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Upcoming events in the field of service-learning
AmeriCorps Grant Opportunities
View current grant opportunities from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
View current grant opportunities from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
New AmeriCorps Fact Sheets
Education Award Match
Many colleges and universities match the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for their students.
View a map and list of the institutions.
Many colleges and universities match the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for their students.
View a map and list of the institutions.
- The FASS AmeriCorps*VISTA Initiative
The FASS AmeriCorps*VISTA Initiative places VISTA members at K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and community-based organizations across Florida… - Harmony/VISTA Service-Learning Demonstration Project
The purpose of the Harmony/VISTA Service-Learning Demonstration Project is to engage high school students in meaningful leadership and service within their school and community… - MCC AmeriCorps*VISTA Program
The Michigan Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA ( MCC VISTA) program was created in 2003 through a partnership between MCC and the Michigan Corporation for National and Community Service state office… - Service Learning for Family Health AmeriCorps Program
Over a three-year period, over 180 AmeriCorps members, primarily CSU students, from several CSU campuses provided service to community-based health organizations by coordinating service learners and volunteers from universities…
AmeriCorps Members Stories of Service
- "One of my tasks during my VISTA year was to start a service-learning youth council for high school students in Saint Paul. I attended a service-learning networking event and heard a presentation by STLF. My supervisor nudged me and suggested that we think about planning a Pay It Forward Tour for Saint Paul high school students as a kick-off and recruiting event for the youth council…"
Read the complete story. - "My name is Monica Cano; I began my service as a FASS VISTA member in February 2008 at the Human Services Coalition, a non-profit agency in Miami, FL… To build the capacity of the Prosperity Campaign, I train service-learning students from local colleges who serve as volunteers. These students are giving back to the community through utilizing the skills they have learned in the classroom…"
Read the complete story. - "Ross Meyer did more than get a bachelor's degree while a student at Miami University of Ohio. He also participated in alternative spring break programs, tutored GED classes, mentored young people, led housing construction crews, and coordinated after-school and summer youth programs. And he created a service-learning program, Over-the-Rhine Weekend Experience: an Introduction to Urban American…"
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NSLC Library Resources (How to Borrow)
AmeriCorps Service-Learning Training Modules (2005), Alameda County Office of Education- AmeriCorps and the Delivery System for Service-Learning (1996), Kathy A. Dunn Turner
- Building Bridges Across Multiple Streams of Service: An Initial Look at Collaboration Efforts in National Service Programs (2003), Ashley Cash
- On Facilitating Service-Learning (1995), Anne Wysocki
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