2020 YEAR IN REVIEW

National Service in the District of Columbia

The District of Columbia by the Numbers What is AmeriCorps?

A Cornerstone of Our

National Culture

Segal AmeriCorps Education

Award

AmeriCorps is the only federal agency

tasked with elevating service and

volunteerism in America. We provide

opportunities for people of all ages and

backgrounds to give their time and

talent to strengthen communities

across our country.

Meeting Needs in the District of Columbia

Last year more than 1,300 Americans of all ages and

backgrounds united to meet local needs, strengthen

communities, and expand opportunity through national

service in the District of Columbia. AmeriCorps invested

more than $12.3 million in federal funding to support

cost-effective community solutions, working hand in hand

with local partners to empower individuals to help

communities tackle their toughest challenges.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

are preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs,

helping communities and families impacted by COVID-19,

reducing crime and reviving cities, connecting veterans to

services, fighting the opioid epidemic, helping seniors live

independently, and rebuilding communities after

disasters.

AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers

served at more than 400 locations across the District of

Columbia, including schools, food banks, homeless

shelters, health clinics, youth centers, veterans' facilities,

and other nonprofit and faith-based organizations.

Through a unique public-private partnership, AmeriCorps

and its partners generated more than $10.8 million in

outside resources from businesses, foundations, public

agencies, and other sources in the District of Columbia in

the last year. This local support strengthened community

impact and increased the return on taxpayer dollars.

By bringing people together to serve

communities, AmeriCorps is making

service to others an indispensable part

of the American experience. We offer

individuals and organizations flexible

ways to make a local impact through

our programs and initiatives.

In exchange for their service,

AmeriCorps members earn a Segal

AmeriCorps Education Award that can

be used to pay for trade school,

college, or graduate school; or to pay

back qualified student loans.

Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

1,379 407 $23.2m

1

Since 1994,

more than 7,400 District of Columbia

residents have served approximately

11 million hours and earned education

awards totaling more than $27.6

million.
2020 YEAR IN REVIEW

National Service in the District of Columbia

AmeriCorps State and National

Our Programs and Initiatives

 matches individuals with organizations that see service as a solution to local,

regional, and national challenges. There are thousands of opportunities in locations across the country to

serve with nonprofits, schools, public agencies, tribes, and community and faith-based groups. Most

AmeriCorps grant funding goes to Serve DC-Mayor's Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships, the Governorappointed State Service Commission, which in turn awards grants to organizations to respond to local needs.

Volunteer Generation Fund

To see other reports about national service in the District of Columbia, email DC@cns.gov.

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP

 supports voluntary organizations and state service commissions in boosting the

impact of volunteers in addressing critical community needs.

 provides grants to organizations to engage low-income Americans

55 and older in providing one-on-one mentoring and academic support to children with special or

exceptional needs.

 provides grants to organizations to engage Americans 55 and older in tutoring and

mentoring youth, responding to natural disasters, supporting veterans and their families, and meeting other

critical needs.

Learn More

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps NCCC

AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companions

MLK Day of Service

9/11 Day of Service

2

 places individuals with organizations that fight poverty, to build capacity and make

sustainable change. Through fundraising, grant writing, volunteer recruitment, and so much more,

AmeriCorps VISTA members gain experience and leadership skills that put them on track for a life of service in

the public, private, or nonprofit sector.

 is a full-time, team-based, residential program for 18-24-year-olds. Whether clearing trails

for a national park or building homes for families in need, AmeriCorps NCCC members engage in a variety of

projects in multiple communities while developing leadership and teamwork skills. AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA

Corps serves communities, in coordination with FEMA, through disaster preparedness, response, and

recovery.

 provides grants to organizations to engage low-income Americans

55 and older in providing supportive, individualizes services to help older adults and adults maintain their

dignity and independence.

 is observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off.” MLK

Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer

to improve their communities.

 calls Americans across the country to volunteer in their local communities in tribute to the

individuals lost and injured in the attacks, first responders, and the many who have risen in service to defend

freedom.
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District of Columbia | At a Glance Report

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Members & Volunteers Service Locations Total Investment

1,379 407 $23,216,380

Program Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps National 27 159 378 $1,882,390 $3,502,283

AmeriCorps NCCC 9 9 79 - -

AmeriCorps State 17 150 564 $2,308,923 $1,393,119

AmeriCorps VISTA 19 25 47 $234,642 $649,186

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 72 343 1,068 $4,425,955 $5,544,588

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

Foster Grandparent Program 1 57 272 - $803,809

RSVP - - - - -

Senior Companion Program - - - - -

Senior Demonstration Program 1 7 39 - -

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 2 64 311 - $803,809

Other Funding

Projects Service Locations Completed Participants Education Awards Federal Funding

