Flower City
AmeriCorps: Serve. Learn. Grow
Flower City AmeriCorps programs offers a
year-long apprenticeship in the field of human services and public health. Our programs are designed to inspire and prepare the next wave of human service and public health professionals.
Over the course of the year members will be provided with the skills, information,
and experiences they need for career success.
Members of Flower City AmeriCorps
begin their one-year service commitment with a comprehensive program
orientation exploring current community needs and resources, leadership
development, and community collaboration. After orientation members will embark
on a hands-on apprenticeship at a local nonprofit or government agency where
they will receive mentorship and training in one of the specialized service
areas: community building, economic opportunity, health and wellness, or
positive youth development. Throughout the service year members will receive
ongoing professional development in the areas of teamwork, project and strategic planning, implementation and goal setting.
AmeriCorps
Members will:
- Commit
to a year of learning, serving and growing while they gain hands-on
experience in one of five specialty service areas:
- Community
Building
- Economic
Opportunity
- Health
and Wellness
- Positive
Youth Development
- Healthy Futures
Participate
in ongoing professional development, networking, and service learning
opportunities as part of a team of 55 AmeriCorps members.- Bi-weekly living allowance
- Segal Education Award (scholarship equivalent to the Pell Grant), upon successful completion of the program
- Receive
tools and support to find balance between their work and personal lives
- Partake
in various activities, conversations and experiences that will help them
to identify the unique skills and understandings that they bring to the
exciting and ever changing field of human service
- Also
partake in:
- Member
Orientation (1 week)
- NYS AmeriCorps
Kick-Off
- MLK Day of
Service
- I Love My Parks
Day of Service
- 9-11 Day of
Service
- Monthly Member
Development Days
- Annual End of
the Year Celebration
Member Benefits
Members
in the program will receive:
- Bi-weekly
living allowance . Stipends are taxed
- Segal
Education Award, upon successful completion of the program
- Child
care subsidy for fulltime members if needed
- Health
insurance for fulltime members if needed
- Computer/Microsoft
literacy training
- One-on-one
mentorship by a leader in Rochester’s human service field
- Support
from a professional life coach
- Transportation
support, if needed
Applicants’ minimum requirements:
- Be interested in pursuing a career in the
field of human service
- US Citizen or US National or Lawful
Permanent Resident
- Be able to work on a team
- Consider
yourself a life-long learner
- NYS
ID (Government ID)
- Be
at least 17 years old and out of high school
- Have
a high school or equivalency diploma, or agree to obtaining one by the end
of the program term
- Be
able and willing to get to and from various job site
- Pass
a criminal background check and drug test
Apply to Flower City AmeriCorps today!
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Flower City AmeriCorps is open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent resident aliens age 17 and older.
For more information about Flower City AmeriCorps, please contact 585-428-7358 or Walida.Monroe@CityofRochester.Gov
For more information about National Service and other opportunities with AmeriCorps visit:
www.nationalservice.gov or newyorkersvolunteer.ny.gov