AmeriCorps

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The Catholic Network of Volunteer Service receives a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service, which operates AmeriCorps, to offer education awards to volunteers from faith based agencies such as Brethren Volunteer Service. Some BVS projects qualify as AmeriCorps sites, and the BVSers there can be registered as AmeriCorps members.

Existing student loans can be held in forbearance and the interest accrued may be paid for by AmeriCorps following your term of service.

If you are a United States citizen and are doing direct service work - meaning your time is spent working first-hand with people - then you may qualify. Such BVS/AmeriCorps members serve at existing BVS projects, and following the completion of their BVS term of service, they can receive an education award for up to $4,725.00. The amount of the award depends on the number of hours served. This award can be used toward an existing school loan or to pay for future schooling and must be used within seven years.

The following projects may have volunteer assignments that qualify for AmeriCorps membership. Other projects may qualify for an AmeriCorps award. Ask BVS staff for details.

112	Casa de Esperanza de los Niños - Houston, Texas
120	Hope House, Inc - Quinter, Kansas
121	Hadley Day Care - Hutchinson, Kansas
231	Bridgeway - Lakewood, Colorado
234	Boys Hope Girls Hope - Kansas City, Missouri
304	Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community - New Oxford, Pennsylvania
401	District IV Human Resources Development Center - Havre, Montana
409	RCEHN - Frederick, Maryland
420	Brethren Disaster Ministries - New Windsor, Maryland
435	Talbert House - Cincinnati, Ohio
604	CooperRiis - Mill Spring, North Carolina
606	Hopewell Inn - Mesopotamia, Ohio
607	Innisfree Village - Crozet, Virginia
608	Gould Farm - Monterey, Massachusetts
803	Brethren Nutrition Program - Washington DC
804	ABODE (formerly Tri-City Homeless Coalition) - Fremont, California
809	Project PLASE - Baltimore, Maryland
810	Good Shepherd Food Bank - Lewiston, Maine
813	Catholic Worker House - San Antonio, Texas
817	Samaritan House (Café 458) - Decatur, Georgia
823	LaPuente Home - Alamosa, Colorado
830	Capital Area Food Bank, Harvest for Health - Washington, D.C.
831	Christ House - Washington, DC
838	Meeting Ground - Elkton, Maryland
846	Su Casa Catholic Worker - Chicago, Illinois
848	Interfaith Hospitality Network - Cincinnati, Ohio
922	Alderson Hospitality House - Alderson, West Virginia
1031	Just Neighbors - Falls Church, Virginia
1214	Family Abuse Center - Waco, Texas
1317	Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1405	Comfort House - McAllen, Texas
1501	Camp Courageous - Monticello, Iowa
1502	Camp Bethel - Fincastle, Virginia
1504	Camp Stevens - Julian, California
1506	Brethren Woods - Keezletown, Virginia
1510	Camp Swatara - Bethel, Pennsylvania
1512	Camp Mack - Milford, Indiana
1515	Camp Myrtlewood - Myrtle Point, Oregon
1721	International Community School - Decatur, Georgia