Administered by: Bureau of Community-based and Primary Prevention
AmeriCorps is a national service program that involves people in "getting things done" in communities, develops an ethic of service among those who serve, and strengthens communities. The Serve
Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Serve Illinois) administers 22 AmeriCorps programs across the state who engage over 800 AmeriCorps members, 18-65 years of age.
AmeriCorps members provide a variety of services as determined by local needs, including tutoring and mentoring youth, teaching health education classes and leading community volunteers in service.
AmeriCorps members receive a small living stipend and an education award to pay back qualified student loans or attend an institution of higher education. The education award for a full-time member is $4,725. Full-time members are also
elegible for health care and, if income eligible, child care benefits.
For more information, please visit Serve.Illinois.gov.
Links
National AmeriCorps Website
Serve Illinois Commission
