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What is AmeriCorps?

Michigan's AmeriCorpsAmeriCorps is a national service program designed to strengthen citizenship and the ethic of service by engaging thousands of Americans on a full-time or part-time basis to help communities to address their toughest challenges. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) administers AmeriCorps at the federal level and works in partnership with states to develop service programs and create a community-based national service network. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) is the administrative agent for Michigan's AmeriCorps.

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• Interested in AmeriCorps Funding? Information is Currently Available on How to Apply The Michigan Community Service Commission is pleased to announce an AmeriCorps funding opportunity for the 2014-2015 program year. Michigan's AmeriCorps is a national service program, similar to a domestic Peace Corps, that involves individuals (members) "Getting Things Done" in their communities.

• Available Positions with Michigan's AmeriCorps Programs Interested in becoming a Michigan's AmeriCorps member? Click here to learn which programs are currently recruiting members!

• 2013 Michigan's AmeriCorps Inclusion Photo & Video Contest The Michigan's AmeriCorps Inclusion Photo & Video contest was created to encourage AmeriCorps members and program sites to capture a photo and/or produce a 1-3 minute video to document and display how Michigan's AmeriCorps programs promote, embrace, and incorporate the MCSC mission of inclusion within their respective service areas. Check out submitted videos here!

• 2013 Russ Mawby Signature Service Project Recap & Results PDF icon More than 300 Michigan's AmeriCorps*State, National, and VISTA members gathered in Lansing for the annual Russ Mawby Signature Service Project. AmeriCorps members assisted with various community projects and worked with several organizations to make a significant impact on the Capitol region.

• 2013 Russ Mawby Signature Service Project Outcomes & Feedback PDF icon Additional outcomes and community feed from the 2013 Russ Mawby Signature Service Project held in Lansing, Mich. on May 16-17, 2013.

Member/Site Supervisors of the Month

Michigan's AmeriCorps Member of the Month AUGUST 2013: Since beginning her service in November 2012 as a full-time Huron Pines AmeriCorps member, Helen-Ann Prince has demonstrated that she knows how to "get things done!" The Huron Pines AmeriCorps program focuses on environmental stewardship and helps strengthen rural Northeast Michigan and our Great Lakes through habitat restoration and developing conservation services. Placed at the Northeast Michigan Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative, Helen-Ann is steeped in place-based environmental ...

Michigan's AmeriCorps Site Supervisor of the Month AUGUST 2013: Rita O'Brien is not only the Director of the Hunter Park GardenHouse (a project of Allen Neighborhood Center), but she is also a Power of We Consortium AmeriCorps site supervisor and an AmeriCorps alum. The Hunter Park GardenHouse is an urban greenhouse in Lansing's Eastside neighborhood that is focused on gardening education and community. In her role as director, Rita oversees the year-round crops and community events that take place there.

Michigan's AmeriCorps Site Supervisor of the Month AUGUST 2013: As the Homeownership Services Coordinator at Habitat for Humanity of Lansing, Ashley Arnett conducts outreach to enroll eligible families, walks them through the application process, works with families to ensure they are meeting the requirements of the program, and provides general support to the families and Family Services Director. She is also an AmeriCorps site supervisor for the Michigan Habitat's AmeriCorps program. The Michigan Habitat's AmeriCorps Program places AmeriCorps ...

AmeriCorps Alums/Alum of the Month

MI AmeriCorps Alum Spotlight - August 2013: Kate Lambert Lee, MI Foreclosure Prevention Corps

Michigan's AmeriCorps Alum of the Month AUGUST 2013: Kate Lambert Lee had been employed for fourteen years in the management field, when she suddenly lost her job. All of the jobs for which she had the qualifications and experience required the degree she never finished when she started her family. Unsure of how she would be able to return to school and support her family, Kate decided to become a full-time AmeriCorps member with the Michigan Foreclosure Prevention Corps, where she served from 2010-2012.

AmeriCorps Alums Calling all friends of AmeriCorps! Join AmeriCorps alums, current AmeriCorps members, and champions of service in the AmeriCorps Alums network. Registration is free and entitles you to many benefits, including career search assistance, discounts, and networking opportunities.


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