For specific program listings, see AmeriCorps in Colorado . CNS provides partial funding for national service programs to Colorado. These agencies form the nucleus of the Colorado Service Network, the statewide network of national service offices in Colorado. These programs provide opportunities for Members to serve communities full or part-time while earning an education voucher at the end of the service term. Program staff and Members build enduring relationships with those whom they serve in host communities.
Direct programs operate in Colorado to get things done in communities.
Programs build on existing networks of youth and service programs being administered by the parent organization. By integrating service and service learning as a teaching and learning strategy in schools, young people become more involved, productive citizens. AmeriCorps Members through CCI are students at one of the eight participating schools. NCCC Members live and train in one of five regional campuses that serve multiple states. The Denver NCCC Campus serves a 17-state region.