Hosting an AmeriCorps Member at Your Agency
10+ Members
There are several ways to request placement of AmeriCorps members in Oregon. If you are interested in applying for an operating grant of ten or more members,
click here to read about program sponsorship.
One or Two Members
If you are interested in applying for one or two members, you may apply through one of these potential state wide programs. Placements are made through yearly RFP processes. In most cases there is a cost-share requirement. All programs are contingent on receipt of funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service
*The Oregon State Service Corps is coordinated by the Oregon Trail Chapter, American Red Cross. This program places members across the state to perform direct service in the priority areas of education, public safety, disaster response and human needs. Organizations are able to apply for a team of members (up to 8 members on a team), as well as individual members.
Visit www.oregonredcross.org and click on Services then AmeriCorps for more information or contact Mark Johnson
(503) 528-5622
johnsonm@redcross-pdx.org
*In Josephine and Douglas counties, the United Communities AmeriCorps program is coordinated by the United Community Action Network, UCAN. This program places and supports members in Douglas and Josephine counties as they provide direct service in the areas of education and human needs. Organizations are able to apply for individual members.
Contact-Sarah Davis
(541) 492-3518
sarah.davis@ucancap.org
*If your placement will be directed towards prevention education and positive youth development contact AmeriCorps HOPE. AmeriCorps HOPE members deliver curricula and presentations on healthy relationships, puberty, teen issues, conflict resolution, drug and alcohol use and other risk behaviors. Members also develop out-of-school activity groups, mentoring programs, support groups, and volunteer coordination.
Contact Tina McCollum
(503) 945-6906
Tina.Mccollum@state.or.us
*Resource Assistance for Rural Environments Program (RARE) is coordinated by the University of Oregon's Community Service Center and makes statewide placements in Oregon's rural communities. The mission of the RARE Program is to increase the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions, through the assistance of trained graduate-level participants who live and work in communities for 11 months. RARE placements typically fall into one of five broad categories: community planning; community development; natural resource planning; microenterprise and economic development; and food systems development. Please visit the RARE website for more information: http://rare.uoregon.edu/
Contact Megan Smith
541.346.3881
rare@uoregon.edu
