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Public Health AmeriCorps External 

Communications Toolkit

Updated November 2022
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Table of Contents

Introduction.............................................................................................................................. 1

Talking Points............................................................................................................................ 2

What is AmeriCorps? ........................................................................................................ 2

What is Public Health AmeriCorps?................................................................................. 2

Member Experience, Training & Career Development................................................. 3

Becoming a Public Health AmeriCorps Grantee........................................................... 3

Newsletter & Social Media Messaging .................................................................................. 4

AmeriCorps Channels ...................................................................................................... 4

Photos & Graphics for Public Use .................................................................................... 4

Sample Copy: GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................................................... 5

Sample Copy: MEMBER RECRUITMENT............................................................................. 7

Sample Copy: FY 2023 FUNDING....................................................................................11

Additional Shareables............................................................................................................14

Introduction

Dear Partner, 

Thank you for your interest in Public Health AmeriCorps and for recognizing the 

important role national service plays in addressing some of our country’s most 

critical issues.

As a respected voice in the health community, you can impact lives and 

strengthen communities by helping us spread the word about Public Health 

AmeriCorps! This guide is designed to make it easy for you to learn about Public 

Health AmeriCorps, and to transfer that knowledge to your professional and 

personal networks. 

We look forward to continued engagement as we work together to build an 

effective, diverse, sustainable public health workforce. Thank you for your 

support and partnership.

Sincerely, 
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The Public Health AmeriCorps Team

Talking Points

What is AmeriCorps?

• AmeriCorps is the federal agency for volunteerism and national service. AmeriCorps

provides people power and funding to local and national partners to tackle our 

nation's most pressing challenges. 

• Through its sponsor and grantee organizations, AmeriCorps provides thousands of 

opportunities for individuals to serve in their communities. This includes direct service

to people in need and indirect service that builds capacity within nonprofit

organizations.

• Adults of all ages and life experiences can serve in AmeriCorps! AmeriCorps 

members include recent high school and college graduates exploring career 

options; mid-career professionals looking to make a change; and retirees searching

for ways to stay engaged in their communities. 

What is Public Health AmeriCorps?

• AmeriCorps partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 

launch Public Health AmeriCorps, a $400 million investment to engage new 

communities and individuals in public health, recruiting and building a new 

workforce ready to respond to the nation’s public health needs. 

• This groundbreaking initiative leverages the expertise of both agencies, capitalizing 

on AmeriCorps’ experience managing innovative public service and workforce 

development programs while benefitting from CDC’s technical expertise as the 

country’s leading public health agency. 

• The goals of the program are two-fold: 

o Help meet the public health needs of local communities by providing needed 

capacity and support in state and local public health settings and advancing 

more equitable health outcomes for communities who are currently or 

historically underserved.

o Provide pathways to good quality public health-related careers with a focus 

on recruiting AmeriCorps members who reflect the communities in which they 

will serve.
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Member Experience, Training & Career Development

• Our goal is to recruit up to 5,000 Public Health AmeriCorps members in four 

years. AmeriCorps is focused on recruiting members with a range of lived 

experiences, including:

o People with little to no public health experience who are interested in learning 

more

o Individuals who may have received COVID-related certifications or training but 

don’t have a known path forward to a career

o Anyone who studied public health at any level and wants to gain on-theground experience before taking next steps

• Public Health AmeriCorps can serve as a steppingstone for careers in public health. 

Members will provide needed capacity at public health departments, Federally 

Qualified Health Centers, and community-based organizations, and develop their 

skills through activities such as:

o Health education and training

o Community outreach and engagement

o Research, data collection, analysis, and assessments

o System navigation, referrals, and linkages to care

• In addition to onsite training from their host organizations, members will have 

access to the following career development resources and opportunities:

o Foundational Training for Public Health AmeriCorps, a new course developed 

by CDC exclusively for members based on Core Competencies for Public 

Health Professionals. 

o CDC’s TRAIN platform, which includes dozens of public health courses.

o Life After AmeriCorps career development trainings.

o AmeriCorps partner-supported mentoring, networking, and communities of 

practice. 

o The Segal AmeriCorps Education Award and additional education awards 

available through Schools of National Service. 

Becoming a Public Health AmeriCorps Grantee
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• The 2023 Public Health AmeriCorps grants competition is open! The complete, 

detailed Notice of Funding Opportunity can be found on AmeriCorps’ website, 

along with resources like FAQs and technical assistance. 

• The application deadline for this round of funding is Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at 5 

p.m. ET. Successful applicants will be notified in April 2023.

• This funding opportunity prioritizes programs working to address community public 

health needs, including health inequities exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic.

• Funding is open to nonprofit, faith-based, tribal and community-based 

organizations; higher-education institutions; state, local and territorial government 

entities, including local public health departments. 

Newsletter & Social Media Messaging

AmeriCorps Channels 

• Social Media:

o Facebook: @AmeriCorps

o Twitter: @AmeriCorps

o Instagram: @AmeriCorps

o LinkedIn: @AmeriCorps

o Blog: https://americorps.gov/newsroom/blog

o CEO Twitter: @AmeriCorpsCEO

• Website: AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth

• Blog: AmeriCorps.gov/Newsroom/Blog

• Press Announcements: AmeriCorps.gov/Newsroom

• Newsletter Sign-Up:

https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCNCS/signup/31453

Photos & Graphics for Public Use 

• AmeriCorps photo galleries (please credit “AmeriCorps” for all photo use)

• Logos and graphics

• Promotional Video
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Sample Copy: GENERAL INFORMATION 

Newsletter

SAMPLE 1

AmeriCorps & CDC Make History with Public Health AmeriCorps 

ICYMI: AmeriCorps and the CDC launched Public Health AmeriCorps to train a 

diverse new generation of public health leaders and create healthier, more 

resilient communities. 

The inaugural cohort of Public Health AmeriCorps grantees is currently recruiting 

nearly 3,000 members to serve in part-time and full-time roles, in rural and urban 

locations, and across every state, including D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico. Know 

someone who may be interested in serving? Please point them to AmeriCorps’ 

website! 

Are you already supporting health-related initiatives in your community?

Information regarding the next round of Public Health AmeriCorps funding is

available! Sign up for AmeriCorps’ newsletter to receive updates.

SAMPLE 2

Strengthen Community Health & Resilience Through Public Health AmeriCorps

More than 80 organizations across the country are looking for passionate 

individuals to serve in Public Health AmeriCorps and help their communities 

recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, increase health equity, and reduce 

barriers to care. Help them recruit AmeriCorps members for health-related 

positions by sharing Public Health AmeriCorps service opportunities. 

Are you already supporting health-related initiatives in your community?

Information regarding the next round of Public Health AmeriCorps funding is

available at AmeriCorps.Com/PublicHealth! Sign up for AmeriCorps’ newsletter

to receive updates.

Questions? Learn more on AmeriCorps' website or contact 

PublicHealth@AmeriCorps.gov.

Facebook or LinkedIn

SAMPLE 1
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#ICYMI: AmeriCorps and the CDC launched Public Health AmeriCorps to train a 

diverse new generation of public health leaders and create healthier, more 

resilient communities. 

The inaugural cohort of Public Health AmeriCorps grantees is currently recruiting 

nearly 3,000 members to serve in part-time and full-time roles, in rural and urban 

locations, and across every state, including D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico. Know 

someone who may be interested in serving? Please point them to 

AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth! 