AmeriCorps State Planning Grant 1 - - - $50,000

Martin Luther King Day 1 - - - $212,087

September 11th National Day of Service and

Remembrance

2 - - - $597,675

State Commission Investment Funds 1 - - - $379,067

State Commission Operations Support 1 - - - $229,999

Volunteer Generation Fund 1 - - - $147,344

Subtotal 7 - - - $1,616,172

Total Program Funding $7,964,569

$12,390,523

$10,825,856

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support $23,216,380

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships

Since 1994, more than 7,400 the District of Columbia residents have served approximately 11 million hours through AmeriCorps,

earning Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $27.6 million.

Notes: All data shown represents national service activity completed between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. 1. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts

of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps programs operated. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in the District of Columbia between January 15, 2020 and January 13,

2021. For AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards

that could be earned by AmeriCorps members who completed service in the District of Columbia. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans. 5.

AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate share of the federal grant associated with the participants in this report. For AmeriCorps VISTA,

funding reflects the national average cost per participant. RSVP funding appears in the state where the project is based and reflects the full amount awarded to operate the completed grant. 6. Current participants reflects

national service participants currently serving in the District of Columbia. 7. Total local project support reflects non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps grantees committed to raise in support of their

completed grants. As part of its public-private partnership approach, AmeriCorps grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return on the federal investment.
2020 YEAR IN REVIEW

District of Columbia | Project Report

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Program Funding

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

826 National Network

826 National

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,190 $33,408 2

AARP Foundation VISTA Project

AARP Foundation

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,195 $17,571 -

ACE Teaching Fellows-UND

University of Notre Dame

Washington AmeriCorps State - - - - 1

After-School All-Stars

After-School All-Stars

Washington AmeriCorps State 4 6 $36,395 $89,860 4

Alliance to End Hunger-Hunger Free

Communities Network

Alliance to End Hunger

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,390 $35,142 -

America Scores D.C.

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 2 $12,015 $25,367 1

AmeriCorps Relay Teaching Residency DC

(ARTRDC)

Relay Graduate School of Education

Washington AmeriCorps State 1 1 $6,195 $700 79

Anti-Hunger Corps

Hunger Free America

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $1,311 $3,719 3

Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic AmeriCorps

VISTA Project

Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 2 2 $12,190 $33,408 4

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of

Washington, Inc

Catholic Charities USA

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,195 $15,479 -

CCUSA New Americans & Family Strengthening

Catholic Charities USA

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 1

Cities of Service Guiding Opportunities

Fund for Cities of Service Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,190 $33,408 -

City Year Washington DC - FPG

City Year, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps State 15 87 $515,728 $108,353 151

City Year Washington DC - NATL

City Year, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 9 62 $368,748 $903,386 -

CL Environmental Stewards

The Corps Network

Washington AmeriCorps National 2 8 $34,287 $4,569 4

Conservation Legacy

Conservation Legacy

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $1,311 $3,719 -

Conservation Legacy Stewards VISTA Program

Conservation Legacy

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

COVID-19 Care Package and Recovery Initiative

(August 17 - October 16, 2020)

Salvation Army DC

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 2 10 - - -

COVID-19 Response & Recovery Initiative

(November 18 - December 20, 2020)

Salvation Army DC

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 2 9 - - -

DC -Teach For America

Teach For America

Washington AmeriCorps State 32 67 $408,365 $67,000 53
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

DC AmeriCorps

CITY GATE INC

Washington AmeriCorps State 5 32 $105,357 $260,204 19

DC Pre-K Reading Corps EAP

The Literacy Lab

Washington AmeriCorps State 9 20 $121,900 - -

DC Reading Corps Pre-K Program

The Literacy Lab

Washington AmeriCorps State 1 1 $4,337 $10,835 20

DC Stoddert Soccer

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 2 $6,095 $13,898 -

EC Washington DC Metro

AARP Foundation

Washington AmeriCorps National 9 23 $29,669 $63,235 5

FHQ-3856-DC-ANY-ANY (July 17 - September

5, 2020)

FEMA- Headquarters- FEMA OfficeWashington, DC

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 1 11 - - -

FHQ-3859-DC-ANY-ANY (July 17 - August 30,

2020)

FEMA- Headquarters- FEMA OfficeWashington, DC

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

FHQ-3900-DC-ANY-ANY (September 24 -

November 13, 2020)

FEMA- Headquarters- FEMA OfficeWashington, DC

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

Flag Star Football Foundation

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

FoodCorps Washington DC

FoodCorps, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 7 15 $91,525 $174,660 12

