods of service with the national service program.
The Corporation for National Service shall pay the interest
that has accrued on the qualified student loans of any person in
an approved national service position during their term of
service, pursuant to Section 148 (e) of the National and Community
Service Trust Act. Interest will be paid to the lender at the
end of the term upon the successful completion of service by the
borrower in a national service program. Participants who fail to
complete the full term will generally be liable for the accrued
interest. In some instances, individuals may leave service early
for compelling personal circumstances and the Corporation will
also pay accrued interest during the term of service. Otherwise,
individuals who leave the program early are responsible for
paying the accrued interest.
Appendix L
Qualified student loans for which the Corporation will pay
accrued interest costs are:
"any loan made, insured, or guaranteed pursuant to title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et.seq.), other
than a loan to a parent of a student pursuant to section 428B of
such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078-2) i" and
"any loan made pursuant to title VII or VIII of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292a et seq.)
In general, the Department of Education loans that are
covered include: (a) Federal Family Education Loan Program,
including: Federal Consolidation Loans, Federal PLUS Loans
(excluding those made to parents), Federal Stafford Loans,
Federally Insured Student Loans (1984 and prior), Guaranteed
Student Loans (former name for Stafford Loans), and Supplemental
Loans for Students; (b) Federal Direct Student Loan Program
(FDSLP) i and (c) Federal Perkins Loans, including: National
Defense Student Loan Program (NDSL) ; National Direct Student Loan
Program (NDSL) ; and Income Contingent Loan Program.
For purposes of the Public Health Service Act, this includes
Health Education Assistance Loans (HEAL), Health Professions
Student Loans (HPSL), Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS),
Primary Care Loans (PCL), and Nursing Student Loans.
When participants in national service wish to defer
repayment of their loans, they should follow the procedures you
have established for forbearance. We will work with the
participant to provide any required certification either to you
or to the participant, in accordance with your procedures. We
will also work with lending institutions to determine the most
effective procedures for payment of these accrued interest costs
at the end of a participant's term of service.
If you have any further questions, you may call us at (202)
606-5000x347, or write to:
National Service Trust
Corporation for National Service
1201 New York Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20525
Thank you for assistance in the implementation of this
requirement.
Sincerely,
\s\
Gary Kowalczyk
Acting Chief Financial Officer
IMPORTANT CORPORATION FORMS
The USDA Director of National Service will assign specific
Program/Project I.D. to your project once it is approved. It is
essential that you use this number in all correspondence
referring to your project and in completing the required
Corporation for National and Community Service Forms. We must
all remember that an AmeriCorps Member's ability to use their
post service education award is directly related to the accuracy
of the information we place on the forms submitted to the
Corporation. To ensure the accuracy of this information we must
follow the following rules when completing forms for the
Corporation:
1. Always use the USDA Program/Project I.D. number assigned to
you;
2. For every form completed send the original to your agency
national headquarters in Washington, D.C.
3. Retain a copy for your records.
4. For any form that the member is required to sign, make a copy
for the member to retain for his/her records.
The consistent use of the USDA Program I.D. number is critical
when you realize that at least seven different forms from the
CNCS require a program I.D. number but the same number is called
different things on different forms. For example, the
participant Enrollment Form (PEF) asks for the "Sub-grantee I.D.
Number". The National Service Trust Form asks for the "Program
I.D. Number". Both forms are asking for the same number even
though different names are used for the number on each form. The
reason for this is probably that in the rush to get the
Corporation up and running, different people developed different
forms and that caused different names to be used. Rather than
change all the forms, it is easier if we just recognize where the
appropriate Program I.D. Number should go on each form regardless
of what it is called. The table below contains a list of forms
and the place where you put the USDA/AmeriCorps Program I.D.
Number.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is NOT acceptable to submit xerox copies of Corporation forms to the
Corporation. Only original forms should be completed and forwarded. Contact your agency program
manager if you need more forms.
Appendix M
LOCATIONS ON CNCS FORMS WHERE
THE USDA/AMERICORPS PROGRAM
I.D. NUMBER IS PLACED
USDA
Official CNCS Form Name
Name of Element on
National
the form that should
Service
be completed by
Form
filling in the 14
Filing
digit USDA/AmeriCorps
Number
Program I.D. Number
2
Transmittal Sheet
Program I.D. Number
5
Training and Technical
Operating Site I.D.
Assistance Form
Number
6
SF 269a Financial Status
Recipient Account
Report
Number or identifying
number (block #5)
8
AmeriCorps*USA Operating Site
Operating Site I.D. #
Quarterly Report
11
Participant Enrollment Form
Sub-grantee I.D.
(PEF)
Number
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National Service Trust
Program I.D. Number
Enrollment Form (NSTEF)
13
National Service Trust End of
Program/Project I.D.
Term of Service Form
Number
Corporation for National
Operating Site I.D.
Service AmeriCorps*USA -
Operating Site Information
Form
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AMERICORPS
CORPORATION
A
NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST
FOR NATIONAL
STATE
ENROLLMENT FORM
SERVICE
Please CAREFULLY read instructions BEFORE filling out BOTH sides of this form.
USE NO. 2 PENCIL ONLY! Erase cleanly any changes or stray marks. Make black marks that fill the circles.
1. Print clearly your full name, including middle initial.
2. Provide your date of birth (in six digits, e.g. 11-03-74)
3. Provide your Social Security number. (If you do not have a Social Security card, you must obtain one.)
4. Indicate whether you plan to use the education award to pay for a student loan you owe and/or for future
education expenses. If you are not sure, mark "Not sure".
5. Print clearly your current address and phone number.
6. Print clearly your permanent address (if it is the same as your current address, write "SAME").
7. Sign your name.
1. Participant's Name:
First
Middle Initial
Last
What is your birthdate?
3. What is your SSN?
4. How do you plan to use this award?
DATE
(Mark all that apply.)
SOCIAL SECURITY
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6. Permanent Address
(All information will be sent to you at this address until you notify
(Name and address of a person through whom you can always
the Corporation of a change of address.)
be reached.)
Number and Street
Name
City and State
Zip Code
Number and Street
Home Phone
City and State
Zip Code
Business or School Phone
Home Phone
Business or School Phone
7. Participant's Signature:
Date:
Appendix N
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To be filled out by Approving Official
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Sections 8-13 must be completed by one of the following:
(a) the State Director of the Corporation for National Service if participant is a VISTA participant.
(b) the Camp Commander or his/her designee if participant is a National Civilian Community Corps participant.
(c) the Program Director if participant is an AmeriCorps USA program participant.
8. Indicate whether the participant is enrolled in a full-time or part-time program. If a VISTA or a National Civilian
Community Corps participant, mark "Full-time" program unless enrolled in the summer program. If an AmeriCorps
USA participant, indicate whether the individual is a full-time participant (minimum of 1700 hours) or a part-time
participant (900 hours). If reduced part-time, indicate the number of hours.
9. Indicate whether the participant receives an education award or Stafford Loan Forgiveness. (Unless informed
otherwise, mark "Education Award".)
10. Indicate the type of program in which participant is enrolled. If "Other", be specific.
11. Provide the date of the participant's enrollment in the program (in six digits).
12. Provide the date of the participant's expected completion of the program (in six digits).
13. The Approving Official must provide the name of the program, program director, phone number (including area
code), program address, and sign the form. The program I.D. number should reflect either the assigned grant
number or other approved identification number.
8. Type of Participant Enrollment:
11. Date of
(Mark only one.)
12. Expected Date of
Enrollment
Completion
00000
Full-time
Part-time
DATE
DATE
Summer Reduced part-time (How many hours
)
MO.
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YR.
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YR.
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)
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Education Award
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(-)
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AmeriCorps USA
National Civilian Community Corps
VISTA
Other(Specify:
)
13. Program Information:
Name of Program:
Program Director:
Phone Number:
/
/
Area Code
Address of Program:
Street
City
State
Zip Code
Program I.D. Number:
Signature of Approving Official:
Date:
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
The collection of this information is authorized by the provisions of the National and Community Service Act, as amended by
the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Information will be used to enroll persons in the National Service
Trust. The information will not be disclosed outside the government without written permission.
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CORPORATION
FOR NATIONAL
PERVICE
PARTICIPANT ENROLLMENT FORM
DEPARTMENT
*
SERVICE
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For Local Program Staff Use
Date of Participant's
Enrollment
DATE
Grantee:
MO.
DAY
YR.
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Participant's Name:
(Print clearly.)
First
Middle Initial
Last
cipant's Signature:
Date:
Parent's Signature:
Date:
(If required)
Current Address (Print clearly.)
Permanent Address (Print clearly.)
(All information will be sent to you at this address until you notify
(Name and address of a person through whom you can always
the Corporation of a change of address.
be reached.)
Number and Street
Name
City and State
Zip Code
Number and Street
Home Phone
City and State
Zip Code
Business or School Phone
Home Phone
1. What is your SSN?
2. What is your birthdate?
Business or School Phone
SOCIAL SECURITY
DATE
NUMBER
MO.
DAY
YR.
3. Are you?
Female
Male
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Appendix 0
6. Which one of the following categories best
13. How did you hear about this program?
describes your racial or ethnic origin?
(Mark all that apply.)
0000000%
White (non-Hispanic)
Read about it in a newspaper/magazine
African American (non-Hispanic)
Saw a public service announcement
Hispanic/Latino
Heard one of the President's speeches on a
Asian/Pacific Islander
Call to Service
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Recruited by an organization/school
Other (Specify:
)
Guidance Counselor/Teacher/Parent/Relat.
Prefer not to respond
Friend told me/Friend applied
Heard about it on the TV/radio
Other (Specify:
)
7. Which of the following best describes
your current marital status?
14. When you joined the program, who among the
000000 (Mark only one.)
Single, never married
following were part of your household?
Married, living with husband/wife
(Mark all that apply.)
Married, not living with spouse/legally separated
Mother
Widowed
Father
Divorced
Foster parent(s)
Spouse
Boyfriend/girlfriend
8. What is the highest level of education you have
Sisters or brothers (How many?
)
completed?
Your own children (How many?
Graduate degree
Other adults (Not including roommates)
000000000:
Graduate study
(How many?
)
College graduate
Other children (How many?
)
Associate degree
No one, live alone
Some college
Technical school/Apprenticeship
GED
15. Last year, about how much money did you
High school graduate
earn? (If possible, base your answer on the
Less than high school completed
"adjusted gross income' figure from last year's
federal income tax return.)
$0 $1,000
9. Do you have a disability?
1,001 5,000
5,001 10,000
Yes (Specify:
)
10,001 20,000
No
20,001 - 30,000
30,001 40,000
Over 40,000
10. Were you previously enrolled in any other service
program sponsored by the Corporation for
National Service (or by any one of its
16. Last year, what was the TOTAL income of all
predecessors. ACTION or the Commission for
other members of your household? (If
National and Community Service)?
possible, base your answer on the "adjusted
gross income" figure from last year's federal
Yes
income tax return.)
If yes. when?
/
/
to
/
/
$0 $1,000
Month Day Year
Month Day Year
1,001 5,000
No
5,001 10,000
10,001 20,000
20,001 - 30,000
11. What will your participation in the program be?
30,001 40,000
Full-time
40,001 - 50,000
Part-time
50,001 60,000
60.001 70,000
70,001 - 80,000
12. What are the two major reasons you decided to
80,001 - 90,000
join this program?
90,001 - 100,000
To get an education scholarship
Over 100,000
To be a part of the national movement
Have no idea
To get a job/earn money
Friends have joined
To make friends
17. Which of the following do you or your
To learn about or work with different
parents/guardians receive?
ethnic/cultural groups
(Mark all that apply.)
Parents/teachers wanted me to join
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
0000000
To explore future job/education interests
General Assistance/General Relief
Interested in health issues
Foodstamps
Interested in education issues
WIC
Interested in environment issues
Worker's Compensation
Interested in public safety issues
Social Security Benefits
To help other people/perform a community
Other welfare or public assistance
service
None
Other (Specify:
)
PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
The collection of this information is authorized by the provisions of the National and Community Service Act, as amended by
the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Information will be used to enroll persons in the AmeriCorps program.
The information will not be disclosed outside the government without written permission.
SEAL A SERRICE
SMITLE
STATES
7480
. MATGA -
No:
Position Description
AmeriCorps USDA
Complete Name:
Title: USDA AmeriCorps Member
Location:
1. As a Member of the USDA AmeriCorps the incumbent must have
the following abilities:
Ability to work as a team member.
Ability to follow instructions.
Ability to communicate.
Ability to work outdoors.
Ability to work with citizens of the community.
Ability to perform a wide range of functions.
2. Major Duties: (To be completed by Supervisor)
3. Member must support and participate in Equal Opportunity and
Civil Rights Program activities.
4. Member must practice appropriate safety procedures in all
tasks.
5. Member must keep the workplace free of drugs and alcohol.
Supervisor's Name:
Supervisor's Title:
Date:
Appendix P
PUBLIC LANDS AND
ENVIRONMENT CORPS
AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPATION
IN THE
USDA AMERICORPS PROGRAM
Whereas, the Corporation for National and Community Service
(CNCS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
have jointly entered into this agreement to promote national and
community services among the citizens of the United States to
help meet human, educational, environmental and public safety
needs, particularly those related to proverty.
