City of Ontario - Ontario Promise Corps

The Ontario Promise Corps program is a grant-funded program. The upcoming program year will run from October 10, 2022 through September 30, 2023. AmeriCorps members are recruited each program year to run the programs associated with the Ontario Promise Corps program. The program leverages the City of Ontario Library and Recreation & Community Services Departments in partnership with the Ontario-Montclair School Foundation’s Promise Scholars and the Hope through Housing Foundation to host and maximize the impact of these AmeriCorps members in the community. The City of Ontario Library Department will engage AmeriCorps members to serve as Early family literacy advisors to help increase literacy levels and school readiness in the community; the City of Ontario Recreation & Community Services Department and the Hope through Housing Foundation will position AmeriCorps members to serve as Youth Mentors for social-emotional development to underserviced and economically disadvantaged youth throughout the community; the Ontario-Montclair School Foundation Promise Scholars will deploy AmeriCorps members to serve as college advisors, focusing on increasing colleges attainment through increased access to college resources and information. Collectively, the Ontario Promise Corps seeks to support students across the cradle to career continuum through Ontario and the surrounding communities, for a more prosperous future.