AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a service program whose participants, called members, must complete 1,700 hours of service to receive a $4,725 educational award. While serving, members
receive a bi-weekly living stipend, approximately equal to 40 hours a week of minimum wage pay. Program emphasis is on member development and community service. The Department's grant allows for either full-time (1700 hours) or part-time (900 hours). Part-time members receive approximately half of the benefits of full-time members. With the program emphasis on community service, members are trained to respond to natural disasters.
Members in 2007 responded to Greensburg, and still maintain a presence there. Teams served most of the summer in Greensburg in 2007. Members also serve in state parks, conservation education centers, and schools. For more information about service openings for upcoming grants, contact 620-672-5911, Parks Division.
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