Whereas, the mission of the USDA AmeriCorps program is to
engage a diverse group of Americans in working partnerships with
communities to provide real and measurable service to meet
environmental and human needs, while earning education benefits
and building an ethic of service, responsibility, and
citizenship.
Whereas, USDA actively supports the development of the
nation's youth through programs such as AmeriCorps.
Therefore, the usda will operate it's AmeriCorps Program to
further objectives of mutual civic obligation.
AUTHORITY: This agreement is entered into pursuant to the
authority of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 as
amended (42 U.S.C. 12501 et. Seq.), Public Law 103-82.
I. Purpose
It is the purpose of this agreement to delineate the terms,
conditions, and rules of membership regarding the participation
in the USDA AmeriCorps Program. This agreement is hereby entered
into on this
day of
1994, between the United
States Department of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the
"Program") and
(hereinafter referred to as the "Member.)
II. Minimum Qualification
The Member certifies that he/she is a United States citizen,
a national or a legal permanent resident and at least 17 years of
age (or 16 in the case of a Youth Corps members).
III. Terms of Service
Appendix Q
(a) The Member's term of service begins on
and ends on
.
This term of service may be
extended by the Member with the approval of the Program Director,
in writing for the following reason:
the Member's service has been suspended due to
compelling personal circumstances.
(b) The Member will complete a minimum of 1812 hours of
service during this period. Of these 1812 hours, 40 hours will
be excused absence, 72 hours will be for holidays, and 20% of
these hours may be training, education, or other similar approved
activities.
(c) The Member understands that in order to be eligible for
serving a second term of service, the Member must receive
satisfactory performance reviews for any previous term of
service. The Member's eligibility for a second term of service
will be based on at least a mid-term and end of term evaluation
of the Member's performance focusing on factors such as:
whether the Member has--
(1) completed the required number of hours;
(2) satisfactorily completed assignments, tasks, or
projects; and
(3) met any other criteria that were clearly communicated
both orally and in writing at the beginning of the term
of service.
(d) The Member understands, however, that mere eligibility
for an additional term of service does not guarantee selection or
placement.
IV. Benefits
(a) The Member will receive from the Program the following
benefits--
(1) a living allowance of $7,660, if the Member is a full-
time participant. (The allowance will be distributed
evenly over the term of service on a biweekly basis
(less tax withholdings.)
(2) health care insurance, if the Member is qualified for
coverage. (The health insurance policy is hereto
attached.)
(3) a child care allowance to be provided directly to the
provider, if the Member qualifies for the allowance.
(b) Upon successful completion of the Member's term of
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service, the Member will receive an education award of a value of
$4,725 (This amount is for a full-time Member.)
(1). Prior to using the education award, the Member agrees
(in the event the Member has not yet received a high
school diploma or its equivalent, including an
alternative diploma or certificate for individuals with
learning disabilities) to obtain a high school diploma
or its equivalent (unless the Member is enrolled in an
institution of higher education on an ability to
benefit basis or the Program has waived the requirement
due to the results of the Member's education
assessment).
(2) The Member understands that his/her failure to disclose
to the Program any history of having been released for
cause from another AmeriCorps program will render the
member ineligible to receive the education award.
(c) If the Member has received forbearance on a qualified
student loan during the term of service, and the Member
successfully completes the term of service, the National Service
Trust will repay any interest that accrued on the loan during the
term of service.
V.
Rules of Conduct
The Member agrees to act in conformance with, and abide by,
all current and future rules and procedures established by USDA.
The AmeriCorps Program Member further agrees to act in
conformance with and abide by, the provisions of 7CFR Part 735,
as amended (attached). Members must not misuse government
property and must conform to the specific limitations of use of
such property and must conform to the specific limitations of use
of such property while on official Federal government business.
(a) The Member is expected to, at all times while acting in
an official capacity as an AmeriCorps Member,
(1) demonstrate mutual respect toward others;
(2) follow directions;
(3) direct concerns, problems, and suggestions to the
appropriate Program official; and -
(4) not engage in any activity involving proselytizing or
assisting religious organizations, attempting to
influence legislation or an election or aid a partisan
political organization, helping or hindering union
activity, or aiding a business organized for profit.
(b) At no time may the Member
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(1) engage in personal use of government vehicles,
property, tools, equipment, or telephones;
(2) possess or use any and all forms of addictive or
hallucinatory drugs, including, but not limited to
amphetamines, barbituates, cocaine, marijuana, etc.;
(3) consume or be under the influence of intoxicating
beverages on or in govenment-owned or leased
property/vehicles; or transportation of such beverages
in government vehicles.
(4) Use abusive, vulgar, and discriminatory language,
including verbal/sexual harassment toward fellow
members, staff, supervisors, or other official
contacts;
(5) destroy government or personal property of others;
(6) fail to comply with a supervisor's instructions, unless
these instructions are clearly illegal or unsafe;
(7) transport family members, pets, or any unauthorized
personnel in government vehicles;
(8) engage in any activity that is illegal under local,
State, or Federal law;
(9) engage in activities that pose a significant safety
risk to others;
(c) The Member understands that the following acts will also
constitute a violation of the Program's rule of conduct
(1) unauthorized tardiness;
(2) unauthorized absences;
(3) repeated use of inappropriate language (i.e. profanity)
at job site;
(4) failure to wear appropriate clothing to service
assignments;
(5) stealing or lying;
(6) engaging in activity that may physically or emotionally
damage other Members of the program or members of the
community; or
(7) failure to notify the Program of any criminal arrest or
conviction that occurs during the term of service.
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(d) For violating the above stated rules, the program will do
the following (except in cases where during the term of service
the Member has been charged with or convicted of a violent
felony, possession, sale, or distribution of a controlled
substance)
(1) for the Member's first offense, an appropriate Program
official will issue a verbal warning to the Member;
(2) for the Member's second offense, an appropriate Program
official will issue a written warning and reprimand to
the Member;
(3) for the Member's third offense, the member may be
suspended for one day or more without compensation.
(4) for the fourth offense, the Program may release the
Member for cause.
(e) The Member understands that he/she will be either
suspended or released for cause in accordance with paragraphs
(b), (d), and (e) of section VI of this agreement for committing
certain acts during the term of service such as being convicted
or charged with a violent felony, possession, sale or
distribution of a controlled substance.
VI. Release from Term of Service
(a) The Member understands that he/she may be released for
the following two reasons:
(1) for cause, as explained in paragraph (b) of this
section; or
(2) compelling personal circumstances as defined in
paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) The Program will release the member for cause for the
following reasons:
(1) the Member has dropped out of the Program without
obtaining a release for compelling personal
circumstances from the appropriate Program official;
(2) during the term of service the Member has been charged
with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a
controlled substance;
(3) the member has committed a fourth offense in accordance
with paragraph (d) of section V of this agreement; or
(4) any other serious breach that in the judgment of the
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Director of the Program would undermine the
effectiveness of the program.
(c) The Program may release the Member from the term of
service, due to compelling personal circumstances if--
(1) the Member has a serious injury or illness that makes
completing the term impossible;
(2) there is a serious injury, illness or death of an
immediate family member and the member is needed to
care for that family member or take over the duties of
the family member;
(3) the Member is drafted by the Armed Services of the
United States; or
(4) some other circumstance occurs that makes it impossible
or very difficult for the Member to complete the term
of service and the Program deems that circumstance to
be compelling.
(d) The Program will suspend the Member's term of service for
the following reasons:
(1) during the term of service the Member has been charged
with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a
controlled substance. (If the Member is found not
guilty or the charge is dismissed, the Member may
resume his/her term of service. The Member, however,
will not receive back living allowances or credit for
any service hours missed.)
(2) during the term of service the Member has been
convicted of a first offense of possession of a
controlled substance. (If the Member, however,
demonstrates that he/she has enrolled in an approved
drug rehabilitation program, the Member may resume
his/her term of service. The Member will not receive
back living allowances or credit for any service hours
missed.)
(e) The Program may suspend the Member's term of service for
violating the rule of conduct provision in accordance with the
rules set forth in paragraph (c) in section V of this agreement.
(f) If the Member discontinues his/her term of service for
any reason other than a release for compelling personal
circumstances as described in paragraph (b), (d), and (e), the
member will cease to receive the benefits described in paragraph
(a) of section IV and will receive no portion of the education
award or interest payments.
(g) If the Member discontinues his/her term of service due to
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compelling personal circumstances as described in paragraph (b)
of section V of this agreement, the member will cease to receive
benefits described in Section IV. If, however, the Member has
completed at least 15% of the required service hours (250 service
hours) the Member will receive a pro-rated portion of the
education award or interest payments described in paragraphs (b)
and (c) of section IV.
VII. Grievance Procedures
(a) The Member understands that the Program has a -grievance
procedure (outlined in the Member Orientation Handbook) to
resolve disputes concerning the Member's suspension, dismissal,
service evaluation or proposed service assignment;
(b) The Member understands that, as a participant of the
program, he/she may file a grievance in accordance with the
Program's grievance procedure which is set forth in a separate
document and hereto attached.
VIII. USDA Responsibilities to Members:
(1) have selected all AmeriCorps Members in an impartial and
non-discriminatory manner that bolsters AmeriCorps' vision of
diversity;
(2) provide AmeriCorps Members with approved handbooks,
documents, and forms needed to follow the provisions of
AmeriCorps and the National and Community Service Trust Act of
1993;
(3) provide AmeriCorps Members with the orientation,
training, technical assistance, and supervision necessary to
complete their service activities;
(4) provide all AmeriCorps Members with ongoing education
and instruction needed not only to perform their specific service
projects, but to grow and develop as citizens, community problem-
solvers, and developing professionals;
(5) design and coordinate service project? for AmeriCorps
Members so that the members will continuously have productive and
useful service projects in environmental or human needs;
(6) structure work- schedules to ensure that-AmeriCorps
members will be reasonably able to perform 1,700 hours of service
within a year;
(7) treat all AmeriCorps Members with respect and provide
them with the guidance, support, discipline, and counseling they
reasonably require to perform AmeriCorps service;
(8) work with AmeriCorps Members to develop mechanisms
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through which the AmeriCorps Members can have significant input
and impact upon service assignments, rules of conduct, and all
other aspects -of the AmeriCorps; and
(9) provide other additional support and services to ensure
the success of all programs.
IX. Amendments to This Agreement
This agreement may be changed or revised by written consent
by both parties.
X. Authorization
The Member and Program hereby acknowledge by their
signatures that they have read, understand, and agree to all
terms and conditions of this agreement.
AmeriCorps Member
USDA
Program Director
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RURAL AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPS
AGREEMENT OF PARTICIPATION
IN THE
USDA AMERICORPS PROGRAM
Whereas, the Corporation for National and Community Service
(CNCS) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
have jointly entered into this agreement to promote national and
community services among the citizens of the United States to
help meet human, educational, environmental and public safety
needs, particularly those related to proverty.
Whereas, the mission of the USDA AmeriCorps program is to
engage a diverse group of Americans in working partnerships with
communities to provide real and measurable service to meet
environmental and human needs, while earning education benefits
and building an ethic of service, responsibility, and
citizenship.
Whereas, USDA actively supports the development of the
nation's youth through programs such as AmeriCorps.
Therefore, the usda will operate it's AmeriCorps Program to
further objectives of mutual civic obligation.
AUTHORITY: This agreement is entered into pursuant to the
authority of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 as
amended (42 U.S.C. 12501 et. Seq.), Public Law 103-82.
I. Purpose
It is the purpose of this agreement to delineate the terms,
conditions, and rules of membership regarding the participation
in the USDA AmeriCorps Program. This agreement is hereby entered
into on this
day of
1994, between the United
States Department of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the
"Program") and
(hereinafter referred to as the "Member.)
II. Minimum Qualification
The Member certifies that he/she is a United States citizen,
a national or a legal permanent resident and at least 17 years of
age (or 16 in the case of a Youth Corps members).
III. Terms of Service
(a) The Member's term of service begins on
and ends on
.
This term of service may be
extended by the Member with the approval of the Program Director,
in writing for the following reason:
the Member's service has been suspended due to
compelling personal circumstances.
(b) The Member will complete a minimum of 1812 hours of
service during this period. Of these 1812 hours, 40 hours will
be excused absence, 72 hours will be for holidays, and 20% of
these hours may be training, education, or other similar approved
activities.
(c) The Member understands that in order to be eligible for
serving a second term of service, the Member must receive
satisfactory performance reviews for any previous term of
service. The Member's eligibility for a second term of service
will be based on at least a mid-term and end of term evaluation
of the Member's performance focusing on factors such as:
whether the Member has--
(1) completed the required number of hours;
(2) satisfactorily completed assignments, tasks, or
projects; and
(3) met any other criteria that were clearly communicated
both orally and in writing at the beginning of the term
of service.
(d) The Member understands, however, that mere eligibility
for an additional term of service does not guarantee selection or
placement.
