AmeriCorps is a welcome asset for a volunteer sector which is faced with increasing pressures of growing social needs and reduced full-time volunteer forces. That's why volunteer organizations proudly participate, including the American Red Cross, YMCA, the National Council of Churches, and the Child Abuse Prevention Council. AmeriCorps members extend the reach of volunteers. AmeriCorps members recruit volunteers in the community. Total federal investment is small.
Educational awards help pay for college or pay back loans . . .
Skills learned and the civic ethic developed through service generates a lifetime of benefits from productive, better educated citizens with a life-long dedication to service. They are everyday average citizens who want to improve their communities. AmeriCorps members come from all backgrounds, ages, incomes, races, regions, abilities, and religions. AmeriCorps members work alongside teachers, pastors, police officers, and volunteers - supporting their work, not displacing it. AmeriCorps members are not political operatives.