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What can AmeriCorps members do?
In the
Four Corners region, the work that UCAN Serve
AmeriCorps members do is as diverse as the
individuals themselves. UCAN members can serve in
three different goal areas:
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education
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public health and safety
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community strengthening
We
offer three levels of AmeriCorps participation
depending on members’ individual needs, each with a
corresponding education award or service scholarship
in return for the service provided:
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300
service hours in one year = $1,000
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450 service hours in one year =
$1,250
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900 service hours in up to two
years = $2,363
Depending on your
organizational needs,
individuals may tutor and mentor K-12 children and
teens, recruit and train volunteers for your
organization, develop plans to revitalize
neighborhoods and the environment, serve in
community health organizations, develop and promote
service programs in the community, and develop partnerships
with other local nonprofit agencies, among many other
service projects.
Oftentimes, members complete their UCAN Serve hours
as service through their academic program.
Many
Careers in the Common Good
programs have an
academic service component that places students in
nonprofit organizations as part of community-based
learning. These academic service hours may count
toward a term of service in AmeriCorps.
There are some limitations on the types of activities
AmeriCorps members can count as hours toward
their term of service. These
prohibited activities
are not allowed as AmeriCorps hours. In addition,
UCAN Serve members cannot take over job responsibilities
that displace a paid employee. AmeriCorps members
should be focused on direct services that expand the
capacity of your organization to serve community needs.
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