IV. Benefits
(a) The Member will receive from the Program the following
benefits--
(1) a living allowance of $12,000, if the Member is a full-
time participant. (The allowance will be distributed
evenly over the term of service on a biweekly basis
(less tax withholdings.)
(2) health care insurance, if the Member is qualified for
coverage. (The health insurance policy is hereto
attached.)
(3) a child care allowance to be provided directly to the
provider, if the Member qualifies for the allowance.
(b) Upon successful completion of the Member's term of
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service, the Member will receive an education award of a value of
$4,725 (This amount is for a full-time Member.)
(1) Prior to using the education award, the Member agrees
(in the event the Member has not yet received a high
school diploma or its equivalent, including an
alternative diploma or certificate for individuals with
learning disabilities) to obtain a high school diploma
or its equivalent (unless the Member is enrolled in an
institution of higher education on an ability to
benefit basis or the Program has waived the requirement
due to the results of the Member's education
assessment).
(2) The Member understands that his/her failure to disclose
to the Program any history of having been released for
cause from another AmeriCorps program will render the
member ineligible to receive the education award.
(c) If the Member has received forbearance on a qualified
student loan during the term of service, and the Member
successfully completes the term of service, the National Service
Trust will repay any interest that accrued on the loan during the
term of service.
V.
Rules of Conduct
The Member agrees to act in conformance with, and abide by,
all current and future rules and procedures established by USDA.
The AmeriCorps Program Member further agrees to act in
conformance with and abide by, the provisions of 7CFR Part 735,
as amended (attached). Members must not misuse government
property and must conform to the specific limitations of use of
such property and must conform to the specific limitations of use
of such property while on official Federal government business.
(a) The Member is expected to, at all times while acting in
an official capacity as an AmeriCorps Member,
(1) demonstrate mutual respect toward others;
(2) follow directions;
(3) direct concerns, problems, and suggestions to the
appropriate Program official; and
(4) not engage in any activity involving proselytizing or
assisting religious organizations, attempting to
influence legislation or an election or aid a partisan
political organization, helping or hindering union
activity, or aiding a business organized for profit.
(b) At no time may the Member
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(1) engage in personal use of government vehicles,
property, tools, equipment, or telephones;
(2) possess or use any and all forms of addictive or
hallucinatory drugs, including, but not limited to
amphetamines, barbituates, cocaine, marijuana, etc.;
(3) consume or be under the influence of intoxicating
beverages on or in govenment-owned or leased
property/vehicles; or transportation of such beverages
in government vehicles.
(4) Use abusive, vulgar, and discriminatory language,
including verbal/sexual harassment toward fellow
members, staff, supervisors, or other official
contacts;
(5) destroy government or personal property of others;
(6) fail to comply with a supervisor's instructions, unless
these instructions are clearly illegal or unsafe;
(7) transport family members, pets, or any unauthorized
personnel in government vehicles;
(8) engage ir any activity that is illegal under local,
State, or Federal law;
(9) engage in activities that pose a significant safety
risk to others;
(c) The Member understands that the following acts will also
constitute a violation of the Program's rule of conduct
(1) unauthorized tardiness;
(2) unauthorized absences;
(3) repeated use of inappropriate language (i.e. profanity)
at job site;
(4) failure to wear appropriate clothing to service
assignments;
(5) stealing or lying;
(6) engaging in activity that may physically or emotionally
damage other Members of the program or members of the
community; or
(7) failure to notify the Program of any criminal arrest or
conviction that occurs during the term of service.
(d) For violating the above stated rules, the program will do
the following (except in cases where during the term of service
the Member has been charged with or convicted of a violent
felony, possession, sale, or distribution of a controlled
substance)
(1)
for the Member's first offense, an appropriate Program
official will issue a verbal warning to the Member;
(2) for the Member's second offense, an appropriate Program
official will issue a written warning and reprimand to
the Member;
(3)
for the Member's third offense, the member may be
suspended for one day or more without compensation.
(4) for the fourth offense, the Program may release the
Member for cause.
(e) The Member understands that he/she will be either
suspended or released for cause in accordance with paragraphs
(b), (d), and (e) of section VI of this agreement for committing
certain acts during the term of service such as being convicted
or charged with a violent felony, possession, sale or
distribution of a controlled substance.
VI. Release from Term of Service
(a) The Member understands that he/she may be released for
the following two reasons:
(1) for cause, as explained in paragraph (b) of this
section; or
(2) compelling personal circumstances as defined in
paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) The Program will release the member for cause for the
following reasons:
(1) the Member has dropped out of the Program without
obtaining a release for compelling personal
circumstances from the appropriate Program official;
(2) during the term of service the Member has been charged
with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a
controlled substance;
(3) the member has committed a fourth offense in accordance
with paragraph (d) of section V of this agreement; or
(4) any other serious breach that in the judgment of the
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Director of the Program would undermine the
effectiveness of the program.
(c) The Program may release the Member from the term of
service, due to compelling personal circumstances if--
(1) the Member has a serious injury or illness that makes
completing the term impossible;
(2) there is a serious injury, illness or death of an
immediate family member and the member is needed to
care for that family member or take over the duties of
the family member;
(3) the Member is drafted by the Armed Services of the
United States; or
(4) some other circumstance occurs that makes it impossible
or very difficult for the Member to complete the term
of service and the Program deems that circumstance to
be compelling.
(d) The Program will suspend the Member's term of service for
the following reasons:
(1) during the term of service the Member has been charged
with a violent felony or the sale or distribution of a
controlled substance. (If the Member is found not
guilty or the charge is dismissed, the Member may
resume his/her term of service. The Member, however,
will not receive back living allowances or credit for
any service hours missed.)
(2) during the term of service the Member has been
convicted of a first offense of possession of a
controlled substance. (If the Member, however,
demonstrates that he/she has enrolled in an approved
drug rehabilitation program, the Member may resume
his/her term of service. The Member will not receive
back living allowances or credit for any service hours
missed.)
(e) The Program may suspend the Member's term of service for
violating the rule of conduct provision in accordance with the
rules set forth in paragraph (c) in section V of this agreement.
(f) If the Member discontinues his/her term of service for
any reason other than a release for compelling personal
circumstances as described in paragraph (b), (d), and (e), the
member will cease to receive the benefits described in paragraph
(a) of section IV and will receive no portion of the education
award or interest payments.
(g) If the Member discontinues his/her term of service due to
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compelling personal circumstances as described in paragraph (b)
of section V of this agreement, the member will cease to receive
benefits described in Section IV. If, however, the Member has
completed at least 15% of the required service hours (250 service
hours) the Member will receive a pro-rated portion of the
education award or interest payments described in paragraphs (b)
and (c) of section IV.
VII. Grievance Procedures
(a) The Member understands that the Program has a grievance
procedure (outlined in the Member Orientation Handbook) to
resolve disputes concerning the Member's suspension, dismissal,
service evaluation or proposed service assignment;
(b) The Member understands that, as a participant of the
program, he/she may file a grievance in accordance with the
Program's grievance procedure which is set forth in a separate
document and hereto attached.
VIII. USDA Responsibilities to Members:
(1) have selected all AmeriCorps Members in an impartial and
non-discriminatory manner that bolsters AmeriCorps' vision of
diversity;
(2) provide AmeriCorps Members with approved handbooks,
documents, and forms needed to follow the provisions of
AmeriCorps and the National and Community Service Trust Act of
1993;
(3) provide AmeriCorps Members with the orientation,
training, technical assistance, and supervision necessary to
complete their service activities;
(4) provide all AmeriCorps Members with ongoing education
and instruction needed not only to perform their specific service
projects, but to grow and develop as citizens, community problem-
solvers, and developing professionals;
(5) design and coordinate service projects for AmeriCorps
Members so that the members will continuously have productive and
useful service projects in environmental or human needs;
(6) structure work schedules to ensure that AmeriCorps
members will be reasonably able to perform 1,700 hours of service
within a year;
(7) treat all AmeriCorps Members with respect and provide
them with the guidance, support, discipline, and counseling they
reasonably require to perform AmeriCorps service;
(8) work with AmeriCorps Members to develop mechanisms
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through which the AmeriCorps Members can have significant input
and impact upon service assignments, rules of conduct, and all
other aspects of the AmeriCorps; and
(9) provide other additional support and services to ensure
the success of all programs.
IX. Amendments to This Agreement
This agreement may be changed or revised by written consent
by both parties.
X.
Authorization
The Member and Program hereby acknowledge by their
signatures that they have read, understand, and agree to all
terms and conditions of this agreement.
AmeriCorps Member
USDA
Program Director
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MEMBER SEMI-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
NAME:
DATE:
LOCATION:
SITE #:
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1. Is Member's work neat, accurate, & complete?
2. Is Member prompt in completing job tasks?
3. Does Member take initiative?
4. Does Member readily accept responsibility?
5. Does Member follow instructions accurately?
6. Is Member punctual?
7. Is Member absent from place of work for
unauthorized intervals?
8. Does Member follow appropriate safety procedures?
9. Does Member wear appropriate clothing for tasks?
10. Does Member participate in training sessions?
11. Does Member accept constructive criticism and
take steps for improvement?
12. Is Member cooperative?
13. Does Member appear to have a good attitude?
14. Does Member work well with others?
15. Does Member show respect for others?
16. Do you feel that the Member is well placed?
17. Does the Member display a desire to participate
in National Service?
18. Would you recommend this person for a second
term?
19. Did Member contribute to meeting objectives?
20. Other?
(Supervisor's Signature)
(Date)
(Member's Signature)
(Date)
(Place any comments on back of form.)
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END OF TERM OF SERVICE FORM
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Appendix S
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the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Information will be used to verify completion of
National Service Trust. The information will not be disclosed outside the government without written permission.
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Sections 6-12 must be completed by one of the following:
(a) the State Director of the Corporation for National Service if participant is a VISTA participant.
(b) the Camp Commander or his/her designee if participant is a National Civilian Community Corps participant.
(c) the Program Director if participant is an AmeriCorps USA program participant.
6. Enter the hours of service completed under the National Service Program. VISTA and National Civilian Community
Corps programs should not complete this item.
7. Show the ending date of the term of service.
8. Indicate whether the participant was enrolled in a full-time or part-time program. If a VISTA or a National Civilian
Community Corps participant, mark "Full-time" program unless enrolled in the summer program. If an AmeriCorps
USA participant, indicate whether the individual was a full-time participant (minimum of 1700 hours), a part-time
participant (900 hours), a reduced part-time participant (less than 900 hours), or a summer participant.
9. Give the name of the program or project.
10. Show the Program or Project ID that has been assigned to this program by the Corporation.
11. Indicate the type of termination of the end of service. Please be sure to follow the Corporation's regulations in
making this selection. If participant is continuing service for another term under the National Service Trust on this or
another project, another Trust Enrollment form must be completed.
12. Print your name, then sign and date the Certification of Service.
6. Hours of service
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Participant's SSN:
Participant's Name:
SOCIAL SECURITY
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1. Did you complete your AmeriCorps term of
2. If a friend was thinking about joining your
service?
AmeriCorps program, how strongly would
you encourage your friend to join?
Yes (skip to question 2)
No (continue below)
you left your program:
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Strongly encourage joining
Please indicate below the main reason why
Encourage joining
Discourage joining
Strongly discourage joining
Got a job/expanded working hours
Enrolled in a job training program
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Enrolled in another service program
3. How likely are you to volunteer to serve your
Dissatisfied with assigned tasks
community in the future?
Enlisted in the military
Enrolled in school
Very likely
Dissatisfied with program staff/supervisor
Likely
Moved away
Not likely
Health reasons
Not at all
Left at parent's request
Asked to leave the program by project
4.
Thinking about your answer to question 3, how
manager
much did your AmeriCorps experience affect your
Left program for other personal reasons
feelings about serving your community?
(please specify
)
Very much
Somewhat
Not much
Not at all
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5. How likely are you to continue your education?
9. Did you benefit from participating in AmeriCorps?
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Not likely
Yes
Not at all
Please indicate below the primary benefits
you received: (mark all that apply)
6. Thinking about your answer to question 5,
how much did your AmeriCorps experience
Learned about or worked with different
affect your feelings about continuing your
ethnic/cultural groups
education?
Explored future job/educational interests
Learned about public safety issues
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Learned about environmental issues
Made new friends
Not much
Served my community
Not at all
Developed leadership skills
Obtained an educational scholarship
Helped others
7. If you plan to continue your education, at what
Gained communication skills
level will you continue in school?
Learned job skills
Accomplished a specific task
High School
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Tech/trade school
Was part of a national movement
Junior College
College/University
Other (specify
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10. How satisfied were you with:
8. Did you receive academic credit or a General
Equivalency Diploma (GED) as a result of your
participation in the program?
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Yes (continue below)
a. Your overall AmeriCorps
experience
Please indicate below what type of academic
b. The service activities you
credit:
performed this year
C. The training you received
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completing your assignments
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Workstudy Credits
e. The support (transportation,
CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
tools, materials) you received to
Other (specify
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do your assignments
f. The local program staff when you
had questions or needed help
g. The effect your work had on the
community
11. What do you feel were the two most important skills you learned through AmeriCorps?
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12. What did you like most about your AmeriCorps program?
