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AmeriCorps provides opportunities for people of all backgrounds to address the nation’s most pressing challenges, improving lives and communities. AmeriCorps members Get Things Done. Members build safer, stronger, and healthier communities across the U.S.
UCAN founded our AmeriCorps program in 2009. Our AmeriCorps program partners with local nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and tribal nations to place AmeriCorps members throughout Southwest Oregon – Douglas, Coos, Curry, Jackson, and Josephine counties. Through our partnerships, members lead programs unique to their host sites, addressing the needs of the people they serve. Members also create sustainable volunteer systems for their host site.
Feel free to contact Julia Anselmo, Program Manager at (541) 671-8517, julia.anselmo@ucancap.org or Jessica Saxton at (458) 803-6653, jessica.saxton@ucancap.org for further information on our AmeriCorps program.
Communities in Southwest Oregon often achieve success with limited means. Our members offer an additional resource to increase your impact! Whether leading education programs with children, addressing community health initiatives, serving to improve folks’ employment skills, planning fun and informative community events, or helping to ignite volunteerism in your community, our members are waiting to help! Members are dedicated to the AmeriCorps motto “Get Things Done”, and it is our guiding force as a program.
While our members offer a variety of services, they also increase volunteerism at host sites. We have supported a wide array of projects, and we encourage sites to be creative with their project ideas. With that said, our AmeriCorps program projects must improve education, economic opportunity or healthy futures.
When you partner with our AmeriCorps program, you benefit from:
Our AmeriCorps program is excited to work with your site to address education, healthy outcomes or economic opportunities, and to build volunteering while addressing these issues. When selecting partnerships we look for the following:
1. Your organization must be either a:
2. Your organization must have the following insurance coverage:
3. Be able to meet the cash match requirements identified here.
4. Not use your member to displace or duplicate the work of current or former staff.
Financial Contribution
Our AmeriCorps program is funded in part by AmeriCorps and in part by cash match from our host organizations.
Terms of Service
Deadlines to Apply
Our AmeriCorps program members are motivated individuals who are:
Our members come from all over the US, and have diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. This diversity sparks creativity and innovation within our communities and service projects. Through your service, you truly have the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on your host site and local community.
AmeriCorps is, at its core, a job skills development program. We know folks coming to our program are eager not only to give back, but also to grow their abilities and experience. We support you with service learning and professional development opportunities throughout your term. By serving with us, you develop skills in leadership, effective communication, organizational knowledge, and technical abilities.
What you will gain as a member:
* Eligibility depends on individual circumstances.
We seek passionate candidates who want to get things done by using their unique set of skills and experiences to guide their success! The following are skills that will help you succeed as a member:
You need to:
Term of service
The deadline for member applications for the 2025-2026 service year is:
