Join Nevada Volunteers' Executive Director, Amber Martin-Jahn, and Volunteer Development Manager, Janet Wright, for a webinar on January 8th! A little fuzzy on what ADA and Accommodations really mean? This webinar will focus on the law, the implementation, and best…
Join Nevada Volunteers' Volunteer Development Manager, Janet Wright, and AmeriCorps Program Officer, Matt Johnson, and Mallory Levins for a webinar on November 6th! How do you keep your member engaged and passionate throughout a year of service? There are always…
(Left to Right) Carol Sanders, Retta Verret, Helen Cole, Tara Ludlow, Mayor Ken Tedford, Faye McCarty, Michaele Atkinson, James Sanders and Henri Bronsogeest
Recognizing the power of National Service, mayors across the nation will be coming together in these next couple weeks to celebrate the impact that National Service members are making in their communities. Mayors will hold public events, issue proclamations, and share through different media sources their commitment to National Service. Although the official day is April 9, 2013, Nevada started early in celebrating the instrumental National Service members in Fallon, Nevada today.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) members spent the morning hearing Mayor Tedford thank them for their service and commitment to the community of Fallon. In 2012, RSVP members made a huge impact in the rural town. They provided services that gifted Churchill County, $76,328 including:
After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Environmental Studies in the spring of 2010 and not wanting to just jump right into a career, Ben Nicklay looked for a way to gain experience in the field. He searched through numerous AmeriCorps positions and found an opportunity to serve through the Great Basin Institute Nevada Conservation Corps that would allow him to travel and work in the unique outdoors of Nevada.
Ben became an AmeriCorps*State member with the Nevada Conservation Corps and was put on a crew of about ten others outside of the Las Vegas office. His crew consisted of people who had never camped before, people who had majored in English in college, to those who had worked in other conservation corps. Despite all of their differences, they bonded fairly quickly. While on the crew, Ben helped build and maintain trails in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. It gave him pride in knowing that his hard work would last for years to come. They worked on a variety of other projects around southern Nevada until spring including riparian restoration, habitat improvement, road decommissioning, and invasive species removal. (more…)
Nevada Volunteers strongly stands behind the AmeriCorps program and the way that it can impact a member's life. Members are impacting our Nevada communities through helping high school students graduate and pursue higher education, mentoring at-risk youth, recruiting volunteers for…
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…)
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…)