13. What did you like least about your AmeriCorps program?
14. What recommendations do you have for improving the program next year?
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AMERICORPS
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FOR NATIONAL
SERVICE
Corporation for National Service
AmeriCorps*USA
OPERATING SITE INFORMATION FORM
Instructions
This form should be completed by every AmeriCorps operating site at the beginning of the grant
period. Before completing this form, please review the definitions and examples below. If after
reading the definitions and examples, you are still uncertain about who completes this form, please
contact the Office of Evaluation at the Corporation for National Service, 202-606-5000 (x488).
SECTION I - Operating Site Identification
Corporation Grantee: The organization that receives money directly from the Corporation. Generally, the grantee is also the
legal applicant. State Commissions. national non-profits, tribal governments, and federal agencies are usually the Corporation
grantees.
Operating Site: The final unit that performs direct service and administers AmeriCorps grant money. An operating site has an
AmeriCorps budget and a staff. It is responsible for Member supervision, record keeping. program administration, etc.
Operating Site ID: A Corporation-issued identification number based on Corporation grantee ID numbers. The attached
reference guide lists all operating site IDs by State. If you have any questions, please call your Corporation Grantee or the Office
of Evaluation.
Operating Site Congressional Districts: The congressional districts in which the operating site provides services.
National Non-Profit/Federal Agency Examples
Example 1:
A national non-profit organization. Helping America!. receives a grant from the Corporation. Helping America! awards some of its
grant money to a Helping America! program called Volunteers in Action. Volunteers in Action places individual AmeriCorps
Members in community-based organizations.
The Corporation grantee is Helping America!.
The operating site is Volunteers in Action.
The host organizations are the community-based organizations.
Who completes this form?: VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION
Example 2:
A national non-profit organization (or federal agency) receives a grant from the Corporation. The national non-profit organization
provides money to five regional offices. From those offices, teams of AmeriCorps Members work on environmental projects in
concert with environmental non-profits in each region.
The Corporation grantee is the national non-profit.
The operating sites are the regional offices.
The host organizations are the environmental non-profits.
Who completes this form?: EACH REGIONAL OFFICE
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Appendix U
State Commission Examples
Example 1:
A State Commission receives a grant from the Corporation. It awards a subgrant to a non-profit organization. The non-profit
organization places AmeriCorps Members in community organizations throughout the state, and there are no administrative
"offices" between the non-profit and the Members.
The Corporation grantee is the State Commission.
The operating site is the non-profit organization.
The host organizations are the community organizations throughout the state where the AmeriCorps Members serve.
Who completes this form?: THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVED THE STATE COMMISSION GRANT
Example 2:
A State Commission receives a grant from the Corporation to operate a state conservation corps. The corps has a city office
and a rural office. Each office manages several teams. The city teams renovate parks and green space with the city
Recreation Department: the rural teams do stream rehabilitation with the state Environmental Agencý.
The Corporation grantee is the State Commission.
The operating sites are the city and rural offices.
The host organizations are the Recreation Department and the Environmental Agency.
Who completes this form?: THE CITY AND RURAL OFFICES
SECTION II - Operating Site Profile
Urban/suburban/rural: The program setting or settings in which most of your Members work.
Residential/non-residential: If your Members live in AmeriCorps-provided dormitories or housing, your operating site is
residential: if they do not. it is non-residential.
Individual-based: Operating sites using an individual placement model in which Members are assigned to project sites in small
numbers (one or two per site) and generally work under the supervision of host organization personnel.
Crew-based or Team-based: Operating sites using a corps model in which Members work in larger groups and are generally
supervised by AmeriCorps personnel.
Direct Service: Service provided by Members that directly benefits service recipients.
Coordinating Volunteers: Service provided by Members that consists primarily of recruiting. coordinating, and supervising
non-paid community volunteers. who. in turn, provide service.
SECTION III - Primary Partners
Host Organizations: Those organizations through which your Members provide services. Please be as specific as possible,
identifying the unit within your host organization that directly coordinates your service. For example, an operating site providing
services in a national park should identify the park administrative unit with whom they work, not the Department of the Interior.
Funders: Those organizations or individuals who provide funds for the AmeriCorps operating site. Please include cash amounts
as well as the estimated value of in-kind contributions. On the first line, indicate the amount your operating site receives from the
Corporation grant (either directly or through a subgrant). If you receive funds from your Corporation grantee beyond those that
originally came from the Corporation, and you know the ultimate source of those funds (i.e., the contributors to your Corporation
grantee). please provide the names of those contributors. Otherwise, include your Corporation grantee as a source of funding. If
you anticipate receiving funding from an organization but the funds have not yet been committed, please list that organization in
the "Anticipated Funders" column. When categorizing your contributors, report private individuals as "other."
SECTION IV - Direct Services
For each priority area that is a primary focus of your service, mark all the services you provide. Then complete part b by
estimating the proportion of your total service time that is devoted to that priority. Your responses to the five part b questions
(education, human needs, public safety. environment, other) should sum to 100 percent of your direct service time.
SECTIONS V, VI - Other Service Information
Please mark the appropriate ovals as indicated.
SECTION VII - Operating Site Description
Please provide a description of your operating site and the services your AmeriCorps Members provide.
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Operating Site Address:
Number and Street
City and State
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Operating Site Congressional Districts (please use the district numbers):
Mail Address:
Who completed this form (please print):
Date form was completed:
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SECTION II Operating Site Profile
1. Is your program:
(mark one)
a.
Primarily Urban
Primarily Rural
Primarily Suburban
Mixed
Describe Briefly
(mark one)
b.
Residential
Non-Residential
(mark one)
c.
Individual-based, providing direct service
Individual-based, "coordinating" volunteers
Crew-based Team-based,
Crew-based/Team-based,
providing direct service
"coordinating" volunteers
2. Number of paid staff involved with AmeriCorps when fully operational
(do not include AmeriCorps Members):
(full-time)
(part-time)
3. Number of AmeriCorps Members who will be enrolled
at your operating site when you are fully operational:
4. Did your Corporation grantee operate a service program prior to this program year?
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No
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If "Yes." was it an AmeriCorps-type program?
Yes
No
5. Did your operating site operate a service program prior to this program year?
Yes
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If "Yes," was it an AmeriCorps-type program?
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SECTION III Primary Partners
Current and Anticipated Host Organizations:
Organization Codes
1 = For-profit organization
If your Members provide service through other organizations,
2 = Community-based organization. Non-profit
please list those organizations below. Be as specific as
3 = Federal Government
4 = State Government
possible: e.g.. if Members serve in schools. list the schools by
5 = Local Government
name rather than the district.
6 = Educational institution/organization
7 = Foundation
8 = Religious organization
9 Other
Name
ZIP Code
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Organization Codes
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2 = Community-based organization. Non-profit
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3 = Federal Government
code of your primary funders:
4= State Government
5 = Local Government
6 = Educational institution/organization
7 = Foundation
8 = Religious organization
9 = Other
FUNDING AMOUNTS
Type of Organization
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SECTION IV What are the primary direct services that you provide?
Note: Your responses to 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, and 5b should sum to 100 percent.
1a. Education
b. About what percent
3a. Public Safety
b. About what percent
(Include primary services only;
of direct service
(Include primary services only;
of direct service
mark all that apply.)
time is devoted to
mark all that apply.)
time is devoted to
Education:
Public Safety:
School Readiness
Crime Prevention
Child care
%
Violence prevention patrols
%
Head start/preschool
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Conflict resolution
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Parent literacy
1 1 1
Reduction of substance abuse
1 1 1
Other (Specify:
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After school activities
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Other (Specify:
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School Success
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Crime Control
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In-class support
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Community policing
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After schoo! tutoring
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Victim assistance
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After school mentoring
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Anti-victimization programs
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Service-learning coordinator
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Juvenile justice programs
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Other (Specify:
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Other (Specify:
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2a. Human Needs
b. About what percent
4a. Environment
b. About what percent
(Include primary services only;
of direct service
(Include primary services only;
of direct service
mark all that apply.)
time is devoted to
mark all that apply.)
time is devoted to
Human Needs:
Environment:
Health
Neighborhood Environment
Inoependent living assistance
Supporting community health clinics
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Revitalizing neighborhoods
Eliminating environmental risks
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Prenata. care
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Hearth care to families of young children
1 1 1
Other (Specify:
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Other (Specify:
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Home
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Natural Environment
5 5 5
Shetter support for the homeless
6 6 6
Conserving and restoring public lands
6 6 €
Rehabilitating low income-housing
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Trail maintenance
7 7 7
Public assistance transaction support
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Natural resource sampling. mapping. and
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b. About what percent
of direct service is
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Who are the primary beneficiaries of the services your Members provide?
SECTION V
(Include primary beneficiaries only; mark all that apply.)
Primary Beneficiaries
Pre-School children
K-12 students
Coliege students
Young adults (ages 17-24)
Senior citizens
General public
Educationally disadvantaged
Economically disadvantaged
Mentally disabled persons
Physically challenged persons
Homeless
Low-income housing residents
Unemployed
"At-Risk" youth
Immigrants. refugees
Migrant workers
Patients Residents in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, other long-term care facilities
Substance-dependent individuals
Outdoor recreationalists
Environmentalists conservationists
Families Parents
Business Community
Veterans
Other (Specify:
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SECTION VI
What are the major services you provide for Members?
(Mark all that apply.)
a. Basic Education
b. Occupational Education
Basic'remedial education
Communication skills
Eng. sh. as a second language
Working in teams
General education development (GED)
General employment skills
preparation
Specific occupational skills
Tutoring. other preparatory assistance
Work experience. job shadowing. etc.
Other (Specify:
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Career awareness, job search skills
Other (Specify:
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c. Participant Development
d. Life Skills
Leadership training
Parenting and family management
Self-esteem enhancement
Nutrition
Refiection/community awareness
Personal health care
Citizenship education
Personal finances
Mediation training
Individual or group counseling
Other (Specify:
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Interpersonal skills
Substance abuse prevention program
Substance abuse treatment program
CPR training
Other (Specify:
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National Information Systems (NIS) 11/94 EM-158009:654321
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SECTION VII
Please describe in 3-4 sentences your operating site and the services your
AmeriCorps Members provide.
EXAMPLE:
A major cause of infant mortality in X is poor prenatal care. Through AmeriCorps, Members conduct door-to-door community
outreach to educate mothers and their families about the importance and availability of care. They also staff traveling health
clinics which reach women who are homebound. AmeriCorps Members expect to increase clinic use by 25%.
THANK YOU!
REATIONAL AMERICORP A SECURITY
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USDA/AmeriCorps Program
Member Acknowledgment Safety
Form
1,
/ as a Member of the
USDA AmeriCorps Program, make my personal commitment to help
strengthen the ability of communities to respond to problems of
hunger, rural development and the environment.
I understand my assignments may include, among other things,
(Programs to fill in. Examples: planting trees, cleaning
streambeds, performing water quality assessments, providing food
assistance to the needy, and providing assistance to Native
Americans.) It is further understood and acknowledged that
although training and reasonable precautions will be taken to
protect my safety, my assignments may involve some risk.
Signature
Date
Date of Birth
If you have not reached your eighteenth birthday by the date of
the signing of this acknowledgment, a parent or legal guardian
must also sign below.
Parent or Legal Guardian
Date
Appendix V
LEVELS OF SUPERVISION/COORDINATION
The level of supervision is often dependent on the management
structure of the organization sponsoring the project. NRCS
(formerly SCS) for example is structured along state lines.
There is a manager in each state. The Forest Service is
structured along regional lines where regions encompass several
states. The following levels of supervision were defined so that
the level of supervision provided by a state level contact for
NRCS could be related to the appropriate level of supervision
provided by other agencies such as the Forest Service.
These definitions are important in tracking who is responsible
for members, who should receive various training and information,
and who is responsible for objectives and progress reports. For
the USDA/AmeriCorps Program/Project I.D. Number the lowest level
of supervision that we want to track is defined as either the
SITE SUPERVISOR or the FOREST SERVICE CAMP DIR.
a. SITE SUPERVISOR - The person who is the closest level or unit
of management to the AmeriCorps member who is NOT a team leader.
In instances where the group of members is so large that there
are team leaders, the site supervisor would be the supervisor of
the team leaders. In anti-hunger groups this is Elizabeth Riley
or Tony Perez. In Public Lands groups this is the supervisor of
a group of members. In NRCS groups this is the long term
supervisor of a group of members, not the person who oversees the
work of a team for a few weeks. In rural development groups this
is the person who is directly supervising the member (s).
b. FOREST SERVICE CAMP DIR - PUB LND - This level distinguishes
between a public land site supervisor overseeing a crew of ten
members and the supervisor responsible for a camp with many more
members. Randy Scurry is an example of this type of manager.
Appendix W
The table below shows the levels of supervision as they relate to
different agencies for the FY 94 AmeriCorps projects.
