Each year, AmeriCorps NCCC engages teams of members in projects in communities across the United States. Service projects, which typically last from six to eight weeks, address critical needs in education, public safety, the environment, and other unmet needs. Members tutor students, construct and rehabilitate low-income housing, respond to natural disasters, clean up streams, help communities develop emergency plans, and address countless other local needs.
Sponsoring organizations request the assistance of AmeriCorps NCCC teams by submitting a project application to the regional campus that covers that organization’s state. The campuses provide assistance in completing the application, developing a work plan, and preparing the project sponsor for the arrival of the AmeriCorps NCCC team.
Who can apply:
- Community-based organizations—both faith-based and secular
- National nonprofits
- Schools
- Cities and towns
- National and state parks
- Indian tribes
AmeriCorps NCCC Regional Campuses
AmeriCorps NCCC has four regional campuses located in Perry Point, MD; Denver, CO; Sacramento, CA; and Vinton, IA. These campuses are the hubs from which AmeriCorps NCCC operates and deploys Corps Members to service projects around the country. Each campus serves as a headquarters for its multi-state region and can lodge and feed its entire regional Corps, which ranges in size from 150 to 500 members.
The staffs at the campuses support both the Corps Members and project sponsors as they engage in service activities.
All Corps Members and Team Leaders live and work on campus for the duration of their training at the beginning of each Corps year, as well as for transition weeks between project rounds. Campuses start at various times throughout the year to ensure that there are enough trained AmeriCorps members available to respond to national and regional disasters.
NCCC Atlantic Region LaQuine Roberson, Region Director VA Medical Center P.O. Box 27 Perry Point, MD 21902 States Served: CT, DC, DE, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR, RI, SC, VA, VI, VT, WV
NCCC Southwest Region Barbara Lane, Region Director 3001 South Federal Blvd. Walsh Hall, Room 136 Denver, CO 80236-2711 States Served: AR, CO, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, OK, SD, TN, TX, WI
NCCC Pacific Region James Phipps, Region Director 3427 Laurel Street Sacramento, CA 95652 States Served: AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY, Pacific Territories
NCCC North Central Region Opening July 2008 Direct inquiries to: NCCC Southwest Region 3001 South Federal Blvd. Walsh Hall, Room 136 Denver, CO 80236-2711 Will be serving states: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ME, ND, OH, SD, WI
Gulf Coast States Jules Hampton, Project Director 1700 So. 28th Avenue Hattiesburg, MS 39402-3111 States Served: AL, FL, TX (Gulf Coast), LA, MS
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