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AmeriCorps*National\u00a0Programs<\/p>\n

* this is not a comprehensive list of all AmeriCorps*National Programs<\/p>\n

Admission Possible\u00a0<\/a>
\nHelping low-income young people earn admission to and succeed in college
\n\u2014 Twin Cities, MN and Milwaukee, WI
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\nCity Year<\/a>
\nUnites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world
\n\u2014 19 cities
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\nCLEAR Corps<\/a>
\nHelping families and communities protect their children from lead poisioning
\n\u2014 9 sites
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\nCommunity HealthCorps
\n<\/a>Promotes health care for America\u2019s underserved, while developing tomorrow\u2019s health care workforce
\n\u2014 over 150 sites in at least 19 states<\/p>\n

Conservation Corps\u00a0<\/a>
\nProvides hands-on environmental stewardship and service-learning opportunities to youth and young adults while accomplishing conservation, natural resource management and emergency response work
\n\u2014 Minnesota and Iowa<\/p>\n

Energy Service Corps<\/a>
\nA joint program of the Student PIRG (Public Interest Research Groups) and AmeriCorps that works to educate and engage communities around energy efficiency
\n\u2014 California, Colorado, New Jersey, and Wisconsin<\/p>\n

Food Corps<\/a>
\nRecruits 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
\n\u2014 10 states
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\nHabitat for Humanity<\/a>
\nAmeriCorps 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
\n\u2014 over 100 communities in 26 states
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\nHealth Corps\u00a0<\/a>
\nA 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
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\nLISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) AmeriCorps<\/a>
\nHelping to develop affordable housing, provide home ownership counseling to prospective first-time low-income homebuyers, and participate in community building activities within neighborhoods
\n\u2014 15 sites in 12 states<\/p>\n

Louisiana Delta Service Corps\u00a0<\/a>
\nAmeriCorps members perform vital services in neighborhoods and communities in the areas of education, health, and housing needs
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\nNational Health Corps<\/a>
\nHelping to fulfill unmet healthcare needs and to decrease disparities in the local healthcare system
\n\u2014 Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; and North Florida<\/p>\n

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers \u2013 AmeriCorps\u00a0<\/a>
\nPlaces volunteers in educational programs for at-risk children and adults in economically disadvantaged communities
\n\u2014 17 sites in 14 states<\/p>\n

PlayWorks\u00a0<\/a>
\nSeeks to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play
\n\u2014 Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; San Francisco, CA; Silicon Valley, CA; St. Paul, MN, and Washington, D.C.
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\nPublic Allies<\/a>
\nSeeks 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
\n\u2014 20 states
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\nRebuilding Together CapacityCorps<\/a>
\nDedicated to increasing the capacity of grassroots nonprofit agencies to assist low-income homeowners in need
\n\u2014 33 sites in 20 states<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AmeriCorps*National\u00a0Programs * this is not a comprehensive list of all AmeriCorps*National Programs Admission Possible\u00a0 Helping low-income young people earn admission to and succeed in college \u2014 Twin Cities, MN and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2555,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18038","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2555"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18041,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18038\/revisions\/18041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}