Level of
Forest Service
NRCS
RECD
Super/coord
I. Site Supervisor
Camp Director
Site
Site
RDT Supervisor
Supervisor
Supervisor
II. Agency
RDT Field
State
State
Coordinator
Coordinator
Contact
Contact
III. Agency
Regional
Regional
Regional
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
IV. USDA Regional
Facilitator
SAMPLE PERSONNEL LETTERS TO AMERICORPS MEMBERS
Dear
We have received your resignation from your AmeriCorps position
with the
(organization name)
.
We regret that you are
not able to finish the term of service that you have originally
envisioned.
You should be aware that as you leave the AmeriCorps Program, all
rights and benefits from that program will cease, and you will
not be entitled to receive any portion of the education award or
interest payments. Because you were not classified as a Federal
employee, you are not eligible for unemployment benefits. If you
have any questions regarding your AmeriCorps benefits, you may
contact the Corporation for National and Community Service at
(202) 606-5000.
We would like to thank you at this time for your contribution to
the (organization name) and for the AmeriCorps spirit that you
brought to the AmeriCorps project. Without caring individuals
like you, this program could never succeed.
We would like to ask you to complete the enclosed Member Exit
Form, and return it to the (organization name) office, (address).
This form will help us better evaluate and improve the AmeriCorps
Program.
We are glad that you were a part of the (organization name)
AmeriCorps Team, (member name), and we wish you the best of luck
in all of your future endeavors. If you have any questions, or
if we can be of assistance in any way, feel free to call at
(phone number).
Human Resources Officer
Appendix X
Dear
(Supervisor's name) on (date) reports that you have not
shown up for work, nor have you called to explain you absences,
since December 12, 1994. He reports that he met with on January
10, 1995 and told you to report to work on January 23, 1995 or at
least inform him that you no longer wished to participate in the
Program. You did not report to work nor did you call.
On January 26, 1995 Mr. (supervisor) sent you a letter
instructing you to report to work on January 30, 1995. This
letter was sent certified, return receipt and was signed for on
January 28. You did not report to work as instructed.
On February 13, 1995, Mr. (supervisor) sent you a certified,
return receipt, letter proposing to remove you from the
AmeriCorps Program effective March 1, 1995. This letter was sent
certified to the above address was returned unclaimed after three
notices from the United States Post Office. Since you have not
reported to work as instructed on January 20 and again the
January 26 letter, I have decided to terminate you from the
AmeriCorps Program effective April 15, 1995.
Since you are being terminated before the completion of your
agreed tour of duty, all rights and benefits from the program
will cease and you will not be entitled to receive any portion of
the educational award or interest payments. Because you were not
a Federal employee, you are not eligible for unemployment
benefits.
You are entitled to use both the informal and formal grievance
procedures available to AmeriCorps Members as outlined in the
attached. A grievance must be made within one year of the
receipt of this letter. If you have questions on the grievance
process you can contact our Human Resources staff at (phone #).
We are sorry that we have had to remove you. Please accept our
thanks for your contributions to the (organization) Service and
for the spirit that you brought to the AmeriCorps project.
Sincerely,
Dear
I have been told that on March 2, 1995 you contacted Mr.
(supervisor's name) and informed him that you were going to be
working at another job in Seattle, Oregon. You told him that you
would be sending in a letter of resignation from the AmeriCorps
Program. As of today you have not submitted a letter of
resignation; therefore, we will be accepting the March 2
telephone conversation as a verbal resignation.
Our Human Resources staff will be processing your resignation
effective March 3, 1995 and will provide you with additional
pertinent information.
If it is not your intent to resign from the AmeriCorps Program,
please report back to work at our (work location) office no later
than Monday, April 15, 1995.
I hope that you had an enjoyable experience with AmeriCorps and
that you will continue to work toward the preservation and the
wise use of all of our natural resources.
Sincerely,
HISTORY OF NATIONAL SERVICE
In times of great need, Americans
For the next generation, the call
have always answered the call of
1933:
to service came from President John
service. Our nation was founded by
Franklin D. Roosevelt
F. Kennedy, who developed
citizens who risked everything to
creates the Civilian
programs such as the Peace Corps
build a foundation for freedom. In
Conservation Corps.'
that continue to flourish today.
the years since, Americans have
"Ask not what your country can do
struggled through service to offer
Throughout this century, each
for you," Kennedy said, "ask what
freedom to more Americans, and to
new generation of Americans has
you can do for your country."
eliminate discrimination and other
risen to the challenge of national
Responding to that call in the years
great injustices. From the American
service. During the Great
since, thousands of Peace Corps
Revolution to the Civil Rights
Depression of the 1930s, President
volunteers have left the comforts of
Movement and from the smallest
Franklin D. Roosevelt created the
home and traveled to the poorest
farms to the biggest cities,
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
corners of the globe, building
Americans have worked together to
Four million young people joined in
schools where none existed, helping
improve their communities and their
response-restoring the nation's
farmers feed the hungry, and
lives.
parks, revitalizing its economy, and
creating hospitals to care for the
America's tradition of service has
supporting their families and
sick. After meeting vital needs
always had strong roots in its
themselves. Through eleven years
overseas, returned Peace Corps
communities. The country's vast
of Depression, the CCC provided
Volunteers have put to work at
network of civic and religious
billions of dollars in services and
home their new knowledge of others
organizations, schools, and
enabled millions of families to live in
and spirit of citizenship, changing
businesses has been especially
dignity.
America for the better.
important in bringing people
With World War II, the GI Bill
together in order to meet common
linked service to education, offering
1961:
goals. Since the 19th century,
war veterans the opportunity to pay
The Peace Corps is
foreign observers have noticed how
for school in return for service to
established.
through these groups, Americans
their country. Because of the GI Bill,
have shown an unusual commitment
veterans improved their own lives
of service-whether building new
by attending college. They also
The 1960s also saw the birth of
homes, protecting public spaces, or
contributed mightily to America's
Volunteers in Service to America,
helping those in need.
future: with the education they
or VISTA, which is now part of
received, those citizens helped
AmeriCorps and engages adults in
spark the economic boom that gave
helping low-income communities
America the world's leading
help themselves. Initiatives such as
economy. The principles of the
the Retired Senior Volunteer Corps,
CCC and the GI Bill-encouraging
the Foster Grandparents Program,
Americans to serve and rewarding
and the Senior Companion Program
those who do-inspire AmeriCorps
also developed in order to engage
today.
older Americans in the work of
improving the nation.
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Appendix Y
In the 1970s and 1980s, a variety
Some Discussion Questions
of programs at the local, state, and
1994:
What are the common features
national levels expanded to offer
AmeriCorps is
of national service programs?
young people opportunities to serve.
launched.
What are key differences?
Youth corps and school and college-
(You might talk to alumni of
based programs mobilized
Today, another President has
initiatives such as the Civilian
communities-the people at the
called Americans to service. In his
Conservation Corps, the Peace Corps,
grassroots-to find and solve their
Inaugural Address, President Bill
and VISTA to learn more about these
own problems. In a time of scarce
Clinton challenged Americans to
programs and compare your
resources, these initiatives
"seasons of service" around the
experiences.)
continued to involve citizens in
country. In May, 1993, President
-Why have service programs
meeting national needs.
Clinton introduced historic
taken different forms during different
legislation to expand opportunities
periods in our history?
for young Americans to serve our
What are the best arguments for
country, build up their communities,
national service? What are the
and earn awards for their own
strongest objections to the idea?
education in return. Months later,
Democrats and Republicans in
Congress joined together to pass the
bill creating AmeriCorps and the
agency that administers it, the
Corporation for National Service.
President Clinton signed the
legislation, the National and
Community Service Trust Act, on
September 21, 1993. You are a
central part of AmeriCorps—
and of a vital American tradition.
2.4
THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
The Corporation for National
engage in "seasons of service"
AMERICORPS will include more
Service administers AmeriCorps and
throughout the seasons of life.
than 20,000 Americans ages 16 and
pays many of the expenses for your
There are three basic sets of
older. The program's goals are
program, including your education
Corporation initiatives:
getting things done, strengthening
award and, in general, most of your
community, encouraging
stipend. Like other government
responsibility, and offering
agencies such as the Department of
LEARN AND SERVE AMERICA
education awards in return for
Education and the Department of
integrates service into education
service. The AmeriCorps National
programs through a method called
Service Network consists of more
Defense, the Corporation is
supported by the American people
"service learning," which enables
than 300 diverse programs in every
with the money they pay in taxes.
young people to learn and develop
state in the nation. The Network
The Corporation is directly
through active participation in
also includes two special initiatives
accountable to Congress, which
service.
of the Corporation:
decides each year how much
taxpayer money to give the
Corporation. National service is an
investment by Americans in
America's future.
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In his Inaugural Address,
M
President Clinton said, "I challenge
CERVICE
a new generation of young
Americans to a season of service.
There is so much to be done-
-Through the K-12 program,
-AmeriCorps*VIS is the thirty
enough, indeed, for millions of
over 275,000 school-age youth in all
year-old program for men and
others who are still young in spirit
fifty states participate in service
women ages 18 and older who
to give of themselves in service,
activities which are integrated into
commit themselves to helping low-
too." The Corporation was created
their school curriculum or
income people to improve their own
by President Clinton's national
community-based learning program,
lives. AmeriCorps* VISTAs serve in
service legislation in order to meet
providing structured time for service
rural or urban areas or on Indian
his inaugural challenge. The
and time for students to think, talk,
reservations, sharing their skills and
mission of the Corporation is to
or write about their service
experience in fields such as
encourage service of every sort
experiences.
employment training, literacy,
around the country. The
-The Higher Education
shelter for the homeless, and
Corporation supports a range of
Innovation Programs engage college
neighborhood revitalization.
national and community service
students in meeting community
Approximately 3,500
programs, providing opportunities
needs. Some of these programs are
AmeriCorps* VISTAs are currently
for Americans to serve full-time and
student-run; others are faculty-led;
serving, joining more than 100,000
part-time, as volunteers or as
many are integrated with academic
alumni.
stipended participants, and as
study; and all help young people
-AmeriCorps*NCCC, the National
individuals or in teams. The Corpor-
contribute to their community as
Civilian Community Corps, will
ation aims to enable Americans to
they learn in college.
involve 1,000 young people ages
2.5
Appendix Z
18-24 in programs focused on
-Senior Companion Program
Corporation programs, however, are
environmental needs. AmeriCorps*
engages low-income seniors in
run by other federal, state, and local
NCCC is a residential service
providing individualized support and
public and private non-profit
program in which corpsmembers
assistance to other adults, primarily
organizations selected through a
are housed and trained together on
the homebound elderly. Their
competition run by the Corporation.
military bases and deployed as
services help the homebound
This year, more than 1200
teams to community service sites.
achieve their highest level of
organizations applied to operate
AmeriCorps* NCCC combines the
independent living, providing
AmeriCorps programs, but only
best of our military tradition with the
disability assistance, home
about 400 were selected. These
best practices of local service corps.
management assistance, and social
programs are now working as
and recreational companionship to
partners with the Corporation to
about 32,000 individuals each year.
make sure to "get things done,"
S CORPS
-The Retired and Senior Volunteer
build community, and meet the
Program (RSVP) is a network of
Corporation's other goals.
430,000 Americans ages 55 or older
The Corporation operates in
who perform a wide range of
accordance with the principles of
volunteer services that meet
"reinventing government"-ideas
community needs. RSVP provides
developed in recent years, and
communities with volunteers diverse
championed by Vice President
in experience, interest, income and
Al Gore, to make government work
NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE CORPS
education, and ready to take on
better and cost less. This means that
engages older Americans-with their
challenges of education, health care,
while the Corporation makes sure
great skills, talents, and experience-
and community revitalization.
that all programs achieve certain
in addressing urgent issues facing
goals, it provides programs with a
the nation. Together, these
HOW THE CORPORATION WORKS
lot of flexibility to meet those goals.
programs involve over 470,000
While the Corporation headquarters
Reinventing government also means
volunteers in more than 1,200
are in Washington, the Corporation
treating communities and Members
projects and provide more than 110
maintains program offices in nearly
of AmeriCorps like customers of a
million hours of service to their
every state. In addition, State
business. Finally, reinventing
communities each year. The NSSC
Commissions on National and
government means measuring
consists of three programs:
Community Service or similar
results and keeping costs down to
-The Foster Grandparent Program
entities appointed by the Governor
ensure the highest possible return
offers low-income older Americans
of each State have significant
on the taxpayer dollar.
the opportunity to serve one-on-one
responsibilities for the Corporation's
The Corporation and its
with children and young people who
programs.
programs operate in accordance
have special needs, including teen
The Corporation helps programs
with the principle of equal oppor-
parents and those who are abused
to operate in two basic ways. A few
tunity and do not discriminate on
and neglected. Foster Grandparents
Corporation initiatives, such as
the basis of race, color, religion,
serve 20 hours each week in
AmeriCorps*NCCC and
national origin, sex, age, disability,
hospitals, public schools, day care
AmeriCorps* VISTA, are operated
or political affiliation.
centers, and correctional institutions.
directly by the Corporation. Most
2.6
NATIONAL SERVICE AND NATIONAL NEEDS
The first goal of AmeriCorps is
AMERICORPS AND EDUCATION
"getting things done," or meeting
Education is the key to America's
the nation's unmet education, public
future. In today's international
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
safety, human, and environmental
economy, where investment is
A third of all six-year-olds
needs.
mobile and technology increasingly
are not prepared for formal
The specific work will vary
complex, countries with the best
education.
tremendously. Some Members will
educated citizens will attract the
A third of all teenagers
help toddlers prepare for school;
best jobs and achieve the highest
-drop out of high school.
others will help older Americans live
incomes. Education is also vital to
independently. Some will work in
our democratic way of life: our
urban areas, supporting community
society's freedom depends on our
school-more than half in many
policing; others will work in the
citizens' education, their ability to
areas. The situation is particularly
national parks, preserving the
read newspapers, to consider the
shocking in our poorest
forests. All Members will make an
quality of candidates intelligently,
communities: according to one
important contribution to America's
and to participate in civic life
study, the reading proficiency of the
future.
effectively. And nothing is more
average 17-year-old in poor urban
The sections that follow give a
central to individual success than
areas matched that of a typical 13-
brief overview of the needs that
good schooling-from readiness for
year-old in affluent urban areas.