Are you already supporting health-related initiatives in your community?

Consider applying for Public Health AmeriCorps funding! Applications are open

through January 4, 2023. Visit AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth for more information. 

SAMPLE 2

More than 80 organizations across the country are looking for passionate 

individuals to serve in Public Health AmeriCorps and help their communities 

recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, increase health equity, and reduce 

barriers to care. Help them recruit AmeriCorps members for health-related 

positions by sharing Public Health AmeriCorps service opportunities, available at 

AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth.

Are you already supporting health-related initiatives in your community?

Consider applying for Public Health AmeriCorps funding! Applications are open

through January 4, 2023. Visit AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth for more information. 

Questions? Contact PublicHealth@AmeriCorps.gov.

Instagram

SAMPLE

#ICYMI: AmeriCorps and the CDC launched Public Health AmeriCorps to train a 

diverse new generation of public health leaders and create healthier, more 

resilient communities. 

More than 80 organizations across the country are looking for passionate 

individuals to serve in Public Health AmeriCorps and help their communities 

recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, increase health equity, and reduce 

barriers to care.

A new round of funding is also open to organizations working to strengthen 

public health in their communities. 
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Learn more about serving as a PHA member or becoming a PHA grantee at 

AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth.

Twitter

SAMPLE

#PublicHealthAmeriCorps is building healthier, more resilient communities!

 80+ orgs across the country are recruiting passionate individuals to serve

 Funding is available for orgs helping communities recover from COVID-19, 

increase health equity & reduce barriers to care

Learn more at AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth

Sample Copy: MEMBER RECRUITMENT

Newsletter

SAMPLE 1

Here's to a Healthier Future with Public Health AmeriCorps

Public Health AmeriCorps is recruiting nearly 3,000 members at 82 organizations 

across the country! Know someone interested in any of the following topics?

• Mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorders

• COVID-19 recovery, testing, and vaccination support

• Health equity and social determinants of health

• Reducing barriers to health care and increasing access to services 

If so, point them to AmeriCorps! AmeriCorps members can expand their skills, 

earn education benefits, and gain valuable experience while launching careers

in public health. 

Questions? Reach out to PublicHealth@AmeriCorps.gov or visit 

AmeriCorps.Gov/PublicHealthfor more information.

SAMPLE 2

Calling All Future Public Health Leaders 
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In this video message, AmeriCorps’ CEO Michael Smith invites YOU to serve with 

Public Health AmeriCorps! As an AmeriCorps member, you can expand your 

skills, earn education benefits, and gain valuable experience while launching a 

career in public health.

Interested? Explore your local options by using AmeriCorps’ interactive search 

tool. Have questions? Learn more on AmeriCorps' website or contact 

PublicHealth@AmeriCorps.gov. 

SAMPLE 3

Become a Public Health Hero Through AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps members are helping communities across the country recover from 

the COVID-19 pandemic, increase health equity, and reduce barriers to care. 

You can join them by serving with Public Health AmeriCorps.

Organizations are currently recruiting Public Health AmeriCorps members for a 

variety of health-related positions. In some cases, no prior experience is required! 

Explore your options by using AmeriCorps’ interactive search tool. 

Questions? Learn more on AmeriCorps' website or contact 

PublicHealth@AmeriCorps.gov. 

SAMPLE 4

Be a Part of History with Public Health AmeriCorps

Public Health AmeriCorps is a national service program designed to train a 

diverse new generation of public health leaders and create healthier, more 

resilient communities. 

As an AmeriCorps member, you’ll help solve our community’s pressing public 

health challenges while gaining skills and benefits for your future. Make a real 

difference and jumpstart your career in public health! Learn more and explore 

opportunities today! 

Questions? Visit AmeriCorps' website or contact PublicHealth@AmeriCorps.gov. 

LinkedIn or Facebook

SAMPLE 1

Public Health AmeriCorps is recruiting nearly 3,000 members at 82 organizations 

across the country! Know someone interested in any of the following topics?

• Mental health, behavioral health, and substance use disorders
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• COVID-19 recovery, testing, and vaccination support

• Health equity and social determinants of health

• Reducing barriers to health care and increasing access to services 

If so, point them to AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth. AmeriCorps members can 

expand their skills, earn education benefits, and gain valuable experience while 

launching careers in public health. 

SAMPLE 2

[link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1w3ir3kiKM]

As an AmeriCorps member, you can expand your skills, earn education benefits,

and gain valuable experience while launching a career in public health.

Interested? Explore your local options by using the interactive search tool at 

AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth. Have questions? Contact 

PublicHealth@AmeriCorps.gov. 

SAMPLE 3

[insert photo of choice]

AmeriCorps members are helping communities across the country recover from 

the COVID-19 pandemic, increase health equity, and reduce barriers to care. 

You can join them by serving with Public Health AmeriCorps!

Organizations are currently recruiting Public Health AmeriCorps members for a 

variety of health-related positions. In some cases, no prior experience is required.

Explore your options by using the interactive search tool at 

AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth. 

Questions? Contact PublicHealth@AmeriCorps.gov. 

SAMPLE 4

Public Health AmeriCorps is a national service program designed to train a 

diverse new generation of public health leaders and create healthier, more 

resilient communities. 

As an AmeriCorps member, you’ll help solve our community’s pressing public 

health challenges while gaining skills and benefits for your future. Make a real 

difference and jumpstart your career in public health! Learn more and explore 

opportunities at AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth.
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Instagram

Tip: Add a recruitment link to your Instagram bio.

SAMPLE 1

#DYK? You can kickstart your career while making a real difference in your 

community! Make it happen by serving with Public Health AmeriCorps. Combat 

COVID-19, promote health equity, and much more while gaining public health 

skills that’ll propel your future. Visit AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth and tag a friend 

who should apply with you!

SAMPLE 2 (current grantees)

We’re partnering with #PublicHealthAmeriCorps and we need you! Find out how 

you can serve with us and help our community recover after COVID-19, increase 

access to care, fight inequity and more. Visit the #linkinbio.

SAMPLE 3 (current grantees)

#Shareworthy: We’re recruiting for #PublicHealthAmeriCorps! Thanks to 

@AmeriCorps + @CDCgov funding, we’re hiring [X number of] AmeriCorps 

members to support [State, City, County, etc.] with: 

✅[add service activity 1 e.g., COVID Relief] 

✅[add service activity 2 e.g., Health Equity] 

✅[add service activity 2 e.g., Mental Health] 

Tag someone who should apply to serve with us and click the #LinkInBio for 

more. #PublicHealthAmeriCorps #PublicHealth

Twitter

SAMPLE 1

#DYK? You can kickstart your career while making a real difference in your 

community! Serve with #PublicHealthAmeriCorps to gain public health skills that’ll 

propel your future. Visit AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth & tag a friend who should 

apply with you!

