They ve coached and safeguarded disabled and disadvantaged campers, constructed hiking trails, led environmental education programs, restored riverbeds, and built cabins all over the country. Motivated, hardworking, and enthusiastic, these individuals, a majority of whom have a college background, commit ten months of their lives to community service. Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Easter Seal, the Boys and Girls Clubs, 4-H Camps, the Police Athletic League, and many other organizations to make camps safe, beautiful, and efficient so that campers may thrive. These are the men and women of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps and they re looking to partner with more affiliates of the American Camping Association.
Teams also serve in disaster relief and fight forest fires.
Each team consists of ten to twelve members who are led by a team leader. AmeriCorps NCCC has five campuses located throughout the United States. Each campus is assigned a region of states where AmeriCorps NCCC members travel to help organizations and communities with service projects. This is where AmeriCorps NCCC steps in . AmeriCorps NCCC provides the labor and wonderful attitudes for the projects they re assigned.