AmeriCorps seeks to meet and the
the first day of school to excellence
Functional illiteracy remains the
ways it will meet them. You will
on the day before graduation. If
reality for millions of Americans of
learn more about the particular
every American is to have an equal
all ages.
projects of your program from your
opportunity to achieve his or her
AmeriCorps is poised to help
team leaders and program directors.
dream-and that's the American
tens of thousands of Americans get
And you can always get more
ideal-then every American must
the education they need to find
information from newspapers,
have access to a decent education.
better jobs, become more active
books, and teachers.
Today, too many Americans don't
citizens, and lead better lives.
learn what they need and deserve in
AmeriCorps Members will teach
order to succeed. Many of our
Americans of all different ages. In
children don't arrive at school ready
pre-school centers, they'll enable
to learn: one out of three six-year-
more of our youngest Americans to
olds today isn't prepared for formal
get ready for school. In after-school
education. And once they get to
centers, AmeriCorps Members will
school, too many kids don't get
provide extra individual attention
needed skills, or even remain in
and support to help young people
school. While America's public
boost their reading and math skills-
schools were once the best in the
and stay in school. And in literacy
world, today the average skills and
centers, AmeriCorps Members will
scores of our young people are
throw open the doors to a whole
lower than in other industrialized
new world by enabling adult
nations like Germany and Japan. A
Americans to read.
third of teens today don't finish high
3.1
Appendix aa
Different AmeriCorps education
contributing to the community
programs will work differently.
PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS
policing movement. By solving
Some will place Members as
Every three hours,
problems before they become
teachers in front of the classroom.
a child is murdered.
crises, and by building the bonds
Others will focus on providing
America has the highest
among citizens and with police
individual tutoring and mentoring.
crime rate in the
officers, AmeriCorps has become an
And some will engage in outreach
industrialized world.
important part of the fight against
activities, to enable more Americans
crime in which every element of the
to make use of educational facilities
community must do its part.
already available to them. Whatever
the strategy, all AmeriCorps
best defense. Citizens need to work
education programs will enable
with each other and with police
HUMAN NEEDS
Americans to learn the things they
officers in order to prevent crimes
More than 600,000
need in order to lead better lives.
before they happen. That's why
Americans are homeless on
AmeriCorps is so important.
a given night-100,000 of
AMERICORPS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
AmeriCorps will help restore the
them children.
Recent polls show that Americans
bonds of community that are
Only one-half of inner city
consider crime to be more important
essential to safe neighborhoods. In
preschool children were
than any other issue facing the
areas where isolation and mistrust
immunized in 1990.
nation today. And with good reason:
are widespread, AmeriCorps
the rise in crime rates represents a
Members will reconnect citizens in
deep crisis. The United States
their efforts to reduce violence.
has the highest rates of murder,
Whether it's organizing crime
AMERICORPS AND HUMAN NEEDS
rape and violent crime in the
watches, establishing safe havens,
"Human needs" encompass some
industrialized world. Every three
providing victim assistance, offering
of the most diverse and most
hours, a child is murdered, and
drug abuse prevention, or engaging
important areas that AmeriCorps
three million crimes are committed
in conflict resolution, AmeriCorps
will address. The three biggest
each year in and around schools
members will help Americans to
fields are housing/homelessness,
alone. Whatever their race or
help themselves-building a sense
health, and independent living.
income, law-abiding Americans are
of security and safety in place of
The crisis of homelessness is
afraid, and nearly half of our citizens
violence and fear.
both a tragedy for those who suffer
fear walking around their own
In what is called the "community
it and a blight on the nation's
neighborhoods at night.
policing movement," police
collective consciousness. On an
While putting more police
departments today are changing the
average night in America, at least
officers on the streets and keeping
way they do their work-returning to
600,000 people are homeless-
more offenders behind bars are
an older model of policing, where
100,000 of them children. There are
important parts of the fight against
officers spend long periods of time
many reasons for the rise in
crime, they will never win the war
in specific neighborhoods, getting to
homelessness: a three-quarters cut
alone. In the long run, vibrant
know residents, and working with
in federal housing assistance during
neighborhoods are communities'
them to recognize and solve their
the 1980s; the deinstitutionalization
particular problems. AmeriCorps is
of the mentally ill in the 1970s; and
3.2
within depressed areas, the flight of
American child born in America.
jobs and rise in substance abuse.
AmeriCorps Members will help
ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS
AmeriCorps provides compre-
ensure that pregnant mothers get
Americans fill 63,000
hensive assistance to homeless
the prenatal care they need.
garbage trucks everyday.
individuals, helping address the
Members will also ensure that
Lined up, they would
many different causes of the crisis.
infants get their immunizations,
stretch from San Francisco
Some AmeriCorps programs will
preventing the diseases that end too
to Los Angeles.
build or renovate low-income
many lives too early.
Three million children
housing. Others will help provide or
The third focus area for
have toxic levels of lead in
locate needed, comprehensive
AmeriCorps within human needs
their blood.
services: housing search, job search,
will be independent living. It is a
health care, drug and alcohol abuse
quintessentially American idea that
treatment, and the like.
citizens ought to be able to live at
AMERICORPS
In the area of health care,
home and take care of themselves
AND THE ENVIRONMENT
AmeriCorps will especially focus on
for as long as possible. Independent
Whatever else Americans want, we
expanding care to underserved
living saves the government money
need a safe, healthy environment in
areas, those parts of America where
by reducing support costs; more
quality care is hardest to find.
important, it secures the dignity of
order to achieve it. The neighbor-
hoods in which citizens live and
In 1991, the federal government
individuals by allowing them to lead
estimated that more than 2,000
their lives as they wish. In some
raise their children ought to be free
geographical areas in America had
cases, AmeriCorps Members will
from dangerous toxins. The parks in
too few health care providers, and
help recipients of public assistance
which our children play ought to be
that year nearly 20 percent of
to obtain the job training and child
clean and safe. And away from our
American children had no contact
care they need to become self-
homes, America's splendid parks,
with a physician. By increasing
sufficient. In other cases,
forests, and wildlife need to thrive.
outreach, staffing home visits, and
AmeriCorps Members will help care
As resources, these are important
developing compre-hensive
for individuals with AIDS, enabling
for our economy, and as refuges
community-based health care
them to remain at home for as long
from the hustle of daily life, they are
essential for our collective well-
services, AmeriCorps will help
as possible. And in still other cases,
ensure that more Americans get the
AmeriCorps Members will help
being.
care they need.
older Americans living at home with
Unfortunately, neither our
A particular focus within health
routine tasks such as buying
neighborhood environment nor our
natural environment has flourished
care will be ensuring that America's
groceries, doing chores, and
youngest citizens, its infants, begin
administering medications. These
in recent years. In our cities, toxins
life with a healthy start. The
efforts keep individuals out of costly
like lead, nitrites, and pesticides
stunning fact remains that the infant
nursing care, and enable them to
threaten the health of many families,
and millions of children have toxic
mortality rate in America is higher
remain with friends and family for as
levels of lead in their blood-
than in 18 other industrialized
long as possible.
impairing mental development,
nations, and a child born in Bulgaria
causing behavioral disorders, and
has a better chance of reaching her
stunting growth.
first birthday than an African-
3.3
In 1991 alone, more than 2.2 billion
AmeriCorps can clean up our
pounds of toxic waste were released
urban neighborhoods and restore
Some Discussion Questions
into the atmosphere by U.S.
our natural habitat. In our neighbor-
-What are the greatest areas of need
industries. America continues to
hoods, AmeriCorps Members will
in your community? Consider how
generate vast amounts of garbage-
use advanced technology to identify
different community members would
250 million tons a year. And
and remove toxins like lead and
answer this question.
America's unique wilderness areas
radon. Elsewhere AmeriCorps will
-Which of the priority needs does
are slowly disappearing: today one-
rely on environmental improvement
your program address, and how does
third of our rivers, one-half of our
methods that are more traditional
it address them?
estuaries, and more than half of all
but just as important: turning
-If you had to name the most
lakes are unsafe for fishing or
abandoned lots into community
important achievements of your
swimming.
gardens, for example, and
AmeriCorps program, what would
organizing communities to recycle
they be?
waste. In our natural habitats,
-Can you think of good ways to
AmeriCorps Members will follow in
measure you program's achievements?
the footsteps of the Civilian
-What have you, as an individual,
Conservation Corps, which planted
accomplished to meet needs in
millions of trees and saved billions
different priority areas?
of dollars for America sixty years
-What are the long-term causes of
ago. But AmeriCorps Members will
the problems your community faces?
do more than plant trees; they will
Can you think of long-term solutions?
restore whole ecosystems, irrigate
land, and identify endangered
species so they can be preserved.
The first step toward a healthier
environment is a citizenry that
understands the problem-and the
solutions. And so in addition to
restoring and protecting our
environment, many AmeriCorps
Members will engage in
environmental education, teaching a
new generation of Americans how to
care for their surroundings. All in
all, AmeriCorps Members can make
a contribution to America's
environment that saves the nation
money and improves our citizen's
lives..
3.4
STAYING INVOLVED
While your AmeriCorps service may
wish to develop their leadership
end after a year or two, your service
skills, increase program
to your community can continue for
effectiveness in addressing
decades. As you keep contributing,
community needs, and build
your year in AmeriCorps can be
connections among AmeriCorps
only one moment in a lifetime of
programs. Leaders will receive
service.
intensive training and then act as
One part of the AmeriCorps ethic
"front-line" Member supervisors and
that you can enact throughout your
team leaders. They will receive a
life is taking responsibility. You can
living allowance of $14,880, health
take responsibility by doing your
care benefits, and an education
part for your family and friends, by
award of $4,725. If you wish to apply
making the most of yourself, and by
to become an AmeriCorps Leader,
remaining engaged in your
please call, (202) 606-5000, ext. 192.
community. And of course, there are
Even if you don't join
many ways you can take responsi-
AmeriCorps next year, you can
bility that no handbook can ever
continue contributing to your
describe-that only you can know,
community in many other ways.
through the unique experiences of
You may want to contact your
your own life.
school, a nearby Voluntary Action
One way to take responsibility is
Center (toll free at 1-800-879-5400),
to continue your service in the
or other local organizations to find
future. You may want to spend
out how to stay involved. Or you can
another term as an AmeriCorps
pursue your own dream for trans-
Member, you can earn up to two
forming your community and your
awards. If you want, you may be
country. America's future is in your
able to reapply to AmeriCorps
hands.
through your current program, or
you can contact the Corporation for
National Service at (800) 94-
ACORPS, (1-800-942-2677 or TDD 1-
800-833-3722) to get information
about another program in which you
might serve.
If you feel prepared to take on a
leadership position, you may want to
apply to the AmeriCorps Leaders
Program. AmeriCorps Leaders are
exceptional individuals who have
completed a year of service and
6.1
Appendix bb
THE AMERICORPS NATIONAL SERVICE NETWORK
AMERICORPSVISTA
NATIONAL PROGRAMS
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
AmeriCorps *VISTAs serve in every
These programs operate in more
LISC AmeriCorps
state in the nation.
than one state.
Magic Me, Inc.
Magic Me America
NATIONAL CIVILIAN
ACORN Housing Corporation
Mid-Atlantic Network
COMMUNITY CORPS
A Home for All
of Youth & Family Services
Aberdeen, Maryland
Arizona-Mexico Commission
MANY-Corps
Charleston, South Carolina
Border Volunteer Corps
National Association of Child Care
Denver, Colorado
Arkansas Department of Human
Resource & Referral Agencies
San Diego, California
Services/Division of Volunteerism
Action for Children Today
Delta Service Corps
National Center for Family Literacy
Association of Farmworker
The Family Literacy Corps
Opportunity Programs
National Community AIDS Partnership
National Farmworker Training
Youth & HIV/AIDS Services
and Service Program
Partnership
Boston University
National Council of the Churches of
School of Public Health
Christ in the U.S.A.