SAMPLE 2 (current grantees)
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We’re partnering with #PublicHealthAmeriCorps and we need you! Find out how 

you can serve with us and help our community recover after COVID-19, increase 

access to care, fight inequity and more. [add recruitment/application link]

SAMPLE 3 (current grantees)

#Shareworthy: We’re recruiting for #PublicHealthAmeriCorps!! Thanks to 

@AmeriCorps + @CDCgov funding, we'll be engaging [X number of] AmeriCorps 

members to support [State, City, County, etc.] with: 

✅[add service activity 1 e.g., COVID Relief] 

✅[add service activity 2 e.g., Health Equity] 

✅[add service activity 2 e.g., Mental Health] 

Learn more: [add link] 

Sample Copy: FY 2023 FUNDING 

Newsletter

SAMPLE 1

AmeriCorps and CDC Seek Proposals to Grow Nation’s Public Health Workforce 

Public Health AmeriCorps, launched in partnership with the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, is a $400 million investment to engage new communities 

and individuals in public health, recruiting and building a new workforce ready 

to respond to the nation’s public health needs. Last year, over 80 organizations 

were awarded a total of more than $60 million. Funding is open to nonprofit, 

faith-based, Tribal and community-based organizations; higher-education 

institutions; state, local and territorial government entities, including local public 

health departments. 

Is your organization seeking capacity to address a public health issue? Apply for 

a Public Health AmeriCorps grant! 

To learn more:

• Watch the Intro to AmeriCorps webinar session recording if you’re new to 

AmeriCorps and its funding opportunities.

• Watch the Technical Assistance webinar session recording if you’re 

considering applying for PHA funding.

• Read about the first cohort of Public Health AmeriCorps grantees here.

• Apply for PHA funding here!
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For more information, visit americorps.gov/publichealth or contact 

publichealth@americorps.gov.

SAMPLE 2

Apply for Public Health AmeriCorps Funding by January 4, 2023

AmeriCorps is currently offering a new round of funding for Public Health 

AmeriCorps! The 2023 funding opportunity will support COVID-19 recovery, health 

equity, local public health, and will help create a pipeline of public health 

leaders.

Know an organization seeking capacity to address a public health issue? 

Encourage them to apply for a Public Health AmeriCorps grant! Additional 

details, FAQs, and technical assistance can be found

AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth. 

LinkedIn

SAMPLE/SHARE

[Share this August 2023 LinkedIn post with the copy below]

Calling all organizations that address health equity in communities across the 

nation! AmeriCorps and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are looking 

for organizations to recruit the next generation of public health leaders to tackle 

the pressing challenges of our strained public health systems.

Apply for funding and learn more at AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth

#AmeriCorps #PublicHealthAmeriCorps #HealthCareers #Careers #CDC 

#Healthcare #Leadership

Facebook

SAMPLE 1

Calling all organizations that address health equity in communities across the 

nation! AmeriCorps and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are looking 

for organizations to recruit the next generation of public health leaders to tackle 

the pressing challenges of our strained public health systems. 

Apply for funding and learn more at AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth
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#AmeriCorps #PublicHealthAmeriCorps #HealthCareers #Careers #CDC 

#Healthcare #Leadership

SAMPLE 2

Is your organization seeking capacity to address a public health issue? Apply for 

a Public Health AmeriCorps grant! 

Public Health AmeriCorps, launched in partnership with the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, is a $400 million investment to engage new communities 

and individuals in public health, recruiting and building a new workforce ready 

to respond to the nation’s public health needs. 

Last year, over 80 organizations were awarded a total of more than $60 million. 

Funding is open to nonprofit, faith-based, Tribal and community-based 

organizations; higher-education institutions; state, local and territorial 

government entities, including local public health departments. 

Apply for funding and learn more at AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth

#AmeriCorps #PublicHealthAmeriCorps #HealthCareers #Careers #CDC 

#Healthcare #Leadership

Instagram

Sample/Share to Story 1

August 2023 AmeriCorps Announcement 

Sample Post 2

Join the movement to address urgent #PublicHealth needs. From the 

back office to the frontlines, there’s a place for you with Public Health 

AmeriCorps.

What are you waiting for? Make your mark and create lasting impact.

Join at AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth.

Twitter

RETWEET 1

[Share this August 2023 AmeriCorps tweet with your choice of copy]

RETWEET 2

[Share this August 2023 AmeriCorps CEO tweet with your choice of copy]
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Additional Shareables 

The additional shareables are attached in this toolkit in the order listed below.

• PHA One-Pager: Program Overview

• PHA Fast Facts: Impact Summary

• Recruitment One-Pager

• FY22 PHA Grantee Summaries & Contact Information
Public Health AmeriCorps

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About Public Health AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create Public 

Health AmeriCorps, a groundbreaking new initiative made possible by a $400 million investment of 

the CDC’s American Rescue Plan Act funds. 

COVID-19 demonstrated that we need a more robust public health workforce, and the workforce must 

reflect the communities being served. Through Public Health AmeriCorps, thousands of AmeriCorps 

members will be recruited to serve communities across the country and support their critical public 

health needs.

Public Health AmeriCorps has two overarching goals:

• Help meet the public health needs of local communities by providing needed capacity and 

support in state and local public health settings and advancing more equitable health 

outcomes for communities who are currently or historically underserved.

• Provide pathways to good quality public health-related careers through onsite experience, 

training, and more, with a focus on recruiting AmeriCorps members who reflect the 

communities in which they will serve.

This historic partnership leverages the expertise of both agencies, capitalizing on AmeriCorps’ 

experience managing some of the most prominent public service and workforce development 

programs in the nation while benefitting from CDC’s technical expertise as the country’s leading public 

health agency. 

Public Health AmeriCorps shows the American people the tangible impact of American Rescue Plan 

Act funding and how government can operate at its best to meet community needs, through

partnership and coordination with community-based organizations, local government, and public 

health agencies.

Public Health AmeriCorps programs will support health equity, mental health and substance use 

disorders, COVID-19 recovery, and will increase access to services, especially in underserved 

communities.

More than 80 grantees will recruit nearly 3,000 Public Health AmeriCorps members to serve. Members 

will add much needed capacity and support in communities across the country, and will serve in a 

variety of roles, including:

• health education and training

• community outreach and engagement

• system navigation, referrals, and linkage to care

• research, data collection, analysis, and assessment

Visit AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth for a complete list of grantees and opportunities to serve. There are 

part-time and full-time roles available in rural and urban locations, across nearly every state, and 

including D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico. You can also subscribe to AmeriCorps’ newsletter and contact 

publichealth@americorps.gov with additional questions.
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ARIZONA ..........................................................................................................................................................................3

ARKANSAS .......................................................................................................................................................................3

CALIFORNIA.....................................................................................................................................................................4

COLORADO.....................................................................................................................................................................5

CONNECTICUT ...............................................................................................................................................................5

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...............................................................................................................................................6

GEORGIA..........................................................................................................................................................................6

GUAM................................................................................................................................................................................7

IDAHO...............................................................................................................................................................................7

ILLINOIS ............................................................................................................................................................................8

KANSAS.............................................................................................................................................................................8

KENTUCKY........................................................................................................................................................................8

LOUISIANA.......................................................................................................................................................................9

MAINE ...............................................................................................................................................................................9

MARYLAND ......................................................................................................................................................................9

MASSACHUSETTS.........................................................................................................................................................10

MICHIGAN......................................................................................................................................................................11

MINNESOTA ..................................................................................................................................................................11

MISSOURI .......................................................................................................................................................................12

NEW JERSEY ..................................................................................................................................................................12

NEW MEXICO................................................................................................................................................................13

NEW YORK .....................................................................................................................................................................13

NORTH CAROLINA.......................................................................................................................................................15

OHIO ...............................................................................................................................................................................15

OREGON ........................................................................................................................................................................16

PENNSYLVANIA.............................................................................................................................................................16

SOUTH CAROLINA .......................................................................................................................................................17

TEXAS..............................................................................................................................................................................17

VERMONT.......................................................................................................................................................................18

VIRGINIA .........................................................................................................................................................................18

WASHINGTON ..............................................................................................................................................................19

WISCONSIN ...................................................................................................................................................................20
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ARIZONA 

Arizona State University

99 part-time AmeriCorps members will build capacity for agencies in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, 

Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas to 

respond to intimate partner violence within state and local public health agencies. The AmeriCorps 

members will increase public health practitioners' knowledge and readiness to respond to survivors 

of intimate partner violence.

