AmeriCorps National service opportunities provide a unique human resource to affiliates—motivated, passionate, hard-working members who can address community needs in a variety of ways. Members from diverse backgrounds and abilities build and renovate houses with low-income families and strengthen communities by enabling Habitat affiliates to utilize volunteers more effectively. The National member will focus on working with veteran partner families, veteran volunteers and donors toward the end of serving at least one veteran family through the affiliate home building and home preservation programs. This will allow us to expand our reach into the veteran community and engage more of our veteran and active military community members.
Program Benefits AmeriCorps National members receive benefits including
- A modest living allowance.
- Personal and sick leave.
- Health care coverage.
- Workers compensation.
- Child care assistance (if eligible)
Members also receive federal loan forbearance on qualified student loans, payment of interest accrued on qualified loans and an education award to pay for future educational expenses or repay qualified student loans. After completing 46.5 weeks of service, members may be eligible for an education award of $5,550.
Terms of Service 46.5 weeks of full time service (30- 40 hours weekly). Members may serve up to four terms.