Health and Housing Fellows
Ecumenical Program For Urban
Children's Health Fund
Service (EPRUS)
AmeriCorps Community
National Endowment for the Arts
Outreach Program
The Writers Corps
City Year, Inc.
National Institute for Literacy
City Year AmeriCorps
Literacy AmeriCorps
Environmental Careers
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Organization, Inc.
Bridge to Independence
Technical Advisor Program for
Navajo Nation
Toxics Use Reduction
Navajo Nation Youth
(TAPTUR)
Conservation Corps
Environmental Protection Agency
Neighborhood Relavestment
Improving Disadvantaged
Corporation
Neighborhoods
NeighborWorks Community
Green Corps
Corps
Neighborhood Green Corps
New York University
Habitat for Humanity International,Inc.
Project Safety Net
Habitat*AmeriCorps
Philadelphia Bar Foundation
I Have a Dream Foundation
The Philadelphia Fellowship
IHAD AmeriCorps
Public Allies
Kansas City Consensus
Next Generation of Public
Bridges Across The Heartland
Leaders
Legal Services Corporation
National Service Legal Corps
7.1
Appendix cc
Public Education Fund Network
U.S. Department of Transportation
Project FIRST
Transportation AmeriCorps
Summerbridge National
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Summerbridge AmeriCorps
Collaboration to Help Homeless
Teach for America
Veterans
The Next Stage
University of Texas at Austin
The ASPIRA Association, Inc.
AmeriCorps for Math and
ASPIRA AmeriCorps
Literacy
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Western Rural Development Center
AmeriCorps/USDA-Public
Northwest Service Academy
Lands & Environmental Team
Woodrow Wilson National
AmeriCorps/USDA-Anti-Hunger
Fellowship Foundation
Team
National School & Community
AmeriCorps/USDA Rural
Corps
Development Team
YMCA of the USA
U.S. Department of Energy
YMCA Earth Service Corps
Salmon Corps
Youth Volunteer Corps of America
U.S. Department of HHS-Health
YVCA Leadership Corps
Resources and Services Administration
YouthBuild USA, Inc.
HRSA Model Health Service
YouthBuild AmeriCorps
Corps
U.S. Department of HHS-Administration
on Children, Youth, and Families
FamilyServe
U.S. Department of HHS-Administration
on Developmental Disabilities
ADD CORPS
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Hope VI AmeriCorps
U.S. Department of Justice-
Weed and Seed
Just Serve
U.S. Department of Labor
AmeriCorps Youth Fair
Chance Project
U.S. Department of the Interior
Interior AmeriCorps
U.S. Department of the Navy
Seaborne Conservation Corps
7.2
STATE PROGRAMS
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
Little Rock
Berkeley
ALASKA
University of Arkansas for
Regents of the University of
Anchorage
Medical Sciences
California at Berkeley
Nine Star Exterprises, Inc.
Learn and Serve:
Berkeley AmeriCorps
AmAk Literacy Project
Healthy Arkansas
Escondido
RurAL CAP
Morrilton
EYE Couseling and Crisis Services
RurAL CAP AmeriCorps
Community Service, Inc. (CSI)
Escondido Empowerment
Program
Arkansas
Corps
Juneau
Community Alliance for a
Fortuna
Southeast Alaska Guidance
Safer Tomorrow (CAST)
California Conservation Corps
Association (SAGA)
Texarkana
The Watershed Stewards
Serve Alaska Youth Corps
Arkansas Family Network
Project
School-Based Truancy
Los Angeles
ALABAMA
Prevention Project
Los Angeles Unified School District
Auburn
LAUSD AmeriCorps Campus
Alabama Council
ARIZONA
Safety Aides Initiative
ON Human Relations, Inc.
Flagstaff
Occidental College
Communities in Action
AZ Board of Regents for and on
Building up LosAngeles/
Birmingham
Behalf of NAU-ACVTE
Aggregate Proposal
Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO)
Youth In Action-Learn and
Oakland
(BAO)/AmeriCorps
Serve
East Bay Conservation Corps
Dothan
Mesa
East Bay Conservation Corps
Troy State University at Dothan
City of Mesa, Arizona
AmeriCorps Collaborative
One Problem at a Time
Mesa AmeriCorps Community
Spanish Speaking Unity Council
Montgomery
Service Partnership
FCC/AmeriCorps
Montgomery YMCA
Phoenix
Pomona
Changing Lives
Arizona Conservation Corps
Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc
AMERICORPS
Arizona Conservation Corps
PolyCorps-An AmeriCorps
Tuscaloosa
Leadership Corps Proposal
Project
The University of Alabama
Arizona Council of Centers for
Richmond
Students of Alabama for
Children and Adolescents
Bay Area Community Resources
independent Living
ACCCA/AmeriCorps
Bay Area Youth Agency
Coalition for Children's
Consortium AmeriCorps
AMERICAN SAMOA
Services
Project
Pago Pago
Tucson
American Samoa Government
Rural Health Office,
American Samoa
University of Arizona
Conservation Corps
Arizona AHEC Rural
AmeriCorps Project
7.3
Sacramento
COLORADO
GEORGIA
California Conservation Corps
Denver
Albany
A Cadre of Corps
Cole Coalition, Inc.
City Of Albany, GA
"Community Service Leaders"
Cole: Building Community
City of Albany's AmeriCorps
California Conservation Corps
Community College of Denver
Program
CCC-AmeriCorps
Colorado Corps
Atlanta
California Conservation Corps
Office of Rural Job Training
Georgia Department of Community
W.A.T.E.R Shed Project
Colorado HIPPY AmeriCorps
Affairs
San Diego
Sheridan School District #26
Georgia Peach Corps
San Diego Consortium & Private
Sheridan Family Resource
Hands On Atlanta, Inc.
Industry Council
Center Project
Hands On Atlanta Youth
Safe Zones for Learning-
Volunteers of America Colorado
Corps
Americorps Program
Branch, Inc.
Metro Atlanta Task Force for the
San Diego State University
Metro Denver Gang
Homeless
Foundation
Prevention Program
Task Force Service Corps
California YMCA PRYDE
Colorado Mountain College
Decatur
AmeriCorps
Community Collaboration
Georgia School-Age Care
The Urban Corps of San Diego
Team
Association, Inc.
A San Diego Safety
The 3:00 Project
Partnership: The Balboa Park
CONNECTICUT
Douglas
Ranger Corps
Bridgeport
City of Douglas
San Francisco
Department of Police-
Douglas/Coffee County
California Court Appointed Special
City of Bridgeport
Service Corps
Advocate Assoc.
Youth In Service Ambassadors
Macon
California CASA Programs
Volunteer Center of Greater
Mid State Children's Challenge
The Tides Foundation
Bridgeport
Projects Inc.
Partners In School Innovation
Bridgeport Inter Regional
Georgia Challenge Corps
Volunteer Center of San Francisco
AmeriCorps Program
Linking San Francisco
New Haven
GUAM
Real Alternatives Program
Leadership, Education and
Agana
San Francisco Culture of
Athletics in Partnership
The Honorable Joseph F. Ada,
Peace Project
Leadership, Education and
Governor of Guam
Santa Ana
Athletics in Partnership
Guam Community Service
Civic Center Barrio Housing
AmeriCorps Pinellas County
Program
Corporation
Stuart
Building Community
United Way of Martin County
HAWAU
Santa Rosa
AmeriCorps Martin County
Honolulu
Sonoma County People for
Tavarers
Hawaii Lawyers Care
Economic Opportunity
Lake County Board of County
Student Advocacy for Victims
Sonoma County People for
Commissioners
of Domestic Violence
Economic Opportunity
UNITY-AmeriCorps Lake
County
7.4
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Miami
IDAHO
DC Service Corps
United Way of Dade County
Boise
Youth in Service, Shaping the
Dade County AmeriCorps
Idaho Department of Parks and
Future!
Initiative
Recreation
George Washington University
Pensacola
Idaho AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Program
Escambia-Pensacola Human
Lewiston
Mennonite Board of Mission DC
Relations Commission
Lewis-Clark State College
Service Unit
AmeriCorps Escambia
Idaho TRIO AmeriCorp
AmeriCorps Project
County-The Engelwood
Project
Initiative
DELAWARE
St. Petersburg
ILLINOIS
Dover
St. Petersburg Junior College-
Belleville
Dover Housing Authority
Criminal Justice Institute
Belleville Area College
Dover Community Service
Pahala
Activities in Community
Challenge
Institute for a Sustainable
Teaching and Service (ACTS)
Future, Inc.
Chicago
FLORIDA
Big Island AmeriCorps:
Chicago Commons Association
Brooksville
Community Based
Chicago Commons
City of Brooksville
Environmental Recovery
AmeriCorps Program
AmeriCorps Hernando
Chicago Youth Centers
Fort Lauderdale
IOWA
Chicago: Side By Side
Broward County Sheriff's Office
Ames
Latino Youth, Inc.
AmeriCorps Broward-
Iowa State University Extension
Youth for Unity
Coalition for Community
Iowa College & Community
Mid-America Chapter,
Empowerment
Action Network (ICAN)
American Red Cross
Fort Myers
Des Moines
Americorps Health and Safety
The Coalition for a Drug Free Lee
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic
Services Program
County
Violence
Public Allies
Fort Myers/Lee County
Domestic Violence Project
Public Allies Chicago
AmeriCorps Program
Marshalltown
Uptown Habitat for Humanity
Frostproof
Mid-lowa Community Action
Nobel Project National
Frostproof Care Center, Inc.
Incorporated
Service Program
AmeriCorps Frostproof
Marshalltown AmeriCorps:
Decatur
Jacksonville
Linking Home, School and
City of Decatur, Illinois
Neighborhood Economic
Community
Decatur AmeriCorps Program
Development Initiative
Ina
AmeriCorps Jacksonville
Rend Lake College
Coalition Grant Proposal
ChildCorps
7.5
Springfield
Topeka
MASSACHUSSETS
Mlinois Department of Energy and
Topeka Youth Project
Boston
Natural Resources
Topeka Youth Corps
City Year Boston
RiverWatch
Wichita
City Year: A Beacon for the Nation
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Wichita State University
Brockton
Young Parent Services-
Neighborhood Freedom
Old Colony Y Services Corps
AmeriCorps
Corps
CITY PRIDE, Brockton's
Urban Youth Service Corps
INDIANA
KENTUCKY
Cambridge
Elkhart
Frankfort
Cambridge Community Services
City of Elkhart
Homeless and Housing Coalition of
Academic for Changing Times (A.C.T.)
Elkhart EnviroCorps
Kentucky, Inc.
Chelsea
Indianapolis
Getting Things Done for
ROCA Inc. of North Suffolk Mental
Marion County Family Advocacy
Kentucky's Homeless
Health Association
Center, Inc.
Franklin
Youth STAR (Service Taking
Indy Corps
Simpson County Board of
Action in Revere)
Martin University
Education Service Learning
Lawrence
Corps of Scholars
Impacting
Lawrence Youth Commission
State Student Assistance
Children's Education (SLICE)
Lawrence Youth commission
Commission of Indiana (SSACI)
Louisville
City CORE
21st Century Scholars
The Neighborhood Place
Lowell
AmeriCorps Program
Agencies/Communities Merging
Lowell YWCA
Notre Dame
Effectively (ACME)
Neighborhood Service Corp
University of Notre Dame
Morehead
Lynn
AmeriCorps Program
Morehead State University
North Shore Employment Training
MSUCorps
Lynn Youth Conservation
KANSAS
Richmond
Service Corp
Horton
Eastern Kentucky University
Pittsfield
Kickapoo Nation
Student Service Consortium
Berkshire Training and Employment
Kickapoo Youth Conservation
Program
Corps
LOUISIANA
Berkshire Conservation Team
Kansas City
Baton Rouge
Roxbury
United Way of Wyandotte County
Mid City Redevelopment Alliance
YouthBuild Boston, Inc.
United Way Neighborhood
SERVE! MID CITY
YouthBuild Boston
Corps of Kansas City, Kansas
New Orleans
Springfield
Manhattan
New Orleans Youth Action Corps
Corporation for Public Management
Kansas State University
New Orleans Youth Action
Linking Lifetime AmeriCorps
Kansas Health and Safety
Corps
Worcester
Extension Corps
Shreveport
Worcester Community Action
Shreveport Green
Council
ShrevCORPS
CITYWORKS
7.6
MAINE
MICHIGAN
Owatonna
Portland
Ann Arbor
Southeastern Minnesota Initiative
Portland West Neighborhood
The Regents of The University of
Fund
Planning Council
Michigan
Southern Minnesota Youth
Portland Youth For Public Safety
The Michigan AmeriCorps
Works Coalition
Augusta
Community Service Plan
St. Paul
Job Training Administrative Office
East Lansing
City of Saint Paul
Maine College Conservation
Michigan State University
Future Force-St. Paul
Corps
Environmental Problem
Neighborhood Housing Association
Solving in Lansing, Michigan
Multicultural Communities in
MARYLAND
Flint
Action
Annapolis
United Way of Genesee and Lapeer
Maryland Conservation Corps
Counties
(MD DNR-Public Lands & Forestry)
Genesee County AmeriCorps
MISSISSIPPI
United Youth Corps of
Program (GCAP)
Jackson
Maryland
Grand Rapids
Operation Shoestring Inc.
