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              Profile of AmeriCorps NCCC Members at the Start of Service
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                This report describes initial findings from a national evaluation of how AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) seeks to promote leadership skills and qualities among members. With data from a baseline survey administered between January 2020 and April 2021, this report details characteristics of a sample of NCCC members at the time they began their service. Data were also collected from a matched comparison group of candidates who applied and were later invited to serve with NCCC, but who did not accept.

Key Findings Include:

About half of the NCCC members were female, and 2 percent described themselves as non-binary.
	Fifty-five percent of NCCC members were White, 26 percent Hispanic or Latino, 9 percent Black or African American, 5 percent more than one race, 4 percent Asian, 1 percent American Indian or Alaskan Native, and less than 1 percent Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
	Over 95 percent of NCCC members had at least a high school diploma or GED and 32 percent had a bachelor’s degree.
	In the six months prior to service, NCCC members worked in the private sector (29 percent), in the food preparation and service industry (28 percent), or attended college (35 percent). About 18 percent of NCCC members served in the military prior to service.
	Prior to service, NCCC members were comparable on some leadership measures but showed some differences from the comparison group. Relative to the comparison group cases:
	A lower proportion of NCCC members exhibited confidence in their professional skills and ability to solve problems.
		A lower proportion of NCCC members reported being civically engaged in their community.
		NCCC members reported similar levels of communication skills, tolerance, and appreciation for diversity.Subsequent reports of this evaluation will examine changes in leadership skills for NCCC members from before and after service, and differences between NCCC members and the comparison group.

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                        NCCC
  

      Implementing Organization
                        NCCC Regions
  

      Intermediary(s)
                        AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation Commissioned Report
  

      AmeriCorps Program(s)
            AmeriCorps NCCC
  

      Age(s) Studied
            18-25 (Young adult)
  

      Focus Population(s)/Community(s)
            Rural
                  Suburban
                  Urban
  

      Outcome Category
            Disaster Services
                  Veterans and Military Families
                  Employment
                  Environmental Stewardship
                  Post-secondary educational support
                  Benefit to national service members/volunteers
                  Improving AmeriCorps
                  Nonprofit development
  

      Study Type(s)
            Case Study or Descriptive
                  Outcomes
  

      Study Design(s)
            Quasi-experimental (QED)
  

      Researcher/Evaluator
                        JBS International, Inc
  

      Published Year
                        2021
  

      Study Site Location (State)
            California
                  Colorado
                  Iowa
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