Fort Dupont Ice Arena

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 3 $9,193 $20,847 1

Greater Washington Community Foundation

Greater Washington Community Foundation

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2

GRID Alternatives SolarCorps Workforce

Development Project

GRID Alternatives

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 -

Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International-2012

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 1

Higher Achievement

Higher Achievement

Washington AmeriCorps State 5 6 $36,570 $75,072 7

Horizons National

Horizons National

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $1,311 $3,719 -

Howard University

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National - - - - 35

Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter

School

Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter

School

Washington AmeriCorps State 3 7 $42,665 $55,000 -

Jumpstart Washington, DC

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps State 20 202 $260,569 $432,430 24

Kid Power, Inc.

Kid Power, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps State 1 5 $30,475 $74,548 6
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Latin American Youth Center AmeriCorps

Latin American Youth Center

Washington AmeriCorps State 1 6 $24,293 $59,368 8

Metro DC Reading Corps

The Literacy Lab

Washington AmeriCorps National 31 68 $348,719 $868,824 49

Mission Assignment R03-3798-DC-PAS-XXX

(December 9 - February 14, 2020)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) - Headquarters - Washington, DC

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 1 7 - - -

Mission Assignment R04-3788-NC-EHP-EHP

(December 9 - February 14, 2020)

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) - Headquarters - Washington, DC

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 1 7 - - -

Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and

Public Service at GW

The George Washington University CCEPS

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 3 5 $30,475 $83,520 7

National Law Center on Homelessness

National Law Center on Homelessness

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 2 $12,290 $34,275 2

National Legal Aid & Defender Association II

National Legal Aid & Defender Association

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 3 $18,385 $50,979 -

Neighborhood Associates - DC Financial

Literacy

Neighborhood Associates Corporation

Washington AmeriCorps State - - - - 4

NeighborWorks VISTA Program

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 1

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Jesuit Volunteer

Corps

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National - - - - 3

Notre Dame AmeriCorps - Washington, DC

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers Program, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 8 13 $73,140 $122,448 8

Park-Based COVID Resiliency and Food

Security (August 29 - September 22, 2020)

Washington Parks and People

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 3 11 - - -

PeacePlayers International - Baltimore

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 1 $3,048 $6,949 -

PeacePlayers International - Chicago

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Playworks Baltimore

Playworks Education Energized

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 1 $3,048 $6,863 -

Public Allies North Carolina

Public Allies, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National - - - - 1

Public Allies Washington DC

Public Allies, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 16 19 $96,235 $206,004 8

R07-3883-MO-ANY-ANY / FHQ-3906-DC-ANYANY (October 6 - November 13, 2020)

FEMA- Headquarters- FEMA OfficeWashington, DC

Washington AmeriCorps NCCC 1 8 - - -

Raising A Village Foundation, Site Lead

Raising A Village Foundation

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA - - - - 2
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Reading Partners III

Reading Partners

Washington AmeriCorps State 15 33 $167,613 - -

Relay Graduate School of Education Washginton

DC Residency

Relay Graduate School of Education

Washington AmeriCorps State 30 73 $444,935 $5,475 -

RP DC

Reading Partners

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 5 $30,975 $77,395 38

Rural

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 1 $1,290 $2,814 -

SAGA Innovations, Inc

SAGA Innovations, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 3 18 $93,863 $737,795 -

SAGA Innovations, Inc.

SAGA Innovations, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 2 $12,390 $30,384 36

SATA Stewards 2020

Conservation Legacy

Washington AmeriCorps National 3 6 $13,038 $6,441 8

SCA DC

Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 2 3 $3,870 $508 1

See Forever Foundation

See Forever Foundation

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 4 $24,680 $69,417 6

Service through Sports

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 4 8 $10,489 $29,750 3

Strengthening DC Community Development with

VISTA

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic

Development (CNHED)

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 8 $48,760 $133,632 13

Sustainable National and State Afterschool

Programs & Networ

Afterschool Alliance

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 -

Teach For America - DC Region

Teach For America

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,095 - 1

Teens Run DC

Teens Run DC

Washington AmeriCorps State 1 2 $6,008 $14,847 2

Teens Run DC

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 4 $18,198 $40,480 2

The George Washington University

Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 4 4 $5,244 $9,812 67

The National Reentry Network for Returning

Citizens

The National Reentry Network for Returning

Citizens

Washington AmeriCorps State 1 4 $24,380 $60,587 3

Urban Teachers DC

Urban Teacher Center dba Urban Teachers

Washington AmeriCorps National 50 95 $579,025 $95,000 100

Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 1 $3,048 $6,949 1

Washington Regional Association of

Grantmakers

Washington Regional Association of

Grantmakers

Washington AmeriCorps State 6 12 $73,140 $78,840 10
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District of Columbia | Project Report

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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Washington, DC, Inc., HFH of

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 1 $6,095 $15,192 -

WINNERS Lacrosse

Up2Us, Inc.