Baltimore
Grand Rapids Service Corps
Metro Jackson Service Corp.
Action for the Homeless, Inc.
Grand Rapids Service Corps
Oxford
HOME CORPS
North Mississippi Regional Center
Rochester
Governor's Office on Volunteerism
Interactive Community
Oakland University
Volunteer Maryland!
Transitions (InterACT)
AmeriCorps Oakland
University of Maryland at Baltimore
Port Gibson
Saginaw
Enhancing Neighborhood
Mississippi Cultural Crossroads
United Way of Saginaw County
Action By Local
Arts Partners
Saginaw AmeriCorps
Empowerment (ENABLE)
Southfield
Bowie
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
MISSOURI
Bowie State University
Metropolitan Detroit
Cape Girardeau
Maryland Students Taking
CircleNet
Southeast Missouri State University
Responsibility for Tomorrow-
Ypsilanti
Southeast Missouri
MSTART
Eastern Michigan University
Partnerhsip for Community
Frostburg
AmeriCorps: Teams for
Service
Frostburg State University
School Success
A STAR! IN WESTERN
Kansas City
YouthNet of Greater Kansas City
MARYLAND Appalachian
Service through Action and
Blue Hills Together
MINNESOTA
Resources
Kansas City Urban Youth
Minneapolis
Initiative
Rockville
Pillsbury Neighborhood
St. Louis
Montgomery County Government,
Services, Inc.
American Youth Foundation
Department of Police
Community Works
St. Louis Safety Service Corps
Americorps Maryland-
Two or More, Inc.
Service
Community Assisting Police
Twin Cities Youth and
Housing Initiative
7.7
St. Joseph
Durham
Charlestown
Inter/Serv
The Leadership Academy
Student Conservation
Come As You Are Project
Warren Service Corps
Association, Inc.
St. Louis
Greensboro
New Hampshire Conservation
American Youth Foundation
The University of North Carolina
AmeriCorps Program
AmeriCorps Program
at Greensboro
Concord
Grace Hill Neighborhood Services
North Carolina Child Care
N.H. Department of Justice
Grace Hill River Trail
Corps
Domestic/Sexual Violence
Jefferson
Program
MONTANA
New River Area MH, dd & SA
Bozeman
Programs
NEW JERSEY
New River Senior Health
Montana Conservation Corps, Inc.
Newark
AmeriCorps Application
Corps
Community Agencies Corporation
Browning
Raleigh
Newark/Essex AmeriCorps
Blackfeet Nation
NC Low Income Housing Coalition
Program
Service for Shelter
Blackfeet Health and Safety
nj Chapter-National Committee for
Corps
North Carolina State University
Prevention of Child Abuse
Harlem
The North Carolina Support
ParentCorps
Fort Belknap Community Council
Our Students AmeriCorps
Paterson
Ft. Belknap AmeriCorps
Demonstration Project
New Jersey Community
Project
Development Corporation
NEBRASKA
Missoula
The Community Leaders
Lincoln
Missoula Aging Services
Program
Community Action of
Volunteer Montana!
Trenton
Nebraska, Inc.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of
Statewide Youth Violence
NORTH CAROLINA
Mercer & Ocean Counties
Prevention
Chapel Hill
AmeriCorps-National Service
Day Care Services Association
New Jersey Public Interest
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Research Foundation
Corps Project
Bedford
NJ Community Water Watch
The University of North Carolina at
New Hampshire College and
New Jersey Youth Corps
Chapel Hill
University Council
New Jersey AmeriCorps
The SCALE Community
The Public Service Compact
Urban Schools Service Corps
Literacy Initiative
Berlin
New Jersey's Urban Schools
Charlotte
Tri-County Community Action
Service Corps
University of North Carolina at
Program, Inc.
Union City
Charlotte
North Country Community
Union City Day Care Program, Inc.
Tutorial Connection
Corps
Union City Day Care
AmeriCorps Program
7.8
NEW MEXICO
New York
oHio
Embudo
Aspira of New York, Inc.
Athens
Siete del Norte Community
Project Safe and Sound
Ohio University
Development Corporation
City Volunteer Corps Inc.
Appalachian Access
Resolana: Learning While
The City Volunteer Corps
Cleveland
Serving
Community Leadership
Case Western Reserve University
Santa Fe
Program
AmeriCorps Program
Santa Fe Community College
New York State Urban Development
Neighborhood Centers Association
AmeriCorps Program
Corporation
Tutors and Mentors In-
New York State Mentoring
Schools
NEVADA
Program
Columbus
Fallon
NYPD National Service Police
Greater Columbus Arts Council
St. Johns's Lutheran Church
Cadet Corps
Children of the Future
TURNABOUT Americorps
NYPD National Service Police
Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
Project
Cadet Program
AmeriCorps Houses for the
Reno
Phoenix House Foundation, Inc.
Homeless
Community Chest
NYIPEA /AmeriCorps Project
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Pinon Service Project
Rheedien Centers for Children
Youth and Community in
and Families
Partnership
Harlem Peacemakers
Dayton
NEW YORK
Plattsburgh
University of Dayton
Albany
Clinton County Youth Bureau
Serve With Energy and Talent
New York State Council on Children
Clinton County AmeriCorps
Newark
and Families
Rochester
Center for Alternative Resources
AmeriCorps Family Literacy/
Monroe Community College
CommunityCorps
Employment Readiness
Rochester AmeriCorps
Toledo
Project
Program
Toledo Area Private Industry
Bronx
Syracuse
Council
Bronx Youth Conservation Corps
New York State Corps
AmeriCorps Serving
(BYCC)
Collaboration c/o Year Round
Northwest Ohio
SAVE A GENERATION
Syracuse
Brooklyn
Meeting the Challenge
OKLAHOMA
Bedford Stuyvesant Community
New York State Corps
Enid
Conference Inc.
Collaboration c/o Year Round
Rural Health Projects, Inc.
SANKOFA LINKS
Syracuse
Oklahoma PATCH
Nature and Neighborhoods:
Oklahoma City
NY Corps Improving the
LIFE, Inc. (Love for the
Environment
Independent Frail Elderty)
Vernon
AmeriCorps/AmeriCares
Oneida Indian Nation of New York
AmeriCorps Youth Program
7.9
OREGON
Philadelphia
RHODE ISLAND
Bend
Philadelphia Youth Service Corps
Pautucket
Central Oregon Community College
Safe Haven Learning Centers
City of Pawtucket
Foundation
Pittsburg
Leadership, Education and
AmeriCorps Service to
YouthBuild Pittsburgh, Inc.
Service Enterprise (LEASE)
Community Project
Intergenerational
Providence
Eugene
Conservation Corps
City Year, Inc.
University of Oregon Office
Selinsgrove
Making a Difference in Rhode
of Research10
Union-Sayder Office of Human
Island Communities
Resource Assistance for Rural
Resources
The Rhode Island Children's
Environments
Central Susquehanna
Crusade for Higher Education
Salem
AmeriCorps
The Rhode Island Community
Oregon Housing and Community
Mentoring Coalition
Services Department
puerto RICO
Oregon Energy Conservation
Arecibo
SOUTH CAROLINA
Corps
Youth Service Center, Inc.
Columbia
AmeriCorps Program
PENNSYLVANIA
Office of the Governor,
Cupey
Ebensburg
Division on Aging
Luis Munoz Marin Foundation
Appalchia Intermediate Unit 8-PA
AmeriCorps Project
Un Pedacito de Tierra:
Mountain Service Corps
South Carolina Department
A Horticulture Demonstration
of Mental Health
Pennsylvania Mountain
Program for Community
Service Corps
South Carolina Department
Service and Neighborhood
Harrisburg
of Mental Health: AmeriCorps
Revitalization
South Carolina Victim Assistance
PA Association of Colleges
Ponce
Network
and Universities
Centros Sor Isolina Ferre, Inc.
Pennsylvania Service Corps
SCVAN-AmeriCorps
Museum and Communities
University of South Carolina
Pennsylvania Campus
Working Together
Compact/PACU
AmeriCorps Project
Pennsylvania Service-Scholars
SOUTH DAKOTA
Pennsylvania Conservation Corps
Dupree
AmeriCorps Project
General Convention of
Knox
Sioux YMCAs
Keystone School District
Keystone Caring for
Community Volunteer Corps
Generations with S.M.I.L.E.S.
Newport
Visions International Inc.
Inner-City Youth Works
7.10
TENNESSEE
Middle Earth Youth Options
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Knoxville
Youth In Education for
Christiansted, St. Croix
Knoxville-Knox County Community
Service (YES)
St. Croix Foundation for Community
Action Committee
Texas Department of Mental Health
Development, Inc.
CAC/AmeriCorps Program
and Mental Retardation
Coalition of Virgin Islands
Memphis
Project Connect
Non Profit Organizations
Exchange Club Center for the
The University of Texas at Austin
Frederiksted, St. Croix
Prevention of Child Abuse of
The University of Texas
Lutheran Social Services of
Greater Memphis
AmeriCorps Project
the Virgin Islands
Project TLC: To Love a Child
College Station
Project Reach
Memphis City Schools
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
AmeriKids Project
South Texas AmeriCorps
UTAH
Nashville
Initiative
Moab
Nashville Healthcare
Dallas
Grand County Council
Partnership/Middle Tennessee
Dallas Youth Services Corps
AmeriCorps Collaborative
Community Foundation
Dallas AmeriCorps
Land Management
Nashville Health Corps
Partnership Project
Salt Lake City
Student Health Coalition of Center
Greater Dallas Community
Mathematics, Engineering, Science
for Health Services
of Churches
Achievement (MESA) Program
Student Health Coalition
Making Connections for
Mathematics, Engineering,
on Aging
Children and Youth
Science Achievement
El Paso
(MESA)+ Program
East Central El Paso Community
YOUTH FORCE: The Salt Lake
TEXAS
Development
County Service & Conservation
Alamo
Project VidaCom
Corps
Community Advocacy
The University of Texas at El Paso
Parkview-Edison-
of South Texas, Inc.
Alliance for Community
AmeriCorps Team (PEAT)
Youth Harvest Community
Development
St. George
Services Program
Houston
Dixie College of Adult Education
Arlington
SERVE HOUSTON
Southern Utah AmeriCorps
Community Services Development
SERVE HOUSTON YOUTH
Education Program
Center, School of Social Work,
CORPS
Spokane
University of Texas at Arlington
Killeen
Educational Service District 101
AmeriCorps-University of
Central Texas Armed Services
Spokane Service Team
Texas at Arlington
YMCA Killeen
Austin
(KISSS) Kids in School on
Austin Housing Authority
Saturday and Sunday
Austin Housing Authority
San Antonio
American Institute for Learning
Children's Association for
Casa Verde Builders Program
Maximum Potential (CAMP)
Mental Health Association in Texas
CAMP AmeriCorps Respite
Parenting Education Project
Enablers (C.A.R.E.)
7.11
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
WASHINGTON
Glenwood City
Casper
Mountlake Terrace
WestCAP Volunteer Program
Wyoming Congress of Parents and
Neutral Zone
WestCAP Volunteer Program
Teachers (dba Wyoming PTA)
Neutral Zone YouthCorp Peer
Kenosha
Volunteer Coordinating,
Development and Education
Kenosha Voluntary Action Center
Organizing, Recruiting for
Program
Students and Neighborhoods
Education (V-CORE)
Olympia
Coming Together (SANCT)
Cheyenne
Community Youth Services
Madison
Laramie County Community College
AmeriCorps Youth in Service
Operation Fresh Start, Inc.
Project Uplift: A Model for
Department of Ecology/Washington
Operation Fresh Start
Community Service
Conservation Corps
Americorps
Educational Conservation
Milwaukee
VIRGINIA
Corps
Milwaukee Community
Alexandria
Washington State Employment
Service Corps
Northern Virginia Urban
Security Department
Citizenship Through Service:
League, Inc.
Washington AmeriCorps
Milwaukee Community
Service to Alexandria
Pasco
Service Corps
Fairfax
Pasco School District #1
Open Door Community Center, Inc.
George Mason University
Regional Youth Service Corps
Open Door Americorp Project
Leadership for Empowerment
Wausau
and Development: Project
North Central Technical College
LeaD
AmeriCorps Team-Marathon
Richlands
County
Southwest Virginia Community College
SVCC AmeriCorps Tutoring
WEST VIRGINIA
Program
Charleston
Richmond
Regional Family Resource Network
Virginia Campus Outreach
West Virginia Collaborative
Opportunity League
for AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps Program
Sutton
Virginia Commonwealth University
West Virginia Coalition
VCU AmeriCorps
Against Domestic Violence
West Virginia Coalition
VERMONT
Against Domestic Violence
Burlington
VT Association for the Blind
and Visually Impaired
Independent Living Project
Lyndonville
Lyndon State College
Northeast Kingdom Initiative
7.12
MAP OF THE NATIONAL SERVICE NETWORK
AmeriCorps Programs
(partial listing)
7.13