Contact: Jill Messing Email: Jill.Messing@asu.edu Tel: (602) 496-1193

Arizona State University College of Health Solutions

20 part-time AmeriCorps members will support COVID-19 mitigation strategies and testing, nutrition 

education, and physical activity curriculum implementation for attendees of Early Child Education 

sites that participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program in Phoenix, Arizona.

Contact: Meg Bruening Email: meg.bruening@asu.edu Tel: (602) 827-2266

Northern Arizona University Center for Service and Volunteerism

50 part-time AmeriCorps members will support public health organizations in Arizona by delivering 

training in public health topics to increase health knowledge.

Contact: Russell Dickerson Email: Russell.Dickerson@nau.edu Tel: (928) 523-4090

Prescott College

18 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide health interventions and eviction support in Pima 

County, Arizona. The AmeriCorps members will also increase health equity through social-emotional 

learning interventions in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Contact: Annie Reifsnyder Email: areifsnyder@arizonaserve.org Tel: (847) 212-7806

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Our House, Inc.

Eight part-time AmeriCorps members will provide healthcare screenings and referrals, mental health 

support, and benefits assistance in Little Rock, Arkansas. The AmeriCorps members will help clients 

increase their scores on the Arizona Self Sufficiency Matrix.

Contact: Priscilla Barnes Email: priscilla.barnes@ourhouseshelter.org Tel: (501) 374-7383 113

 

 
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CALIFORNIA 

L.A. Works

30 full-time and 60 part-time AmeriCorps members will provide direct service and build capacity for

organizations and agencies supporting underserved populations in Southern California, Los Angeles 

County, and the Inland Empire. The AmeriCorps members will also provide social services to local 

communities, recruit and manage volunteers, and engage in outreach for COVID-19 response and 

recovery efforts. 

Contact: Alisha Cathirelll Email: alisha@laworks.com Tel: (323) 224-6510 101

 

 

Leeza's Care Connection 

14 full-time AmeriCorps members will increase staffing and financial capacity for sites in South 

Carolina and California, and support the creation of four HUGS programs in New Hampshire, Arizona, 

Tennessee, and Florida.

Contact: Terri Towle Email: terri@leezascareconnection.org Tel: (803) 888-7525

 

 

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

80 part-time AmeriCorps members will engage in community outreach, health education, resource 

sharing, and communicable disease investigation in the most highly impacted communities located 

within Los Angeles County, California. The AmeriCorps members will improve health outcomes 

around COVID-19 and non-COVID-related health conditions among vulnerable populations. 

Contact: Janet Scully Email: jscully@ph.lacounty.gov Tel: (323) 509-6332

Reach Out

10 part-time AmeriCorps members will provide health screenings, for social determinants of health, 

case management, resource navigation, outreach, and education at Federally Qualified Health 

Centers and public health clinics in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The AmeriCorps 

members will receive Community Health Worker training and work with local partners to help 

communities respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Contact: Yara William Email: yara@we-reachout.org Tel: (909) 982-8641

Safe Passages

Five full-time and 10 part-time AmeriCorps members will serve as community health advocates in 

Alameda County, California. The AmeriCorps members will provide health education and conduct 

outreach to increase community health knowledge.

Contact: Randal Hamati Email: rhamati@safepassages.org Tel: (707) 567-6564
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COLORADO 

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies

12 part-time AmeriCorps members will perform outreach across Colorado. The AmeriCorps 

members will assist individuals—largely undocumented individuals—who are newly eligible for statesubsidized health insurance coverage through Colorado's Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise. 

Contact: Laurel Broten Email: laurel.broten@state.co.us Tel: (303) 894-7416

Spark the Change Colorado (Metro Volunteers)

20 part-time AmeriCorps members will provide Tier 1 and Tier 3 mental wellness counseling and 

education to vulnerable K-12 students at public charter schools throughout Colorado. The 

AmeriCorps members will increase the number of students reporting a change or intent to change 

behavior to improve their mental health. 

Contact: Kelly Groen Email: Kgroen@sparkthechangecolorado.org Tel: (235) 235-1234

Trailhead Institute

28 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide technical assistance and capacity building for local and 

state public health agencies and organizations across Colorado. The AmeriCorps members will 

perform data and landscape analyses in order to build a roadmap to modernize the Colorado public 

health system. 

Contact: Sarah Lampe Email: slampe@trailhead.institute Tel: (303) 910-4682

CONNECTICUT 

Community Health Center, Inc.

15 full-time AmeriCorps members will support outreach, education, care access and retention, 

COVID-19 vaccination, and resource navigation across community-based sites in Connecticut. The 

AmeriCorps members will increase health knowledge and improve access to care among individuals 

in the communities served.

Contact: Kasey Harding Email: Hardink@chc1.com Tel: (860) 347-6971 3914

 

 

Health360 

50 full-time AmeriCorps members will implement mental health gatekeeper trainings (GKT) that 

increase laypeople’s ability to identify and support individuals with mental illness. Trainings will 

support organizations across the nation that demonstrate need via an annual competitive application 

process.

Contact: Patricia Harrity Email: Harrity@Health360.org Tel: (203) 758-1110 11
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Damien Ministries

16 full-time AmeriCorps members will serve as certified Community Health Workers in the District of 

Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. The AmeriCorps members will provide health 

education and preventive care. These activities will specifically focus on COVID-19 awareness and 

vaccination information along with other community health issues including training on opioid 

overdose prevention.

Contact: Jeffrey Richardson Email: jrichardson@damienministries.org Tel: (202) 780-7086

Latin American Youth Center

Four full-time and eight part-time AmeriCorps members will promote and implement HIV/STI and 

COVID-19 testing and education efforts in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland. 

The AmeriCorps members will conduct outreach and educational public health services.

Contact: Mike Leon Email: leon@layc-dc.org Tel: (202) 319-2246

The Arc of the United States

24 part-time AmeriCorps members will receive training in the HealthMatters curriculum in 

Washington, D.C. The AmeriCorps members will deliver health education, nutrition training, and 

physical activity classes to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in California. 

Contact: Liz Mahar Email: Mahar@thearc.org Tel: (202) 617-3262

GEORGIA 

DeKalb County Board of Health

16 full-time AmeriCorps members will support DeKalb County Board of Health leaders to learn how 

to manage and operate several programs housed in one of four locations in DeKalb County, Georgia. 

The AmeriCorps members will provide capacity, support, and increased awareness of COVID-19 

testing and vaccinations to support equitable health outcomes and COVID-19 recovery in

underserved communities.

Contact: Sedessie Spivey Email: Sedessie.Spivey@dph.ga.gov Tel: (404) 294-3740
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National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

40 part-time AmeriCorps members will support state- and community-level COVID-19 recovery 

efforts in up to 20 states participating in the Building Resilient Inclusive Communities (BRIC) program. 

The AmeriCorps members will build capacity for organizations addressing nutrition security, 

improving access to safe physical activity opportunities, and reducing social isolation and loneliness 

through policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change approaches.

