AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps - Students in Service

The purposes of the Students in Service program are to meet critical community needs by engaging higher education students in service, and fostering within them an ethic of civic responsibility. Through the program, students are introduced to local, regional, and national Service-Learning opportunities, resulting in a regional network of student leaders committed to serving and strengthening their local communities. Students serve in partnership with schools and community-based organizations in the areas of education, human needs/services, the environment, public safety, and Homeland Security. With rising tuition costs, and competing interests, Students in Service strives to make service a viable opportunity for students.

To this end, Students in Service offers each student the opportunity to choose one of three terms of service (essentially, the number of hours s/he agrees to complete). Upon successful completion of a term of service, students are eligible for an Education Award (scholarship), which can be applied towards outstanding student loans or the Cost of Attendance at a college or university.

The Education Award amount varies, depending on the term of service:

300 Hour Term of Service = $ 1,000.00 Education Award (scholarship)  One year
450 Hour Term of Service = $ 1,250.00 Education Award (scholarship)  One year
900 Hour Term of Service = $ 2,362.50 Education Award (scholarship)  Two years

 

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps is one stream of National Service, initiated in 1994 by President Clinton, and often referred to as the “domestic Peace Corps.” AmeriCorps is funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service and provides thousands of Americans of all ages and backgrounds with Education Awards in exchange for community service. Nationally, over 150,000 AmeriCorps members have helped to meet the nation’s critical needs in the areas of public safety, education, human needs, and the environment.

Qualifications

  • Students must be able to complete 300, 450, or 900, of community service or volunteerism in the specified time. 
  • Service includes Service Learning, Work Study, and club philanthropies.
  • Students must submit monthly time sheets signed by site supervisors, entrance paperwork, and exit paperwork (paperwork provided by me)
  • Students must be U.S. Citizens or Legal Permanent Residents, and at least 17 years of age.

What Qualifies as Service? 

  • Education
  • Public Safety
  • Environmental Initiatives
  • Homeland Security
  • Human Needs

Work Study 

  • Work study is the only paid service that qualifies for AmeriCorps, as long as they fall within a qualified service option.
  • Non-Work Study hours allocated to students do not qualify as service hours.

To Apply 

  • The slots will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.  We will not accept any incomplete paperwork.
  • To sign up for an orientation contact Beatriz Trejo at beatriz.trejo@csun.edu or (818) 677-5111
  • Review the Students in Service website at www.studentsinservice.org

Getting Started

Before you can receive your entrance paperwork you must complete and print the Pre Service Orientation located at www.studentsinservice.org. You also need to schedule an in-person orientation to go over the program in detail.

In Addition

You will become part of the CSUN Volunteer Council, an award winning student group. The Volunteer council serves as the face community service and volunteerism of the CSUN community.

Useful Links

Enrollment Process

Getting Started

AmeriCorps – National Service Program Website

Americorps