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Volunteer – AmeriCorps
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This program lets you help people in your community by volunteering time to a service program. If you complete a full-time community service program with AmeriCorps, you can get help paying for your education. As an AmeriCorps volunteer, you can:

  • Tutor and mentor disadvantaged youth
  • Fight illiteracy
  • Improve health services
  • Build affordable housing
  • Teach computer skills
  • Clean parks and streams
  • Manage or operate after-school programs
  • Help communities respond to disasters
  • Build organizational capacity

How do I volunteer?

To get more information about volunteering, call AmeriCorps toll-free at (800) 942-2677 or (800) 833-3722 (TTY).

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