Contact: John Robitscher Email: cdoxie@chronicdisease.org Tel: (678) 915-9539

One World Link

31 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide community health outreach and volunteer 

management to support historically underserved populations in Central Georgia. The AmeriCorps 

members will increase health knowledge among communities served and help public health 

organizations improve organizational efficiency and program reach.

Contact: Ade Oguntoye Email: aoguntoye@oneworldlink.org Tel: (404) 969-5593

 

 

GUAM 

Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS)

80 part-time AmeriCorps members will educate communities about DPHSS’s programs and services.

AmeriCorps members will serve at the Centralized Contact Center and/or at DPHSS satellite locations 

within DPHSS divisions and outreach events. The AmeriCorps members will help individuals make 

informed decisions and improve their overall health and well-being by providing accurate, timely, and 

updated information about public health programs and services.

Contact: Arthur San Agustin Email: arthur.sanagustin@dphss.guam.gov Tel: (671) 922-2510

IDAHO 

Idaho State University

72 part-time AmeriCorps members will expand and enhance community partnerships to increase 

public health services and individuals trained as suicide prevention intervention gatekeepers. The 

AmeriCorps members will also learn more about public health careers through the Gem State Public 

Health program at the Institute of Rural Health.

Contact: Jana Bodily-Roan Email: bodijana@isu.edu Tel: (208) 282-4436
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ILLINOIS 

Association House of Chicago

Eight full-time AmeriCorps members will provide education, training, counseling, coaching, and 

service navigation through multiple programs in Chicago, Illinois. The AmeriCorps members will 

improve community health and increase participant health and health knowledge.

Contact: Julie Rodriguez Email: jrodriguez@associationhouse.org Tel: (773) 772-7170

Gardeneers

25 full-time AmeriCorps members will lead educational programs and conduct outreach to provide 

support, resources, tools, and access to locally grown fresh produce for students, families, and 

community members through school garden programs, farm stands, and community workshops in 

schools and surrounding communities primarily on the West and South sides of Chicago. The 

AmeriCorps members will provide students, family members, and community members with access 

to locally grown, fresh food by building their knowledge and skills to grow food in their own 

communities, combat food inequality, increase their health knowledge, and make healthy decisions 

for their future. 

Contact: Leah Goldbloom Email: leah@gardeneers.org Tel: (847) 800-1832

KANSAS 

 

Unified Government of Wyandotte County at Public Health Department 

15 part-time AmeriCorps members will support tobacco cessation, Wyandotte County's community 

health improvement plan, COVID-19 education and outreach, and WyCo Connect in Wyandotte 

County, Kansas. The AmeriCorps members will increase the number of residents reporting quitting 

tobacco or becoming vaccinated against COVID-19. They will also provide critical increased capacity 

to local public health programming. 

 

Contact: Allison Zuel Email: azuel@wycokck.org Tel: (913) 573-8865

KENTUCKY 

 

Family Scholar House

200 part-time AmeriCorps members will provide healthcare support and services to seniors and 

disabled individuals in healthcare facilities across Kentucky. The AmeriCorps members will also 

develop their healthcare knowledge and complete credentialing coursework, enabling them to work 

in memory care, skilled nursing, assisted living, and other healthcare-related environments.

Contact: Kate Brackett Email: kbrackett@familyscholarhouse.org Tel: (502) 584-8090
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Kentucky Health Departments Association

75 part-time AmeriCorps members will serve as Community Health Workers (CHWs) in local health 

departments across Kentucky. The AmeriCorps members will support public health programs 

including HANDS (Health and Nutrition Delivery System), WIC (Special Supplemental Nutritional 

Program for Women, Infants, and Children), and Harm Reduction. 

Contact: Dana Nickles Email: dnickles.kpha@gmail.com Tel: (502) 875-2255

LOUISIANA 

National Network of Public Health Institutes

10 full-time AmeriCorps members will facilitate climate and health social media campaigns and 

connect community members and organizations to social services available to them in the event of a 

climate disaster in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Maine, and Puerto Rico. The 

AmeriCorps members will provide climate and health communication and build capacity for

organizations working to improve climate resilience knowledge, skills, and abilities. 

Contact: Christine Ortiz Gumina Email: cortizgumina@nnphi.org Tel: (202) 683-6059

MAINE 

 

Goodwill Northern New England

25 full-time and 12 part-time AmeriCorps members will expand the capacity of public health agencies 

to help medically underserved communities in Maine and New Hampshire. The AmeriCorps 

members will implement evidence-based public health interventions to help 12 agencies increase 

their capacity.

Contact: Stephen Niles Email: steve.niles@goodwillnne.org Tel: (207) 400-6352

MARYLAND 

 

Baltimore Corps

80 full-time AmeriCorps members will serve as Community Healthcare Fellows in Baltimore, 

Maryland. The AmeriCorps members will increase access to and quality of care for underserved 

populations and reduce the impacts of trauma and COVID-19 for some of Baltimore's most 

vulnerable populations.

 

Contact: Sarah Flammang Email: sarah@baltimorecorps.org Tel: (517) 896-8618
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MASSACHUSETTS 

Boston Medical Center - StreetCred

Four part-time AmeriCorps members will implement a program that prescribes economic 

opportunities to families as part of their routine healthcare visits in Boston, Massachusetts. The 

AmeriCorps members will connect families to resources including tax credits, tax refunds, and college 

savings accounts (CSAs), and empower them to work toward financial goals via individualized 

financial coaching. 

Contact: Lisia Morales Email: lisia.morales@bmc.org Tel: (781) 608-1343

Boston Public Health Commission

Five part-time AmeriCorps members will provide outreach, coaching, and education in Boston, 

Massachusetts. The AmeriCorps members will provide health communication to young people and 

support the mental health needs of families with young children. 

Contact: Uchenna Ndulue Email: undulue@bphc.org Tel: (617) 534-7721

City of Lawrence 

12 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide healthy homes outreach, education, and resource 

referrals to landlords and tenants in Lawrence and Methuen, Massachusetts. The AmeriCorps 

members will increase residents’ health knowledge and improve the health and safety of rental 

properties. 

Contact: Mike Armano Email: WPerez@CITYOFLAWRENCE.COM Tel: (978) 620-3140

 

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center

20 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide care coordination, conduct outreach to patients, and 

connect to services in East Boston Neighborhood Health Center clinics in Boston, Massachusetts. The 

AmeriCorps members will support health screenings, conduct outreach, and participate in 

administrative activities related to cancer, mental health, and other social services. 

Contact: Margaret Doherty-Lopez Email: dohertma@ebnhc.org Tel: (617) 568-7200

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center

Two full-time AmeriCorps members will provide outreach services for students enrolled in public 

school systems, with an emphasis on six school-based health centers operated by the Health Center 

in Framingham and Worcester, Massachusetts. The AmeriCorps members will connect students and 

families to healthcare by increasing enrollment in school-based health centers and identifying and 

assisting families and students who do not have health insurance coverage. 

Contact: Juliann Dooley Email: juliann.dooley@kennedychc.org Tel: (508) 532-7309
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Epilepsy Foundation New England

40 full-time and 16 part-time AmeriCorps members will serve as Epilepsy Resource Room 

Coordinators, providing Community Health Worker services and health education in 16 hospitals and 

healthcare institutions in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and 

Vermont. 