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 2 $6,008 $12,683 1

YouthBuild VISTA Initiative

YouthBuild USA, Inc

Washington AmeriCorps VISTA 1 1 $6,095 $16,704 1

YouthBuild Washington, DC

YouthBuild USA, Inc

Washington AmeriCorps National 1 17 $21,337 $34,301 18

AmeriCorps Programs Subtotal 347 1,068 $4,425,955 $5,544,588 843

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

AARP Foundation LA-5X RSVP 2015

AARP Foundation

Washington RSVP - - - - 119

AARP Foundation- SDP

AARP Foundation

Washington Senior

Demonstration

Program

7 39 - - 44

Asian American Center of Frederick

Asian American Center of Frederick

Washington RSVP - - - - 2

RSVP of Montgomery County

Montgomery County

Washington RSVP - - - - 64

Senior Companion Program of Washington D.C.

Institute of Gerontology, University of the District

of Columbia

Washington Senior Companion

Program

- - - - 72

Washington DC FGP

United Planning Organization

Washington Foster Grandparent

Program

57 272 - $803,809 282

AmeriCorps Seniors Programs Subtotal 64 311 - $803,809 583

Other Funding

Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

Washington Serve DC-Mayor's Office on Volunteerism State Commission

Investment Funds

- - - $379,067 -

Washington Serve DC-Mayor's Office on Volunteerism State Commission

Operations Support

- - - $229,999 -

100% Youth Participation Campaign

Youth Service America

Washington September 11th

National Day of

Service and

Remembrance

- - - $419,376 -

My Brother's Keeper DC- Strengthening Our

Community

Serve DC-Mayor's Office on Volunteerism

Washington Volunteer

Generation Fund

- - - $147,344 -

PLANNING GRANT <The Literacy Lab>

The Literacy Lab

Washington AmeriCorps State

Planning Grant

- - - $50,000 -

The Arc of the United States

The Arc of the United States

Washington Martin Luther King

Day

- - - $212,087 -
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Current

Participants

Education Federal Funding

Awards

Completed

Participants

Program Type Service

Sponsor Organization Locations

City Project Name

The Arc of the United States II

The Arc of the United States

Washington September 11th

National Day of

Service and

Remembrance

- - - $178,299 -

Subtotal - - - $1,616,172 -

Total Program Funding

Total AmeriCorps Funding + Total Local Project Support

Total Local Project Support (Non-AmeriCorps Resources)

Total AmeriCorps Funding Including Education Scholarships

Since 1994, more than 7,400 District of Columbia residents have served approximately 11 million hours through AmeriCorps,

earning Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards totaling more than $27.6 million.

411 1,379 $4,425,955 $7,964,569 1,426

$12,390,523

$10,825,856

$23,216,380

Notes: With the exception of the Current Participants column, data shown represents national service activity completed between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. 1. Projects operate in cities throughout the state.

Please review the Service Location report for a complete listing of all District of Columbia cities with national service. For AmeriCorps Seniors projects where 2020 service location data is unavailable, service locations

associated with the project from the previous year are represented. Projects may be headquartered in other states. 2. The service location total may contain multiple counts of unique locations where multiple AmeriCorps

programs operated. 3. Completed participants reflects all AmeriCorps members who completed service in District of Columbia between January 15, 2020 and January 13, 2021. For AmeriCorps Seniors, this reflects all

volunteers funded by grants completed during that same period. 4. The Education Awards figures represent the maximum potential value of Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards that could be earned by AmeriCorps members

who completed service in District of Columbia. The award can be used in any state to pay for college, graduate school, vocational training, or to pay back student loans. 5. AmeriCorps State and National, Foster Grandparent,

and Senior Companion federal funding reflects the estimated proportionate share of the federal grant associated with the participants in this report. For AmeriCorps VISTA, funding reflects the national average cost per

participant. RSVP funding appears in the state where the project is based and reflects the full amount awarded to operate the completed grant. 6. Current participants reflects national service participants currently serving in

District of Columbia. These participants are not included in the federal funding and education award numbers in this report. 7. Total local project support reflects non-AmeriCorps cash and in-kind resources that AmeriCorps

grantees committed to raise in support of their completed grants. As part of its public-private partnership approach, AmeriCorps grantees leverage additional resources to strengthen community impact and increase the return

on the federal investment.