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AmeriCorps of Chelan Douglas Community Action Council
AmeriCorps of Chelan Douglas Community Action Council, (previously known as Intermountain AmeriCorps), has served rural school districts and community agencies in North Central Washington State since 1993.
AmeriCorps Members meet critical community needs and help build local organizational capacity. We foster a team environment and AmeriCorps members collectively work toward mutual goals and outcomes throughout the year. The positive impact made on organizations, community members and students who AmeriCorps members serve throughout our region is tremendous!
Education, economic security, healthy futures, and capacity building are among our top objectives. Community outreach, food distribution, teaching English and financial literacy, tutoring and mentoring students, developing new programs and services and supporting current ones are some of the activities AmeriCorps members are involved in throughout North Central Washington. In addition to service at their host sites, members participate in several community projects throughout the year, as a team. These projects may include environmental cleanup, donation drives and outreach to those in need. They also include National Service Days such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Earth Day. The AmeriCorps program of Chelan Douglas Community Action Council offers AmeriCorps members professional development training, hands-on experience and mentorship and networking opportunities, with team building as a priority.
Note: A total of 25 AmeriCorps members serve in this program. Some are full time (1,700 hours total) and some serve 1/2 or 1/4 time, depending on the specific needs of their service site and individual needs.
Location: Statewide
City Year Seattle-King County
City Year is an education-focused, non-profit organization dedicated to helping students and schools succeed. It partners with public schools in under-resourced communities to help students graduate from high school, get ready for college or a career.
Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members serve in schools full-time to provide high-impact student, classroom and school-wide support from the first bell through afterschool programs. They learn how to tutor and help kids develop life skills, like teamwork and setting goals, that are important in school and out. City Year AmeriCorps members give kids more individualized attention and promote a positive culture throughout the whole school alongside teachers and school leaders.
A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is made possible by support from the Corporation for National and Community Service, school district partnerships and private philanthropy from corporations, foundations and individuals.
Learn more at www.cityyear.org.
Location: King
Training
EarthCorps
EarthCorps brings together passionate and hardworking young adults from the US and countries around the world for a yearlong leadership training program in Seattle, Washington. As we care for the land and each other, our dedication to ecological restoration is guided by our lens of racial equity and environmental justice.
Location: King
Training
Habitat AmeriCorps, National Direct Program
In partnership with Habitat organizations throughout the U.S., our program places AmeriCorps members to serve in the field and in the office to build and repair homes, expand housing services and engage the community. A service term with Habitat provides hands-on nonprofit experience that allows members to learn and develop lifelong skills and confidence. Our members serve a critical role in helping Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build a better future for themselves and their families.
Location: Clallam, Clark, King, Kittitas, Pierce Counties
Service
Health360, Inc. – Healthy Minds Alliance AmeriCorps Program
Host Sites: United General District 304-Sedro Woolley & Public Health Seattle & King Co.
Healthy Minds Alliance, established in 2013, increases the capacity of our partners to address mental health needs in their local community. Healthy Minds Alliance partners with a variety of organizations from across the nation including universities, school districts, community health centers, health care systems, mental health centers and AHECs who host one or more AmeriCorps members. AmeriCorps members serve full-time, 40 hours per week for 10 months, building capacity at their host site to address local mental health needs. Healthy Minds Alliance engages AmeriCorps members of all ages and backgrounds to meet critical mental health needs in communities served by their host sites. AmeriCorps members receive training in an evidenced-based mental health program identified by their host sites. The members’ service year is focused on implementing mental health programming empowering the community they serve by teaching skills to a broad array of individuals that improve support for people living with mental illness.
Location: King, Skagit Counties
Service
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest responds to local community needs in the Northwest by recruiting, placing, and supporting volunteers who provide value-centered service. Jesuit Volunteers serve in one-year, full-time positions that focus on the core values of community, simple living, social and ecological justice, and spirituality/reflection. Jesuit Volunteers live together in community, serving in both urban and rural locales across Alaska, Idaho, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
Location: King, Pierce, Spokane, Yakima Counties