Contact: Susan Linn Email: slinn@epilepsynewengland.org Tel: (617) 506-6041 100

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe

Six full-time AmeriCorps members will build capacity for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's 

Emergency Management department through disaster preparation, direct services, and community 

training. 

Contact: Nelson Andrews Email: nelson.andrewsJr@mwtribe-nsn.gov Tel: (508) 477-5800 15

MICHIGAN 

 

Cherry Health (Cherry Street Services)

20 full-time AmeriCorps members will increase access to care to individuals through health 

education, outreach, and enrollment across Minnesota. The AmeriCorps members will provide health 

education to promote breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening. They will also provide

Medicaid and Marketplace outreach and enrollment. 

Contact: Kayla Doyle Email: kayladoyle@cherryhealth.com Tel: (616) 776-2270

MINNESOTA 

 

Reading & Math, Inc.

100 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide peer support and recovery coaching to individuals 

working to overcome substance use disorders in California, Illinois, and Virginia. 

Contact: Alana Stimes Email: astimes@mnedc.org Tel: (612) 206-3045

Reading & Math, Inc.

150 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide capacity-building support in public health agencies 

across the state of Minnesota. The AmeriCorps members will support organizations to increase their 

efficiency, effectiveness, or program reach.

Contact: Alana Stimes Email: astimes@mnedc.org Tel: (612) 206-3045
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MISSOURI 

Healing Action Network, INC.

Six full-time and six part-time AmeriCorps members provide community education and collaboration 

opportunities to individuals and organizations across Missouri. The AmeriCorps members will help 

meet the public mental health needs of survivors of commercial sexual exploitation in the St. Louis 

region and will provide education and service navigation related to opioid awareness and recovery. 

Contact: Jason Seward Email: jason.seward@healingaction.org Tel: (314) 833-4515

 

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Two part-time AmeriCorps members will manage Move More, Get More (MMGM) in Kansas City, 

Missouri. The AmeriCorps members will serve as co-program managers for MMGM and will manage 

participating schools and MMGM staff, including sports coaches and undergraduate and graduate 

research assistants. 

Contact: Joseph Lightner Email: lightnerj@umkc.edu Tel: (816) 235-1703

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden

Two full-time and 45 part-time AmeriCorps members will serve the City of Camden and the Delaware 

Valley Region in New Jersey through capacity building efforts. The AmeriCorps members will focus 

on public health promotion, community education, and direct service activities related to healthy 

futures. 

Contact: Donna Nickitas Email: donna.nickitas@rutgers.edu Tel: (856) 225-2248

Zufall Health Center

10 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide health education and outreach to support 

underserved communities that are disproportionately affected by health disparities in New Jersey. 

The AmeriCorps members will increase patient access to primary medical, dental, behavioral health, 

wellness, and COVID-19 testing and vaccination services.

Contact: Shade Cronan Tel: (973) 328-9100 361
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NEW MEXICO 

Rio Arriba County Health and Human Services Department 

10 part-time AmeriCorps members will serve as Community Health Workers, coordinating vaccination 

clinics and performing vaccine education. The AmeriCorps members will serve at least 1,000 

individuals and contribute to the vaccination of school-aged children between the ages of five and 

18.

Contact: Lauren Reichelt Email: lmreichelt@rio-arriba.org Tel: (505) 753-3143

Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico

Two full-time AmeriCorps members will assist community members with resource navigation and 

referrals to healthcare providers across New Mexico. The AmeriCorps members will assist individuals 

and increase health knowledge for food insecure New Mexicans. 

Contact: Katherine Page Email: kate.page@rrfb.org Tel: (505) 314-0603

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps

Eight part-time AmeriCorps members will serve as mental health mentors at Taos High School, Vista 

Grande High School, Espanola High School, and the Health and Community Services Department in 

Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The AmeriCorps members will help students complete the Screening, 

Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) assessment and the Project Amp curriculum. 

Contact: Benjamin Thomas Email: ben@youthcorps.org Tel: (575) 751-1420 27

 

NEW YORK 

City of Rochester

22 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide community outreach and emotional skill building 

within high-poverty, urban and marginalized neighborhoods in Rochester, New York. The 

AmeriCorps members will support COVID-19 response and recovery services by helping to establish

neighborhood preventative health clinics. They will also facilitate youth mentoring and trainings in 

public and mental health education and awareness.

Contact: Walida Monroe-Sims Email: walida.monroe@cityofrochester.gov Tel: (585) 428-7358

Community Health Care Association of New York State

101 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide family health education and care management 

services to individuals in Community Health Centers across New York State. 

Contact: Orlando Reboredo Email: oreboredo@chcanys.org Tel: (212) 710-3811
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Concrete Safaris

24 full-time AmeriCorps members will increase youth’s health knowledge and improve families’ 

access to medical care in East Harlem. The AmeriCorps members will conduct environmental health 

literacy and place-based service-learning interventions and refer participants for medical and wraparound services. 

Contact: Sharon Levine Email: mac@concretesafaris.org Tel: (347) 267-2903

New York City Office of the Mayor

80 full-time AmeriCorps members will perform public health-related direct service and capacitybuilding activities in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments and with nonprofit 

partners. The AmeriCorps members will help increase the health, knowledge, and condition for 

NYCHA residents as well as increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and program outreach at the 

program's host sites.

Contact: Aaron Miner Email: aminer@cityhall.nyc.gov Tel: (212) 676-3280

Public Health Solutions

Four full-time AmeriCorps members will provide needs assessments and navigation services to lowincome families in underserved areas of Queens, New York. The AmeriCorps members will increase 

the self-efficacy of these New Yorkers. 

Contact: Mireille Mclean Email: mmclean@healthsolutions.org Tel: (646) 690-3500

Ronald McDonald House New York

Four full-time AmeriCorps members will build the infrastructure needed to advance health equity 

outcomes for underserved, medically complex children and their families receiving care at public and 

safety-net hospitals in New York City. The AmeriCorps members will conduct risk and market analyses 

to identify social determinants of health and establish referral networks with community-based 

organizations in target communities.

Contact: Denean Paulik Email: dpaulik@rmh-newyork.org Tel: (212) 639-0215

Rural Health Network of South Central New York

40 part-time AmeriCorps members will provide health access services and increase capacity in 

upstate New York counties, primarily the rural Southern Tier. 

Contact: Julia Pitts Email: jpitts@rhnscny.org Tel: (607) 692-7669

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Appalachian State University

11 full-time and four part-time AmeriCorps members will recruit Medical Reserve Corps Members to 

implement RAPID-PFA (Reflective Listening, Assessment, Prioritization, Intervention and Disposition) 

interventions in Western North Carolina. The AmeriCorps members will also deliver pre- and postemergency RAPID-PFA interventions to organizations, including local health departments, and 

implement Psychological First Aid (PFA) interventions.

Contact: Jennifer Schroeder Tyson Email: tysonjs@appstate.edu Tel: (828) 262-7151

Pamlico Rose Institute for Sustainable Communities

12 full-time AmeriCorps members will administer wellness, healthy living, and resilience programs for 

underrepresented populations—especially women Veterans—in eastern North Carolina. The 

AmeriCorps members will implement a comprehensive garden to table program, focused on 

mitigating food insecurity through education. 

Contact: Robert Sands Email: robert@pamlicorose.org Tel: (805) 320-2967

Wake Forest University

15 part-time AmeriCorps members will improve health knowledge and access to medical care for 

low-income individuals and families in North Carolina. The AmeriCorps members will conduct health 

outreach and education, provide patient navigation services, and build capacity for free health clinics.

