Letters of Intent for the 2014 Justice AmeriCorps Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Notice of Funding Opportunity are due to Nevada Volunteers no later than 5pmPST. For more information on the Notice of Funding, click here, or contact Nevada Volunteers…
Please join Nevada Volunteers for a Technical Assistance Call for the 2014 Justice AmeriCorps Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Notice of Funding Opportunity. Call number: 888-455-7455 Participant Passcode: justice AC For more information regarding the 2014 Justice AmeriCorps Legal Services…
Contact: Lindsay Bridges, Communications/Events Contractor at 775-825-1900 or lindsay@nevadavolunteers.org For Immediate Release Reno/Las Vegas | April 21, 2014 -- The 2014 edition of Transforming Communities through Service: A Collection of the Most Innovative AmeriCorps State and Volunteer Generation Fund Programs…
This webinar is part of the Nevada 2014 AmeriCorps*State Formula Notice of Funding Opportunity series for organizations needing information on how to get involved with National Service and the requirements to apply for AmeriCorps*State and AmeriCorps*VISTA are encouraged to attend.…
Thank you to our amazing supporters that continue to help us spell AmeriCorps!
I found out about AmeriCorps from friends while attending the University of Nevada Las Vegas, who recommended the program to me because they knew of my desire to help others. After researching the program, asking questions, and speaking with National Service Alums, I realized that this was a perfect opportunity for me because of my skills and passion for helping people and my community.
I am a Site Coordinator for Communities In Schools within the United Way of Southern Nevada AmeriCorps program. I assist students with their homework, make sure they have their basic needs met, and guide them to graduate at a local high school and Community Center. Some of these basic needs include personal items, clothes, food for their families, paper, pencils and pens. If there is something that the student needs, Communities in Schools finds a way to help the student, which supports them in (more…)
Have you been looking for a way to build up your resume? Want to switch career paths but not quite sure where to start? Here’s your chance to learn more about different fields, while earning a monthly stipend and at the end of a successful one year term of service, earning an Education grant to pay off student loans or continue your education…
Early Education Assistant Position
Washoe County School District
Position hours: 40 hours per week
Daily Supervision By: Rechelle Murrillo
Position Summary: The AmeriCorps member will support family self-sufficiency to improve the lives of adults and children in poverty, to support school readiness for young children and to prevent child abuse and neglect. The AmeriCorps member’s responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Primary responsibilities: tasks and duties which are fundamental and critical (more…)
Want to make a difference in the world? How about a difference in the environment? You can do all that AND pay off student loans or pay for college tuition!
Great Basin Institute’s Nevada Conservation Corps has two types of AmeriCorps*State positions open: one for the fall and the other as a year-round member. Apply today!
2012 Fall Restoration Team Member
August 20, 2012 – November 15, 2012
Spend your fall working and camping outside at some of Nevada’s premier natural areas. Serve alongside volunteers from across the country while making a lasting contribution to Nevada’s natural heritage. Gain valuable field experience while working on habitat improvement, restoration, and recreation projects with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Nevada Division of Forestry. Projects may include trail construction and maintenance, hazardous fuels reduction, and habitat restoration.
Compensation: This is an AmeriCorps position and candidates will receive a living stipend of $3,500 for the fall. This is not an hourly wage or a salary and is paid to members bi-monthly throughout their term of service. Upon completion of AmeriCorps service members shall receive an additional education award in the amount of $1,468 that can be used for paying off student loans, or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college. (more…)
Today is World Environment Day, established in 1973 by the United Nations Environment Programme. This year’s theme is “Green Economy: Does it include you?”
As the Nevada governor’s Commission on Service, we can say loud and clear that “yes, it does include us.” As as matter of fact, it includes three out of six of the AmeriCorps*State programs in Nevada that have an environmental component to their programs.
Only halfway through the current grant year, AmeriCorps members have impacted Nevada’s green economy in the following ways:
Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation
Great Basin Institute
Nevada Outdoor School
After completing their term of service, each AmeriCorps member receive an educational award to use in a higher education capacity, like pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. While in service, members receive a monthly stipend on average $1,000 per month, a small subsidy compared to the amount of impact they have on their communities. (more…)
Nevada Conservation Corps AmeriCorps Program at Great Basin Institute
Nevada Conservation Corps harnesses the energy and idealism of youth to meet the needs of Nevada public lands and communities. As a federally-funded AmeriCorps program, the NCC promotes ecological literacy through field research and direct conservation service. Our statewide program transcends racial, ethnic and economic barriers by creating a cadre of corps members comprised of diverse backgrounds, drawing a broad-based national recruitment process. By uniting environmental resources from federal, state and county agencies, the NCC provides students and young professionals opportunities to make meaningful contributions toward protecting and conserving Nevada’s natural heritage, while also gaining valuable work experience in the natural resource management field.
In the first quarter of GBI’s 2011-12 grant, AmeriCorps members have already accomplished a lot!
AmeriCorps Program at Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation
Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation AmeriCorps Program, now in its eleventh year, has become essential in helping agencies enhance services and meet the needs of the Tahoe community. AmeriCorps members increase local non-profit capacity by improving existing programs and creating new ones, developing relationships through effective outreach and recruiting new community volunteers.
In the first quarter of PTCF’s 2011-12 grant, AmeriCorps members have already accomplished a lot!
Amount of 2011-2012 funding received through Nevada Volunteers: $196,000
Number of AmeriCorps members serving in rural Nevada: 16 members
Agencies with increased capacity to meet community needs because of AmeriCorps members service (host sites): (more…)