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Compact Service CorpsAmeriCorps Program

2013 - 2014

• IncreasingacademicengagementofK-12students• Primaryandpreventivehealthcareinunderservedcommunities• Capacitybuildingforvolunteerresourcesforlocalnonprofitagencies Note: Financial need is NOT a consideration for this scholarship.

IS THE COMPACT SERVICE CORPS AMERICORPS PROGRAM FOR YOU? EDUCATION: Tutoring, mentoring, academic engagement activities, service-learning, classroom instruction, literacy programs and extended day activities are all possible service projects for the CSC Program. Please refer to the EducationSiteCriteriaforspecificsonwhattypeofK-12hostsitesareeligibleforCSCMembers.

HEALTHY FUTURES: Providing primary and preventive healthcare services to individuals who are uninsured, economically disadvantaged, medically underserved or living in rural areas are possible service projects for the CSC Program. Please refer to the Healthcare Site Criteria for specifics on eligible counties and host sites for CSC Members.

CAPACITY BUILDING: Developing a volunteer generation plan, establishing a volunteer program, creating a volunteer manual/training/curriculum, screening and matching volunteers to opportunities, writing policies and job descriptions for volunteer involvement, planning volunteer recognition activities, or training staff in working with volunteers are all possible service projects for the CSC Program. Please refer to the Capacity Building Activities page of the Member Handbook for an expanded list of eligible projects for CSC Members.

HOW IT WORKS:1. Attend an orientation session with your Campus Coordinator,2. Choose from one of five terms of service, correlating to five different scholarship amounts:

(Note: not all terms of service may be available through your campus)

3. Work with your host site to determine a service project that meets the goals of the Compact Service Corps Program,4. Engage in service activities and report time/progress to your host site and Campus Coordinator on a monthly basis,5. Accumulate your service hours over the course of a year (or two years for a 900-hour term), and6. Earn a service scholarship!

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE COMPACT SERVICE CORPS COORDINATOR ON YOUR CAMPUS. Contact information for all Campus Coordinators can be found at www.ccmountainwest.org/programs/csc.

• 300 SERVICE HOURS IN 12 MONTHS = $1,175• 450 SERVICE HOURS IN 12 MONTHS = $1,468• 675 SERVICE HOURS IN 12 MONTHS = $2,114• 900 SERVICE HOURS IN 24 MONTHS = $2,775• 1700 SERVICE HOURS (FULL-TIME) IN 12 MONTHS = $5,550

SERVICE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS

Compact Service Corps is an AmeriCorps service program that engages college students in service to their local communities. Participants learn valuable skills and earn money for college while making a difference in communities. Compact Service Corps Members serve with nonprofit hospitals, schools, community organizations and government agencies. Members commit to an AmeriCorps term of service, which closely aligns with academic disciplines and service-learning. Compact Service Corps is administered locally and reaches communities in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING SERVICE ACTIVITIES, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP:

For more information please contact:Service Learning and AmeriCorps Office

acorps@colorado.edu303.492.7718