AmeriCorps: How to Apply

Persons interested in joining one of the 11 AmeriCorps programs administered by the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service should contact the director(s) of the program(s) to which they want to apply. The directors can send you an application and arrange an interview. Click for a list of programs (which includes the directors' contact information).

Program directors typically do most of their recruiting in the spring and summer. Programs begin in late summer or early fall.

Full-time AmeriCorps participants - called "members" - provide 1,700 hours of service over the course of one year. Part-time members serve 900 hours. Full- and part-time members receive a monthly living stipend during their terms of service. Upon completing the required number of hours, full- and part-time members also receive an educational award to repay student loans or pay for college, graduate school or vocational training.

In addition, full-time members receive health insurance and child-care coverage during their terms of service. These benefits are not available to part-time members.

Organizations interested in receiving funds from the Commission should contact us at (800) 820-4483 or by email. You may also view the new 2008-09 AmeriCorps application by clicking here.