“The AmeriCorps programs and members mentor children, protect our environment and fight homelessness,” Perdue said. “With these grants, North Carolina can keep giving back to its citizens and communities. I applaud the members and programs for their continued efforts and success.”
AmeriCorps members serving with these organizations will assist in community outreach and education efforts, provide conservation services, participate in mentoring programs and work in other service activities.
v East Carolina University College of Education, $622,179 grant to fund Project HEART: Members tutor elementary, middle and high school students who are struggling to succeed in core content areas such as language arts, English, math, science and/or social studies. Project HEART offers services in Columbus, Craven, Edgecombe, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pitt and Wilson counties.
v The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Center for New North Carolinians, $702,163 grant to fund AmeriCorps ACCESS: Members provide English as a Second Language (ESL), citizenship education, social services, case management, disaster preparedness and related services to immigrants and refugees. The program offers services in Alamance, Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Chatham, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Orange, Surry and Wake counties.
v Children First of Buncombe County, $364,733 grant to fund Project POWER: Members provide enrichment services to youth in grades K-12 in school and during after-school hours. Members also facilitate service learning and conflict resolution projects for students and recruit, train and manage volunteers to work with at-risk youth in Buncombe County.
v Capital Area Workforce, $247,118 grant to fund ACCESS JobLink: Members will serve at JobLink Centers and assist individuals with disabilities, at-risk youth, older adults and ex-offenders with the process of becoming productive citizens by way of employment. The program serves Johnston and Wake counties.
v The Servant Center, $203,144 grant to fund the Partnership to End Homelessness: Members participate in a variety of activities aimed at ending homelessness, such as emergency assistance, food distribution, transitional and permanent supportive housing, case management, employee assistance, medical assistance, outreach, counseling and referral. The program serves Guilford County.
v The Black Child Development Institute Inc., $175,109 grant to fund The Spirit of Excellence: Members provide in-school and after-school one-on-one supplemental academic assistance using the Great Leaps curricula for students “at-risk” of academic failure. Members also maintain a strong presence in the community by participating in service projects and collaborating with other community agencies that serve children. The program serves Guilford County.
v The N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, $171,468 grant to fund AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: Members recruit volunteers to become mentors for court-involved youth. They also develop activities for the youth served that meet the five America's Promises: A caring adult; a safe place to learn and grow; a healthy start; an opportunity to give back to community; and a marketable skill. The program serves Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Cleveland, Gaston, Green, Lenoir, Mitchell, Moore, Scotland, Stanly, Watauga,Wayne and Wake counties.
v Carolina Land Mountain Conservancy, $302,400 grant to fund Project Conserve: Members provide community outreach and education to landowners about conservation practices and recruit volunteers to participate in conservation service projects. Program services are offered in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties.
v Stokes County Partnership for Children, $327,576 grant to fund AmeriCorps and Children Together (ACT): Members serve as assistant preschool teachers and enhance the quality of childcare by providing enrichment activities to the children and release time for teachers to further their studies in early childhood education. The program offers services in Buncombe, Davie, Forsyth, Henderson, Hertford, Stokes and Surry counties.
v The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education, $289,777 grant to fund N.C. Literacy Corps ENGAGE: Members work to increase literacy skills in adults, children, adolescents and English-language learners at campus and community-based literacy programs. They tutor and/or teach learners, recruit, train and manage volunteer tutors. The program offers services in Alamance, Burke, Chatham, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Orange, Robeson and Wake counties.
v Child Care Services Association, $260,038 grant to fund T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood Corps: Members improve the quality of child care with children ages 0-5 by providing educational release time for child care providers in an effort to maintain and improve a four or five-star license status. This program offers services in Durham, Orange and Wake counties.
v The Children’s Village Academy, $213,261 grant to fund Project CARE: Members serve academically at-risk students at a charter school in Kinston. During the school day, members tutor students in reading and math. In the after-school program, they provide enrichment activities and homework assistance and teach positive school preparedness habits. The program serves Lenoir County.
AmeriCorps, a national service initiative funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, is designed to increase volunteering and civic engagement in America. Since 1994, more than 5,000 individuals have participated in AmeriCorps programs in North Carolina.
The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, a federally and state-funded agency housed in the Governor’s Office, administered funding to 12 N.C. AmeriCorps programs for the 2009-2010 program year. For more information on the N.C. AmeriCorps programs, visit the Commission’s Web site at www.volunteernc.org or call (800) 820-4483 or (877) 877-1765 (TTY).
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