More than 1,200 community organizations

receiving 959,096 hours of support

from 3,800 AmeriCorps Members!

 

 

Who we are:

• Students in Service (SIS) is a part-time AmeriCorps program offering education awards to college students who serve their community in critical needs areas.

• College students and veterans from all disciplines serve as SIS AmeriCorps members to address local community issues, learn valuable civic and workforce skills, and aspire to a lifetime of civic engagement.

What we do:

• SIS AmeriCorps Members concentrate their service activites in the following areas:
  • Strengthen Community-Based Organizational Capacity at non-profit, government and educational instututions
  • Mobilize Volunteers to increase the number of college student volunteers and service learners
  • Improve Academic Access and Success to help disadvantaged youth succeed and advance along the academic continuum
  • Engage Veterans (college students at participating colleges) in serving their local communities

Benefits of Service:

• Develop members' and students' civic skills, attitudes, and habits
• Provide value-added service to local communities
• Improve members' and students' workforce skills
• Improve the status of critical needs areas

 

Students in Service (SIS) participants become part of the AmeriCorps national service network, which improves lives and strengthens communities throughout America.

Key AmeriCorps Policies:

• Civil Rights Policy 
• Drug-Free Workplace Policy
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Grievance Procedure