Contact: Marianne Magjuka Email: magjukmg@wfu.edu Tel: (336) 758-4549

OHIO 

 

The Ohio State University

Six full-time and 68 part-time AmeriCorps members will engage communities in service-learning 

public health projects focused on social determinants of health in Ohio. The AmeriCorps members 

will facilitate rural urban Public Health Corps that provide economically disadvantaged families with a 

Public Health Ecosystem (PHE) and health education focused on diet and nutrition. 

Contact: Pat Bebo Email: patbebo@yahoo.com Tel: (614) 292-1655
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OREGON 

FoodCorps 

200 full-time AmeriCorps members will promote healthy behaviors in schools across Arkansas, 

California, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, New 

York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. The AmeriCorps members will help meet 

critical nutritional needs of children in schools with high rates of students who are eligible for free or 

reduced-price school meals. 

Contact: Ashley Taylor Email: ashley.taylor@foodcorps.org Tel: (212) 596-7045 127

Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest

20 full-time AmeriCorps members will increase access to medical care in rural and urban 

economically challenged communities in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The 

AmeriCorps members will conduct outreach, navigate service options, and offer companionship in 

nonprofit and healthcare consortium sites.

Contact: Benjamin Carver Email: bcarver@jvcnorthwest.org Tel: (503) 335-8202

 

 

OCHIN, Inc.

20 full-time AmeriCorps members will support public health departments and federally qualified 

health centers (FQHCs) across Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, and 

Wisconsin, to help clinicians reduce the impact of COVID-19. The AmeriCorps members will build the 

capacity of health agencies, provide telehealth tech support, immunization outreach, and more to 

improve health outcomes and support the collection of critical disease control and clinical quality 

data.

Contact: Engers Fernandez Email: fernandeze@ochin.org Tel: (503) 943-2500

PENNSYLVANIA 

Health Federation of Philadelphia

40 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide public health services, including health education, 

COVID-19 vaccination support, digital health navigation, linkage to basic needs, mental health and 

wellness, and substance use disorder prevention and response in the following locations: 

Philadelphia, Northeast Pennsylvania, New Castle County, Delaware, and the Central Valley and 

Southern Inland Regions of California. The AmeriCorps members will increase knowledge about 

disease prevention and mitigation and access to resources necessary to improve health outcomes 

and reduce health disparities among individuals who live in historically marginalized communities. 

Contact: Tisha Nickenig Email: tnickenig@healthfederation.org Tel: (215) 567-8001 3011
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National Nurse-Led Care Consortium

30 part-time AmeriCorps members will support community-based primary healthcare in Philadelphia 

and Lehigh Counties in Pennsylvania. The AmeriCorps members will screen community members for 

social determinants of health and connect individuals to primary healthcare services. 

Contact: Kristine Gonnella Email: kgonnella@phmc.org Tel: (267) 350-7632

SOUTH CAROLINA 

Neighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina

Two full-time and 12 part-time AmeriCorps members will educate vulnerable seniors on COVID-19 

health initiatives, assist in navigating the healthcare system to access mental health resources, provide 

community members with referrals and linkages to community resources, and collect communitylevel public health data in South Carolina.

Contact: Abby Berjansky Email: abby.berjansky@riden2n.org Tel: (910) 393-7643

South Carolina Free Clinic Association

10 full-time AmeriCorps members will serve as Community Health Workers and provide health and 

social services navigation assistance in free clinics in South Carolina. 

Contact: Virginia Mullikin Email: vamullikin@scfreeclinics.org Tel: (803) 713-5993

TEXAS 

 

American Heart Association 

100 full-time AmeriCorps members will work with health centers and community organizations to 

promote blood pressure control and cardiovascular health in rural areas across 26 states for the 

American Heart Association. The AmeriCorps members will improve the effectiveness of 

organizations to control high blood pressure and increase individuals' intent to change behavior to 

improve health.

Contact: Jessica Donze Black Email: jessica.black@heart.org Tel: (214) 706-2284

 

 

City of Austin, Austin Public Health

Four part-time AmeriCorps members will coordinate public health online education for residents and 

partners, as well as food shopping delivery service for families experiencing challenges obtaining 

food in Austin, Texas. The AmeriCorps members' service activities will focus on engaging 

marginalized and historically underserved communities. 

Contact: Donna Sundstrom Email: donna.sundstrom@austintexas.gov Tel: (512) 972-5038

 

 
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City of Houston, Houston Health Department

25 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide navigation services and health education in historically 

underserved and social vulnerability index (SVI) priority zip codes in Houston, Texas. The AmeriCorps 

members will provide health education and increase access to healthcare and human services. 

Contact: Stephen Williams Email: stephen.williams@houstontx.gov Tel: (832) 393-5001

City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District

Two full-time AmeriCorps members will educate the community on asthma triggers and air quality in 

San Antonio, Texas. The AmeriCorps members will increase knowledge of asthma trigger reduction 

through education on ozone reduction. 

Contact: Stacy Maines Email: stacy.maines@sanantonio.gov Tel: (210) 207-8582

VERMONT 

 

Senior Solutions (Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont)

20 part-time AmeriCorps members will provide practical, non-medical, in-home services to older, 

disabled, and homebound adults in Southeastern Vermont.

Contact: Mark Boutwell Email: mboutwell@seniorsolutionsvt.org Tel: (802) 885-2655

VIRGINIA 

 

Boat People SOS

12 full-time AmeriCorps members will conduct outreach, education, training, and navigation of health 

services to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake across California, Mississippi, Alabama, 

Texas, Georgia, and Virginia. The AmeriCorps members will increase health knowledge through 

health workshops, as well as help individuals gain access to medical services including COVID-19 

vaccines, surveys, evidence-based research on COVID-19, and ways to protect their health.

Contact: Thang Nguyen Email: thang.nguyen@bpsos.org Tel: (703) 598-6420

Catholic Charities USA

12 full-time and six part-time AmeriCorps members will conduct healthcare outreach to low-income 

individuals in Missouri, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, District of Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Texas, 

Minnesota, Nevada, California, and Maryland. 

Contact: Abby Qualliotine Email: aqualliotine@catholiccharitiesusa.org Tel: (571) 527-3281
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George Mason University

30 part-time AmeriCorps members will work in teams to improve community connections and learn 

how to use data analytics to improve care communication, care coordination, triage, and patient 

surveillance across two communities in Northern Virginia. The AmeriCorps members will increase 

referrals to health and social services for under/uninsured community members.

Contact: Rebecca Sutter Email: rsutter2@gmu.edu Tel: (703) 993-3611

Institute for Advanced Learning and Research

15 part-time AmeriCorps members will expand capacity for public health service by providing direct 

outreach and education service in the City of Danville, Virginia, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and 

Caswell County, North Carolina. The AmeriCorps members will increase health knowledge and 

healthy behaviors through education, outreach, referrals, and COVID-19 response.

Contact: Dana Silicki Email: dana.silicki@ialr.org Tel: (434) 766-6729

 

 

Volunteers of America 

38 full-time AmeriCorps members will serve as Community Health Workers to increase access to 

healthcare through program interventions. The AmeriCorps members will perform outreach, assist 

with navigation of services, and provide counseling to underserved populations across Montrose and 

Delta Counties, Colorado; Pinellas and Brevard Counties, Florida; Cook County, Illinois; Jefferson 

County, Kentucky; Hennepin County, Minnesota; Garden County, Nebraska; San Juan Municipality, 

Puerto Rico; and Dallas and Harris Counties, Texas.

