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Economic Opportunity
AmeriCorps of Chelan Douglas Community Action Council
AmeriCorps of Chelan Douglas Community Action Council, (previously known as Intermountain AmeriCorps), has served rural school districts and community agencies in North Central Washington State since 1993.
AmeriCorps Members meet critical community needs and help build local organizational capacity. We foster a team environment and AmeriCorps members collectively work toward mutual goals and outcomes throughout the year. The positive impact made on organizations, community members and students who AmeriCorps members serve throughout our region is tremendous!
Education, economic security, healthy futures, and capacity building are among our top objectives. Community outreach, food distribution, teaching English and financial literacy, tutoring and mentoring students, developing new programs and services and supporting current ones are some of the activities AmeriCorps members are involved in throughout North Central Washington. In addition to service at their host sites, members participate in several community projects throughout the year, as a team. These projects may include environmental cleanup, donation drives and outreach to those in need. They also include National Service Days such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Earth Day. The AmeriCorps program of Chelan Douglas Community Action Council offers AmeriCorps members professional development training, hands-on experience and mentorship and networking opportunities, with team building as a priority.
Note: A total of 25 AmeriCorps members serve in this program. Some are full time (1,700 hours total) and some serve 1/2 or 1/4 time, depending on the specific needs of their service site and individual needs.
Education
City Year Seattle-King County
City Year is an education-focused, non-profit organization dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. It partners with public schools in under-resourced communities to help students graduate from high school, get ready for college or a career.
Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members serve in schools full-time to provide high-impact student, classroom and school-wide support from the first bell through afterschool programs. They learn how to tutor and help kids develop life skills, like teamwork and setting goals, that are important in school and out. City Year AmeriCorps members give kids more individualized attention and promote a positive culture throughout the whole school alongside teachers and school leaders.
A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is made possible by support from the Corporation for National and Community Service, school district partnerships and private philanthropy from corporations, foundations and individuals.
Learn more at www.cityyear.org.
Environmental Stewardship
EarthCorps
EarthCorps brings together passionate and hardworking young adults from the US and countries around the world for a yearlong leadership training program in Seattle, Washington. As we care for the land and each other, our dedication to ecological restoration is guided by our lens of racial equity and environmental justice.
Economic Opportunity
Habitat AmeriCorps, National Direct Program
In partnership with Habitat organizations throughout the U.S., our program places AmeriCorps members to serve in the field and in the office to build and repair homes, expand housing services and engage the community. A service term with Habitat provides hands-on nonprofit experience that allows members to learn and develop lifelong skills and confidence. Our members serve a critical role in helping Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build a better future for themselves and their families.
Healthy Futures
Health360, Inc. – Healthy Minds Alliance AmeriCorps Program
Host Sites: United General District 304-Sedro Woolley & Public Health Seattle & King Co.
Healthy Minds Alliance, established in 2013, increases the capacity of our partners to address mental health needs in their local community. Healthy Minds Alliance partners with a variety of organizations from across the nation including universities, school districts, community health centers, health care systems, mental health centers and AHECs who host one or more AmeriCorps members. AmeriCorps members serve full-time, 40 hours per week for 10 months, building capacity at their host site to address local mental health needs. Healthy Minds Alliance engages AmeriCorps members of all ages and backgrounds to meet critical mental health needs in communities served by their host sites. AmeriCorps members receive training in an evidenced-based mental health program identified by their host sites. The members’ service year is focused on implementing mental health programming empowering the community they serve by teaching skills to a broad array of individuals that improve support for people living with mental illness.
Economic Opportunity
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest responds to local community needs in the Northwest by recruiting, placing, and supporting volunteers who provide value-centered service. Jesuit Volunteers serve in one-year, full-time positions that focus on the core values of community, simple living, social and ecological justice, and spirituality/reflection. Jesuit Volunteers live together in community, serving in both urban and rural locales across Alaska, Idaho, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
Economic Opportunity
LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation)
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) AmeriCorps members work with our partner organizations and assist with services from financial counseling and job placement to housing development and foreclosure prevention. Along the way, members engage local residents in volunteering to improve safety, health and the beauty of their neighborhoods. Many of our members serve the very communities where they live. LISC sees our AmeriCorps program as one way to grow the pool of BIPOC leaders reflecting the demographics of the neighborhoods served, and equip emerging leaders with the skills to effect long-term community change.
We provide an AmeriCorps member to about 140 community development organizations across the country for ten-month terms. This year our program will support 165 members serving in the following geographic locations: Los Angeles and San Diego (CA); Connecticut Statewide (CT); Jacksonville (FL); Boston (MA); Detroit, Kalamazoo and Flint (MI); New York City and Western New York (NY); Toledo (OH); Philadelphia (PA); Milwaukee (WI); Seattle-Tacoma (WA); Economic Mobility (multi state); LISC Safety (multi state); LISC Family Income and Wealth Building (multi state); and LISC Rural (multi state).
Environmental Stewardship
Northwest Youth Corps / Conservation Crew Program (partner of The Corps Network)
NYC’s young adult programs are innovative AmeriCorps service programs designed to provide hands-on training and experience to those interested in pursuing employment with conservation corps, land and water resource management agencies, and other outdoor careers. Our program integrates team-based work projects, education, and professional trainings into a program that stresses personal growth and the development of resource management skills. Spend 9 weeks working on conservation projects and play a vital role in improving our public lands and the environment.
Economic Opportunity
Reading Partners Seattle
Reading Partners is a national nonprofit literacy organization that works to expand life opportunities for elementary school children in under-resourced communities by empowering them with strong literacy skills.
At each school site, Reading Partners AmeriCorps Site Coordinators transform a dedicated space within the school into a reading center. The AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator and Site Coordinators work together to recruit and train community volunteers to tutor students one-on-one, using a structured, research-based curriculum.
Healthy Futures
Sea Mar Community Health Centers AmeriCorps Program
The Sea Mar Community Health Centers– AmeriCorps program is a national service program that places members in different positions where they can provide services directly at Sea Mar.
Members will provide services for eleven months and will receive a living stipend, as well as an educational award at the end of their service. Other benefits include health insurance and, if you are eligible, childcare assistance. Members gain experience for future careers in healthcare. All positions at AmeriCorps require fluency in the English language, and fluency in a second language is preferred, such as: Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Russian. (Note: Not being fluent in a second language will not disqualify your application for certain positions.) Members must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or a GED, and must be citizens, legal permanent residents of the United States.