North Carolina AmeriCorps programs
(sponsored by the Commission)

The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service currently administers ten (10) AmeriCorps programs throughout the state.

For more information on AmeriCorps, please visit the national AmeriCorps web site and/or call the Commission at either (919) 715-3470 or (800) 820-GIVE (4483) (TTY number- 877-877-1765).

Please note that the list below only includes the eleven AmeriCorps programs in North Carolina administered by the Commission; it does not include a list of North Carolina's AmeriCorps VISTA programs or National Directs. For information on AmeriCorps VISTA opportunities in North Carolina, please visit VISTA or call the Corporation for National and Community Service State Office in Raleigh at (919) 856-4731. National Direct programs can also be found at the AmeriCorps national website.

Grantee: East Carolina University College of Education
Program Name: Project HEART (High Expectations For At-Risk Teens)
Contact: Betty Beacham, Charis Tucker
Address: 102 Ragsdale Blvd. ECU, Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: (252) 328-4357
Fax: (252) 328-1478
Email: beachamb@mail.ecu.edu, tuckerch@ecu.edu

Summary: 74 half-time Members tutor at-risk students in grades 3-8 using the Great Leaps and Comprehension Strategies reading programs. 85 minimum time Members tutor at-risk 9th graders using the same reading programs. An additional 10 half-time Members tutor and mentor underachieving 9th and 10th grade students in the AVID Program focusing on reading in the content area, vocabulary development, enhancement of writing skills, and higher order thinking skills.
Craven, Johnson, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pitt, and Washington Counties

Grantee: Stokes Partnership for Children
Program Name: AmeriCorps and Children Together (ACT)
Contact: Brandon Eaton
Address: P.O. Box 2319, Suite 104 King, NC 27021-2319 or 151 Jefferson Church Rd.
Phone: (336) 985-2676 or (800) 559-5606
Fax: (336) 985-3302
Email: beaton@stokespfc.com

Summary: 18 full-time Members and 25 mimimum-time Members serve as assistant pre-school teachers, enhancing the quality of childcare by providing enrichment activities to the children, and release time for teachers so they can further their education in early childhood. Member Development includes NC Early Childhood Credentials 1 & 2 and a college level course in early childhood or childcare.
Alamance, Buncombe, Forsyth, Cleveland, Henderson, Hertford, Rockingham, Stokes, and Surry Counties

Grantee: Habitat for Humanity
Program Name: Habitat AmeriCorps - North Carolina
Contacts: Cathryne Callaway
Address: 2201 Candun Drive, Suite 200, Apex, NC 27502
Phone: (919) 303-7807 Ext. 4311
Fax: (919) 303-3665
Email: ccallaway@habitat.org

Summary: 55 full-time Members serve as crew leaders, training community volunteers and partner families in the construction of affordable homes. Members will serve as volunteer service assistants in the recruitment, management and recognition of community volunteers. One Member will serve as AmeriCorps Team Leader, assisting in the development of all team building and training for the members.
Avery, Cabarrus, Catawba, Chatham, Durham, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Richmond, Wake and Wayne Counties

Grantee: Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro, Inc.
Program Name: The Spirit of Excellence
Contact: June Swanston-Valdes, Aisha Gwynn
Address: 1200 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: (336) 230-2138
Fax: (336) 574-2234
Email: americorps@blackchilddevelopment.org

Summary: 25 half-time Members provide in-school and after-school one-to-one tutoring using the Great Leaps curricula for students "at risk" of academic failure. Members maintain a strong presence in the community by participating in service projects and collaborating with many other community agencies that serve children.
Greensboro (Guilford County) area

Grantee: Children's Village Academy
Program Name: Project CARE
Contact: Lavinia Hall, Melba Lovick
Address: 701 North Adkin Street, Kinston, NC 28501
Phone: (252) 939-1958
Fax: (252) 939-1242
Email: LGr9466733@aol.com, khlovick@yahoo.com

Summary: 20 full-time, 9 half-time, and 10 minimum time Members serve academically "at risk" students at a charter school in Kinston. Members tutor students during the school day in reading and math using the NC Reading and Math Curriculum. In the after school program they provide enrichment activities, homework assistance and teach positive school preparedness habits.
Lenoir County

Legal Applicant: Child Care Services Association
Program Name: TEACH Early Childhood
Director: Anna Severens
Address: 1201 South Briggs Avenue, Suite 200, Durha, NC 27703
Phone: (919) 403-6950
Fax: (919) 403-6959
Email: annas@childcareservices.org
Summary: Members teach preschool children and provide educational release time for child care providers in an effort to improve/maintain 4 or 5 star rated license status. The program will provide the T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood® Credential Scholarship resulting in all members earning their NC Early Childhood Credential.
Durham, Orange and Wake Counties

Grantee: N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Program Name: AmeriCorps Promise Fellows
Contact: Demian Futterman
Address: 1801 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1801
Phone: (919) 789-5580, EXT. 268
Fax: (919) 789-5596
Email: demian.futterman@ncmail.net

Summary: 15 full-time AmeriCorps Promise Fellows recruit volunteers to become mentors for court referred youth with the Governor's One-on-One program and the Support Our Students program (SOS). Fellows also develop activities for youth served that meet the five America's Promises: A caring adult; a safe place to learn and grow; a healthy start; an opportunity to give back to community; and a marketable skill.
Caldwell, Gaston, Haywood, Jackson, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Surry, and Wilson Counties

Grantee: University of North Carolina at Greensboro;
Center for New North Carolinians
Program Name: ACCESS (AmeriCorps Cross Cultural Education Service Systems)
Contacts: Sara Carpenter
Address: 413 S. Edgeworth Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: (336) 334-5411
Fax: (336) 334-5413
Email: carpenter.access@gmail.com

Summary: 26 full-time, 24 half-time, 15 minimum time, and 15 Professional Corps Members provide interpretation and translation services to immigrants and refugees. Member Development includes certification as Interpreters for bi-lingual Members. All members receive an opportunity to earn a credential in cross-cultural human services through the UNCG Department of Social Work.
Alamance, Buncombe, Catawba, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Orange, Randolph, and Wake Counties

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