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AMERICORPS AND YOU!
Each year, AmeriCorps offers opportunities for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities through a network of partnerships with local and national non-profit groups. SUNY Cortland and its ten community partners are now offering opportunities in Cortland County to serve as AmeriCorps members. We are recruiting for seventeen AmeriCorps positions funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and our continuing grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. For a list of these positions, click on the AmeriCorp link on the left and look for "Current Openings."
As an AmeriCorps member, you’ll gain new skills and experiences and you’ll also find the tremendous satisfaction that comes from helping others. In addition, full time members who complete their service earn a Segal Education Award of $4,725 to pay for college, graduate school or to pay back qualified student loans. Members who serve part-time receive a partial award.
AmeriCorps members also receive a living allowance ($11,400 for a full time member) during their term of service, and full time members are eligible for benefits such as health care. You may also be able to defer payment of some student loans while serving in AmeriCorps.
SUNY Cortland AmeriCorps currently serves 13 agencies in Cortland County:
- Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Cortland City Youth Bureau
- Cortland Child Development
- Cortland County Community Action Program
- Cortland County Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Cortland County Youth Bureau
- Cortland Downtown Partnership
- Cortland Soil and Water
- Family Counseling Services
- Lime Hollow Centerfor Environment and Culture
- Seven Valleys Health Coalition
- SUNY Cortland Institute for Civic Engagement
- YWCA
For information about volunteering as an AmeriCorps member, please contact the Project Coordinator, Manny Lann, at the Cortland County Youth Bureau: e-mail elann@cortland-co.org; phone, (607) 753-5067 or mail at Cortland County Youth Bureau, 60 Central Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045.
You can find additional information about AmeriCorps on the Web at AmeriCorps.gov and newyorkersvolunteer.org. Information about Cortland's program can be found at http://www2.cortland.edu/civicengagement/.
Local AmeriCorps Agencies
- Cornell Cooperative Extension-www.cce.cornell.edu
- Cortland Child Development - www.cortlandny.com/child
- Cortland City Youth Bureau- www.cortland.org
- Cortland County Community Action Program (CAPCO) - http://www.capco.org/
- Cortland County Convention & Visitors Bureau- www.cortlandtourism.com
- Cortland County Youth Bureau- www.cortland-co.org/youth/
- Cortland Downtown Partnership- www.cortlanddowntown.com
- Cortland Soil & Water- www.cortlandcountyswcd.com
- Family Counseling Services- www.sevenvalleyshealth.org/agencies/famcoun.htm
- Lime Hollow Nature Center- www.limehollow.org
- Seven Valleys Health Coalition- www.sevenvalleyshealth.org
- YWCA- www.cortlandywca.org
Or visit the national site- americorps.org