Contact: Kathi Higgins Email: khiggins@voa.org Tel: (703) 615-0456

WASHINGTON 

Washington State Employment Security Department

Eight full-time AmeriCorps members will assist medically underserved communities in Washington 

state recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. AmeriCorps members will provide health information 

and access to recovery support. 

Contact: Kendra Debow Email: kendra.debow@esd.wa.gov Tel: (360) 890-3529
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Marshfield Clinic Health System

80 full-time AmeriCorps members will provide capacity-building services to public health 

organizations and those in service to public health priorities across Wisconsin. The AmeriCorps 

members will increase their knowledge of public health needs, specifically rural health needs, 

through their service.

Contact: Megan Heier Email: heier.megan@marshfieldclinic.org Tel: (715) 221-8400

Marshfield Clinic Health System

30 full-time AmeriCorps members will serve as recovery coaches who will work toward reducing the 

effects of prescription drugs, opioids, and other substances across Wisconsin. The AmeriCorps 

members will work with individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) seeking recovery to develop 

Recovery Wellness Plans. They will also promote awareness, education, and stigma reduction around 

SUD recovery in the community and initiate referrals to social service organizations.

Contact: Meagan Pichler Email: pichler.meagan@marshfieldclinic.org Tel: (715) 221-8400

Sixteenth Street Community Health Center

13 full-time AmeriCorps members will expand the delivery of health and social services in four 

healthcare clinics and community venues in the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The AmeriCorps 

members will provide education, health screenings, and event facilitation.

Contact: Erik Miller Email: erik.miller@sschc.org Tel: (414) 897-5609

 

 

United Way Fox Cities

Six full-time and six part-time AmeriCorps members will improve health and well-being in Calumet, 

Outagamie, and Winnebago Counties in Wisconsin by providing capacity building for eight 

organizations.

Contact: Amanda Ross Email: amanda.ross@unitedwayfoxcities.org Tel: (920) 735-5479

Wisconsin Association of Free & Charitable Clinics 

28 full-time and six part-time AmeriCorps members will build capacity and support for Community 

Health Departments (CHDs) and Free and Charitable Clinics (FCCs) throughout Wisconsin. The 

AmeriCorps members will help CHDs and FCCs combat the COVID-19 pandemic, address the 

worsening opioid crisis, strengthen telehealth capabilities, secure grant funding, and procure 

volunteers.

Contact: Dennis Skrajewski Email: WAFCCDirector@gmail.com Tel: (414) 308-6839
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PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS

JOIN AMERICORPS IN SHAPING 

THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Public Health AmeriCorps is training a new generation 

of public health leaders to help recover from COVID-19, 

address long-standing health disparities, and prepare our 

communities to respond to other public health needs. As 

an AmeriCorps member, you earn valuable experience, 

enjoy national service benefits, and can choose from 

projects that feed your passions.

Help people of all ages by serving to address:

• Health equity, improving access to care, and

reducing barriers

• COVID-19 recovery, testing, and vaccination support

• Behavioral health, including mental health and

substance use

• Health education and training

• Community outreach and engagement

• System navigation, referrals, and links to care

• Health assessments and how information is assessed

$400 Million

historic partnership 

with the CDC

80+ programs

in almost every US state and 

Guam and Puerto Rico

3K+ options

thousands of positions 

available for new members
AmeriCorps.gov/PublicHealth @AmeriCorps

HOW TO APPLY

WHY SERVE?

Help others while earning benefits and gaining real-world experience 

to set you on a new career path

HOW DO I APPLY?

Living Allowance

Receive a modest living allowance 

to cover basic expenses.

Hands-on Training

Attend in-person and virtual professional 

development opportunities throughout 

the year.

Education Award

Complete your full term of service and 

earn a Segal Education Award to help 

pay for educational costs.

And more benefits...

You can find them at 

AmeriCorps.gov/PHABenefits

Search Opportunities

Go to my.americorps.gov and search PHA to find 

the right fit: full-time and part-time roles are available.

Create a Profile

Create a profile, enter your contact information, 

and complete the profile fields. 

Apply & Interview

Create and submit your applications (apply for up 

to 10 roles) then interview with program staff.

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Public Health AmeriCorps Grantee Fast Facts

April 2022

Grantee information:

• $60+ million in grant awards 

• 82 grantees across 32+ states and territories, with proposals for AmeriCorps members 

to serve in nearly all states through regional and national grantees

o 62 grantees operate in single states

o 20 grantees with multiple service locations in multiple states

o 14 rural, 32 urban, 27 both, 9 neither

• Nearly 3,000 AmeriCorps members to be recruited

o More than half are full-time (1,700 hour) positions

o Remaining are part-time, with majority ranging between 675-1,200 hours

Project focus areas include:

• Health equity and social determinants of health

• COVID-19 recovery, testing, and vaccination support

• Access to services and reducing barriers to care

• Behavioral health (mental health + substance use disorder)

Member activities include:

• Health education and training

• Community outreach and engagement

• System navigation, referrals, and linkage to care

• Research, data collection, analysis, and assessments

Public Health Agencies

• Boston Public Health Commission, Massachusetts

• City of Houston, Houston Health Department, Texas

• City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, Texas

• DeKalb County Board of Health, Georgia

• Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services, Guam

• Kentucky Health Departments Association, Kentucky

• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, California

• Rio Arriba County Health and Human Services Department, New Mexico

• Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department, Kansas

National Public Health Organizations

• American Heart Association

• National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

• National Network of Public Health Institutes

Local & State Government

• City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, Texas

• City of Houston, Houston Health Department, Texas

• City of Lawrence, Massachusetts

• City of Rochester, New York

• Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Colorado

• New York City Office of the Mayor, New York

• Unified Government of Wyandotte County Public Health Department, Kansas
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Higher Education

• Appalachian State University, North Carolina

• Arizona State University, Arizona

• George Mason University, Virginia

• Idaho State University, Idaho

• Northern Arizona University, Arizona

• Prescott College, Arizona

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden, New Jersey

• The Ohio State University, Ohio

• University of Missouri-Kansas City, Missouri

• Wake Forest University, North Carolina

Behavioral / Mental Health & Substance Use 

• Boston Public Health Commission, Massachusetts

• City of Rochester, New York

• Health360, Connecticut

• Health Federation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Healing Action Network, INC., Missouri

• Marshfield Clinic Health System, Wisconsin

• Neighbor to Neighbor of South Carolina, South Carolina

• Our House, Inc., Arkansas

• Reading & Math, Inc., Minnesota

• Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, New Mexico

• Spark the Change Colorado (Metro Volunteers), Colorado

Community Health Centers

• Cherry Health, Michigan

• Community Health Care Association of New York State, New York

• Community Health Center, Inc., Connecticut

• East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Massachusetts

• Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Massachusetts

• Marshfield Clinic Health System, Wisconsin

• National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, Pennsylvania

• Rural Health Network of South Central New York, New York

• Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, Wisconsin

• South Carolina Free Clinic Association, South Carolina

• Wisconsin Association of Free & Charitable Clinics, Wisconsin

• Zufall Health Center, New Jersey

Veteran & Military Family Serving Organization

• Pamlico Rose Institute for Sustainable Communities, North Carolina

Tribe

• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe