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What is AmeriCorps?

51���� is powered by AmeriCorps. We mobilize AmeriCorps members in our 12 regions and national team to recruit and coach volunteers, support students during and outside of tutoring sessions, work on capacity-building projects, and so much more. 

What is AmeriCorps?

• a group of that recruit members for a variety of service positions dedicated to focus areas such as education, economic opportunity, disaster response, or environmental stewardship managed by the federal agency.

How is AmeriCorps different from a job?

• AmeriCorps is a transformative service opportunity for passionate individuals to deepen their civic engagement and involvement in improving communities by committing their time
• AmeriCorps members are not paid a wage or salary, but they are provided a modest living allowance to cover their expenses while serving, in addition to post-service benefits. AmeriCorps members have a fixed term of service, commonly around a year.  Members serve, they do not “work” a “job” and are not “employed” by 51����.

How is an AmeriCorps member different from a staff member?

• AmeriCorps members collaborate with staff members to implement programs, but because they are engaged in service, they have a different relationship with their site.
• Members are also subject to a unique set of rules, responsibilities, and benefits that align with their service experience that differs from full-time staff members, because they are governed by policies set by both the federal agency AmeriCorps and the organization they are serving with. 

How is AmeriCorps service different from a volunteer?

• In some ways, AmeriCorps service is like a full-time volunteer position, where members dedicate significantly more time to their cause than a typical volunteer and are given that allow them to prioritize their service. 

Hear from our AmeriCorps members

With such a variety of AmeriCorps service roles offered here at 51����, it’s helpful to hear from the folks who have been there, done that.

Find more service stories on our blog.

Read more about AmeriCorps service at 51���� here:

• The hidden benefits of AmeriCorps service
• Top 5 skills AmeriCorps members gain through service
• Taking an intentional gap year through AmeriCorps service