Posts in 'AmeriCorps'

Every year, Habitat for Humanity Chicago utilizes between six and 10 year-long AmeriCorps volunteers both in the office and on the construction site. The benefits to the organization and our Chicago community are countless, but the benefits for the service members themselves are pretty great, too!

Each year, the Corporation for National & Community Service engages more than 75,000 Americans in intensive service through the AmeriCorps program at nonprofits, schools, public agencies, and community and faith-based groups. Since the programs founding in 1994, more than 1 million AmeriCorps...

AmeriCorps -> An instrument for healthier communities Each year, AmeriCorps members manage or mobilize 2.3 million volunteers and leverage $1 billion in resources for nonprofit organizations. In Illinois alone, over 13,000 members are currently serving in 2,000 sites, helping to provide critical...