AmeriCorps
Programs Interest Session
What can Americorps do for YOUR
organization?
Wednesday, July 9
1:00 to 3:00pm
B J Chain Public Library
6619 Highway 305 N, Olive Branch, MS
38654
Please RSVP to Crystal McNabb at
662.449.5002
The Mississippi Commission for Volunteer
Service will hold a public forum to
discuss the availability of federal
funds to support and opportunities to
access National Service Programs,
including AmeriCorps*VISTA, NCCC, Learn
and Serve America, and Senior Corps
programs. Educational institutions,
governmental agencies, and nonprofit
organizations are eligible to apply for
national service funding.
What Can AmeriCorps Do for YOUR
Organization?
AmeriCorps has a proven track record of
accomplishment in the areas of
education, public safety, the
environment, and health and human needs.
Through grants and the dedication of
members, we strengthen communities by
mobilizing community resources. Service
helps members develop an ethic of
service and the leadership skills needed
for active, productive citizenship.
Perhaps one of the most important roles
AmeriCorps can play for your
organization is the generation of
volunteers. For example, each
AmeriCorps member recruits and manages
an average of twelve community
volunteers. Most national service
participants serve in local,
community-based organizations, expanding
their capacity to achieve their mission
and building community involvement and
support.
Other ways members help nonprofit,
charitable, and faith-based and
community organizations include
improving and expanding the quality of
services and raising awareness of the
organization in the community.
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