Public Service and Volunteer Opportunities (PACS)

Corporation for National and Community Service The Corporation for National and Community Service plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility. We are a catalyst for community solutions and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give.

Programs and Opportunities AmeriCorps/Senior Corps Grants Environmental Stewardship Mentoring Disaster Services Education Veterans and Military families

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Resources https://www.usa.gov/volunteer PeaceCorps.gov

AmeriCorps and Volunteering 23-PACS

What is AmeriCorps https://youtu.be/QgdRkzLKlPM

Are you ready to choose your own service adventure? If you are interested in increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, fighting poverty, sustaining national parks, or just about anything in between, AmeriCorps has a program for you!

AmeriCorps for Veterans Vet Corps Teach for America AmeriCorps NCCC Veterans Legal Corps Veterans Conservation Corps YouthBuild USA Community Health Centers

Vet Corps Vet Corps, an AmeriCorps program run by the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, places veterans at colleges throughout Washington State to help other veterans and their family members transition from military life to college life.

Veterans Legal Corps AmeriCorps members with the Veterans Legal Corps provide legal assistance to low-income and homeless veterans with issues related to disability benefits claims, barriers to housing and employment, debt, family law, and other legal issues. The ultimate goal of the Veteran Legal Corps is to improve the lives of veterans – once relied upon to serve their country as members of the armed forces – and enable them to return to civilian life as successful community members.

AmeriCorps NCCC America’s national service strike team. NCCC combines aspects of civilian and military service, including leadership and team building, to engage youth 18-24 years old to meet national and community needs. AmeriCorps NCCC members gain valuable experience and skills in the field of emergency response management. Through a partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), substantial numbers of AmeriCorps members are hired into federal jobs with FEMA following their year of service.

AmeriCorps Duval County AmeriCorps Duval READS Carolyn Lynn CIS of Jacksonville One Riverside Avenue, Suite 400 Jacksonville, FL 32202 Phone: (904) 366-6328 Fax: (904) 366-6360 Email: clynn@cisjax.org Website: www.cisjax.org Program Focus: Education Program Year: Aug – July

Resources https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/join- americorps https://www.volunteerflorida.org/americorps-programs/