AmeriCorps is offering two short-term, summer service opportunities (PDF, 12 pages) with AmeriCorps NCCC and AmeriCorps VISTA programs. While traditional AmeriCorps programs are approximately one year in length, these summer opportunities connect adults 18 and older with six-week service opportunities to build skills, grow their resumes, and address the nation’s ...

Share with Youth: U.S. Department of State (DOS) Student Internship Program

This internship program provides students with opportunities to work in U.S. embassies and consulates around the world, in various bureaus located in Washington, D.C., and at DOS offices around the U.S. The program is designed to provide substantive learning experiences in a foreign affairs environment. Internship Program participants may: Participate in ...

Share with Youth: Internships at the Executive Office of the President (EOP)

The Biden-Harris Administration is now offering paid internship opportunities in several offices. The following offices will be offering internships in the coming year: The White House Office The Office of the Vice President The Council of Economic Advisers The Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of Administration The Office of Management and Budget The Office of ...

AmeriCorps Recognized for Using Evidence and Data to Invest Federal Resources in Programs that Work

AmeriCorps has been recognized for outstanding performance in the Results for America’s 2021 Invest in What Works Federal Standard of Excellence. This award recognizes agencies which use data-driven decision making to get results for young people, their families, and communities and improve the impact of federal investments. AmeriCorps was highlighted ...

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Service-Learning

Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that connects academic curriculum to community problem-solving. Today, elementary, middle, high, and postsecondary schools across the nation participate in service-learning with the support of federal, state, district, and foundation funding. Studies show that, in the past, more than 4 million students from more ...

National Service

National service refers to programs like AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and other programs and initiatives. Participants in these programs address community needs in disaster services, economic opportunity, education, the environment, health, and veterans and military families. Rates Since 1994, 1 million individuals have served 1.4 billion hours in AmeriCorps and have earned $3.3 billion of Segal ...

Volunteerism

Rates Volunteering and Civic Life in America, 2014 shows that 62.6 million Americans volunteered 7.7 billion hours in 2014 — holding an estimated value of $173 billion. Seventeen percent of respondents reported mentoring youth, and 19 percent reported tutoring or teaching young people. Many of the nation’s volunteers are young people. Most ...

Resource: AmeriCorps Open Data

This tool provides access to data sets for AmeriCorps programs supporting individuals, organizations, and communities in the U.S that perform civic service.

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