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Prohibited Activities
The UCAN Serve AmeriCorps program is generously
funded by the Corporation for National and Community
Service using federal funds to support community
service and engagement. As part of this program
members are not allowed to count as part of their
service hours the following prohibited activities.
Reminder: Members can engage in any of these
activities separate from their term of service in
AmeriCorps!
1.
Political activities
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participating in efforts to influence
legislation, including state or local ballot
initiatives, or lobbying for your program;
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organizing a letter-writing campaign to
Congress;
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engaging in partisan political activities, or
other activities designed to influence the
outcome of an election to any public office;
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participating in, or endorsing, events or
activities that are likely to include advocacy
for or against political parties, political
platforms, political candidates, proposed
legislation, or elected officials;
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voter registration drives;
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organizing or participating in protests,
petitions, boycotts, or strikes;
2.
Religious affairs
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engaging in religious instruction;
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conducting worship services;
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providing instruction as part of a program that
includes mandatory religious instruction or
worship;
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constructing or operating facilities devoted to
religious instruction or worship;
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maintaining facilities primarily or inherently
devoted to religious instruction or worship;
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engaging in any form of religious proselytizing;
3.
Union activities
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assisting, promoting, or deterring union
organizing;
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impairing existing contracts for services or
collective bargaining agreements;
4.
For-profit businesses
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providing a direct benefit to a for-profit
entity, a labor union, a partisan political
organization, or an organization engaged in
religious activities;
5.
Safety factors
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participating in activities that pose a
significant safety risk to participants;
6.
Fundraising
AmeriCorps members may
assist their organizations with major fundraising
efforts no more than 10% of their total term of
service. Corporation policy permits fundraising by
AmeriCorps members to the extent that such
activities:
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provide immediate and direct support to a
specific and direct service activity
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fall within the program’s approved direct
service objectives
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are not the primary activity of the program
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do not involve significant amounts of time for
any member
- involve
in-kind donations rather than cash donations
Back to AmeriCorps members
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"This experience has
changed my direction in giving me a total
perspective shift. No matter what I do, I
see the importance of promoting growth, variety,
freedom, and positive change. I want to
work with low income and minority communities
and essentially be in service for the rest of my
life." -Amelia Charles, UCAN
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