Governor Ivey announced Wednesday that the Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services has received $1,727,919 in funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The investments will allow Alabama to administer eight AmeriCorps programs for 2017-2018. With an expected $1,320,805 in local match funds, the total investment for Alabama is $3,048,724.
“The spirit of volunteerism is one of the ways our country is strong,” Governor Kay Ivey said in a press release. “The Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services provides a strong pathway and support for citizens who want to make a real difference in Alabama through serving in AmeriCorps. This grant funding allows Alabama AmeriCorps members to serve in our local communities.”
AmeriCorps was established in 1993 as a way for Americans to serve their communities and earn money for college in return. AmeriCorps grants support organizations that sponsor community programs aimed at tackling issues such as education, veterans and military families, economic opportunity, health, environmental stewardship, and disaster services. According to their website, AmeriCorps engages more than 80,000 members annually, who serve at 21,000 locations across the country.
These are the 2017-2018 Alabama AmeriCorps programs:
- Butler County School System (AmeriCorps Instructional Support Team)
- Birmingham City Schools (Birmingham Engaging in STEM AmeriCorps)
- YWCA Central Alabama (Building Communities, Bettering Lives)
- City of Selma (Selma AmeriCorps Program)
- SAFE Family Service Center (Alabama Network of Family Resource Centers AmeriCorps)
- Teach for America Alabama
- Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMG Health Outreach and Opioid Prevention AmeriCorps)
- Mobile Baykeepers (Mobile Baykeepers AmeriCorps Team)
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