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Great model for other AmeriCorps State programs. This website is chock full of resources for projects and members.
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See their General Program Forms for an example of the types of forms that can be helpful for AmeriCorps grantees and subgrantees.
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The Department of Institutional Research can be a useful resource for those in the service-learning office. Shannon Zoet, an AmeriCorps*VISTA with the Michigan Campus Compact at Jackson Community...
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One way to communicate the importance of service-learning and volunteering on campus is by demonstrating the work of those involved in service. A fair highlighting the challenges and achievements of...
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Combining academic service-learning with student affairs creates an environment that best supports student initiatives and leadership, and provides students with the skills and knowledge to help them...
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Helping to reinforce positive images about the AmeriCorps* VISTA brand may be an unspoken but critical element of a member’s service. In this effective practice Michel Ward, an AmeriCorps*VISTA with...
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Each year, several large and small organizations in metropolitan Portland (Oregon) collaborate to present a day-long conference that helps AmeriCorps members who are transitioning from service answer...
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College campuses are eager to share information about advancing their civic mission and to gain knowledge from each other. Maine Campus Compact wanted to offer other colleges a forum to meet with...
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Statewide service events can be a milestone in an AmeriCorps member’s service term — connecting a member to the larger AmeriCorps community and allowing him or her to see the power of...
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Although service is its own reward, it's human nature to desire recognition! At Ferris State University, leadership awards are given annually through a collaboration of the Student Leadership and...
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Receiving citizenship training during a service term not only deepens the meaning of service, but helps create a lasting habit of civic engagement. Volunteer Florida procured a grant for five...
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For new students at Eastern Michigan University, a service component during orientation week highlights the campus' focus on civic engagement and places service within the larger community context....
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"Neighborhood improvement and recovery is not just for the experts!" That is the motto of Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles (NKLA), a community outreach program of UCLA's Advanced Policy Institute....
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Schools are a perfect place to teach composting and recycling habits that can last a lifetime. However, sometimes busy teachers and students can use additional motivation and support. At the...
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Promoting service-learning and citizenship education in K-12 schools and institutions of higher education is a large undertaking that requires a unique collaboration. In Florida, the Florida Alliance...
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To mark the anniversary of September 11, 2001, AmeriCorps*VISTA members in Decorah, Iowa put together a poster called "Eleven Ways to Remember September 11, 2001" and distributed it to local...
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National service members who are committed to making a difference in the communities in which they serve may also be interested in politics and national affairs. Civic engagement training focusing on...
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Often the cost of legal services prevent low-income and disadvantaged individuals from receiving necessary legal services. The Minnesota Justice Foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, links law...
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Economic development is the difficult task being led by a community grassroots organization in La Pine, Oregon. AmeriCorps*VISTA member Robyn Rorke worked with the La Pine Community Action Team to...
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An AmeriCorps*VISTA member serving with Passaic County Legal Aid Society in New Jersey produces a monthly public access television program that presents free legal resources to the community. Each 30...
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This 2001 study, K-12 Service-Learning: A Strategy for Rural Community Renewal and Revitalization by National Service Fellow Steven A. Henness, examines community development-oriented service-...
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The Helping Hands program at Cornerstone Outreach Center in Amarillo, Texas is a one-on-one mentoring program that helps people living in poverty become self-sufficient. Helping Hands is run by...
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AmeriCorps members can help get the word out about what AmeriCorps is and how other people can participate. This effective practice is based on the booklet by the Corporation for National and...
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Civic Corps, a youth corps program in Baltimore, Maryland, is actively involved in helping AmeriCorps members transition from AmeriCorps to education or employment. Their Corps-to-Career program...
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The best way to show members the importance of working with the community is to incorporate the community into every aspect of your program, including your training. Mosaica's newsletter,...
