The purpose of AmeriCorps is to engage AmeriCorps members in direct service and capacity-building to address unmet community needs. Local agencies design service activities for their members serving full- or part-time for one year or during the summer. Activities may include tutoring and mentoring youth, assisting crime victims, building homes, and restoring parks. AmeriCorps members also mobilize community volunteers and strengthen the capacity of the organizations where they serve. Currently the League has seventeen members providing tutoring and mentoring, and other direct services at Brandon Outreach Center, Union Baptist Church, Lanphier High School, Capital College Preparatory Academy, Wanless Elementary. During the summer we will have 26 AmeriCorps members serving in our summer Youth Corps.
AmeriCorps members must:
- Demonstrate a commitment to service.
- Have a willingness to use their time and abilities to improve the lives of others.
- Have an interest in learning new skills