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AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps, the domestic Peace Corps, engages more Americans in intensive, results-driven service each year. They are teaching children to read, making neighborhoods safer, building affordable homes, and responding to natural disasters. In Louisiana, more than 1,100 members are currently providing service to their communities. Most AmeriCorps members are selected by and serve with projects like Louisiana Delta Service Corps, ShrevCorps, St. Bernard Project, Boys and Girls Clubs, and many more local and national organizations. Others serve in AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) and AmeriCorps*NCCC (the National Civilian Community Corps). After their term of service, AmeriCorps members receive education awards to help finance future education or pay back student loans.
In 2007-2008, the Louisiana Serve Commission awarded $7.86 million in AmeriCorps*State grants to community-based programs serving 32 parishes in Louisiana. These AmeriCorps grants support 23 local service programs which connect citizens of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to communities throughout Louisiana. A record number of more than 900 AmeriCorps members served nearly one million volunteer hours in 2007-08.
