AmeriCorps AmeriCorps AmeriCorps Tallahassee is a federal grant run by Leon County Schools and funded by the Florida Commission on Community Service. Participating students receive individual 30 minute tutorial sessions four days a week with their AmeriCorps tutor. Members must attend training on the reading program and methods.
Members are responsible for planning and record keeping on their tutorial sessions.
Members will assist in after-school homework centers. Members will participate in special projects of the program, such as the summer enrichment camp. Full-time Members receive health insurance and child care. This scholarship must be used for post-secondary educational costs within seven years from the end of the program year. Members must be at least 18 years of age, have at least a high school education and diploma or GED, be legal residents of the United States, and have a clean criminal background check.