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              AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors COVID-19 Response
      Submitted by 
kaparker
 on 
Wed, 12/09/2020 - 14:07Nov 20, 2020
        Erin Delany, AmeriCorps staff
  

                    More than 21,400 AmeriCorps Members and AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteers Actively Engaged in COVID-19 Response.
            

                    In spite of the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, national service  programs continue to respond to the needs of their communities in innovative and timely ways.
Since the beginning of the public health crisis, more than **21,400 AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers**have responded to the pandemic through direct service initiatives. Collectively, these  members and volunteers have:

Assisted an estimated **4.4 million** people
	Provided more than **10 million** meals
	Supported more than **950** mass care facilities
	Collected and distributed more than **56.5 million pounds of food** and
	Conducted more than **725,000**wellness checks.

In addition to direct COVID-19 responders, thousands of other AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers continue to help their communities by virtually teaching and mentoring youth, supporting veterans and military families, protecting public lands, responding to natural disasters, combatting senior isolation, and more.
National service programs and grantees across the country have executed a number of direct initiatives to support communities as they recover from the impact of the pandemic. Recent innovative responses include:

In **Colorado**, the Department of Public Health and Environment is recruiting an additional 100 AmeriCorps members to serve in the state’s COVID-19 Containment Response Corps (CCRC). Since June, more than 470 AmeriCorps members and 165 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers have served in Colorado’s CCRC, an effort which Colorado Governor Jared Polis describes as “an important part of Colorado’s COVID-19 response.”
	In **Vermont**, the Rutland and Addison County AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program is finding new ways to serve while keeping their volunteers safe. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serving in RSVP are giving back to their communities while remaining socially distant or safe at home: recent volunteer efforts include delivering groceries for fellow seniors with less mobility or greater COVID risk, conducting a drive-through food drive for families in need, and sewing almost 4,000 reusable masks.
	In **Washington**, the South Whidbey School District is using AmeriCorps members to get students back in the classroom. The South Whidbey School District founded their school farm six years ago, but in the wake of the pandemic it has become an essential tool to facilitate in-person learning. With the help of AmeriCorps members, the South Whidbey School District built a curriculum around their school farm that encourages students to get outside, fostering healthy eating habits and physical activity while staying COVID-safe.
	In **New York**, an AmeriCorps member serving in the VISTA program is collaborating with Mutual Aid Tompkins County to coordinate a series of outdoor pantries with nonperishable food items and toiletries. These pantries are stocked by community donations, with a goal of combatting the increased rates of food insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.**Stories of the Week**
Across the country, AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers continue to rise to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, serving their communities where the need is greatest. These excerpts of stories of service from across the country represent just a few of the ways that our members and volunteers continue to work with local organizations to “get things done” for America.Hometown Heroes: Partnership brings WiFi to local students (Hawaii)
Nonprofit organizations Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC), Teach For America Hawaii, and HawaiiKidsCAN partnered with Kahakai Elementary School and the Hawaii County Department of Research and Development to equip a vehicle with a mobile router from Cradlepoint that features unlimited wireless data from AT&T.
This hub is on a route to bring connectivity directly to students, and is able to provide high-speed internet at a radius of 100 feet to 200 feet for approximately 100 simultaneous users, depending on specific terrain of the area, ensuring that students are able to access online programming while maintaining safety guidelines and social distancing.Nonprofit making crucial repairs to Las Vegas homes (Nevada)
"All the people who applied for it have to either have lost their job due to COVID and need a critical repair on their home or sheltering in place due to COVID," says Rebuilding Together Executive Director, Bob Cleveland.
He says the grant money will help about 100 valley homeowners with issues like; water and plumbing leaks, roof repairs, plus A/C and heating problems.Research Underway To Determine Pandemic's Impact On Iowa's Immigrants (Iowa)
The Socio-Economic Health and Well-Being of Immigrants Living in the State of Iowa During the COVID-19 Pandemic project will research how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected, and is still affecting, Iowa’s immigrant population. Nonprofit organization DREAM Iowa partnered with the Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC), the AmeriCorps Refugee RISE program and a University of Northern Iowa public health graduate student to survey immigrants and refugees living in the state.

Habitat for Humanity Back to Work (California) 
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento is back to work helping those in need. Back in March, the Sacramento branch of the organization had to lay off 90 percent of its staff. With the help from the Paycheck Protection Program and River City Bank, the nonprofit was able to bring workers back in April. Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui visited the Habitat for Humanity workers. Members of the nonprofit say support like that from local and state leaders in the community is greater than ever before.
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