AmeriCorps*National Programs
* this is not a comprehensive list of all AmeriCorps*National Programs
Admission Possible
Helping low-income young people earn admission to and succeed in college
— Twin Cities, MN and Milwaukee, WI
City Year
Unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world
— 19 cities
CLEAR Corps
Helping families and communities protect their children from lead poisioning
— 9 sites
Community HealthCorps
Promotes health care for America’s underserved, while developing tomorrow’s health care workforce
— over 150 sites in at least 19 states
Conservation Corps
Provides hands-on environmental stewardship and service-learning opportunities to youth and young adults while accomplishing conservation, natural resource management and emergency response work
— Minnesota and Iowa
Energy Service Corps
A joint program of the Student PIRG (Public Interest Research Groups) and AmeriCorps that works to educate and engage communities around energy efficiency
— California, Colorado, New Jersey, and Wisconsin
Food Corps
Recruits young adults for a yearlong term of public service in school food systems; members will build Farm to School supply chains, expand food system and nutrition education programs, and build and tend school food gardens
— 10 states
Habitat for Humanity
AmeriCorps members are given the opportunity to do direct or indirect service in order to build affiliate capacity, engage communities, increase and lead volunteers and build and renovate homes in partnership with low-income families in need of safe and decent housing
— over 100 communities in 26 states
Health Corps
A national service and peer mentoring initiative where HealthCorps coordinators empower teens in underserved populations to make simple lifestyle changes to enhance their well-being and resilience
LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) AmeriCorps
Helping to develop affordable housing, provide home ownership counseling to prospective first-time low-income homebuyers, and participate in community building activities within neighborhoods
— 15 sites in 12 states
Louisiana Delta Service Corps
AmeriCorps members perform vital services in neighborhoods and communities in the areas of education, health, and housing needs
National Health Corps
Helping to fulfill unmet healthcare needs and to decrease disparities in the local healthcare system
— Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; and North Florida
Notre Dame Mission Volunteers – AmeriCorps
Places volunteers in educational programs for at-risk children and adults in economically disadvantaged communities
— 17 sites in 14 states
PlayWorks
Seeks to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play
— Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; San Francisco, CA; Silicon Valley, CA; St. Paul, MN, and Washington, D.C.
Public Allies
Seeks to advance new leadership to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation; identifies diverse young adults and prepares them for leadership through paid full-time nonprofit apprenticeships and rigorous leadership training
— 20 states
Rebuilding Together CapacityCorps
Dedicated to increasing the capacity of grassroots nonprofit agencies to assist low-income homeowners in need
— 33 sites in 20 states