AmeriCorps is a national service program that engages thousands of people each year in service to their communities in critical areas like education, health, and economic opportunity. Each year, there are around 75,000 AmeriCorps Members serving at different local and national nonprofit organizations around the country.  Every state and city in the U.S. has dozens of AmeriCorps programs operating each year.  Some focus on education and tutoring,  some focus on economic opportunity, and some focus on disaster relief and volunteer mobilizing.  The CAC Program is one of the only AmeriCorps programs in the country that has the unique focus of community arts and arts education. 

Who can serve?     

In order to serve in AmeriCorps:

• You must be at least 17 years old.
• You must posses a high school diploma (GED) of equivalent.
• You must be a US citizen, national, or lawful permanent resident.
• Participation in CAC is conditional upon completion of a National Service Criminal History Check. 

Timeline

• AmeriCorps service is a year-long commitment.  The Community Art Collaborative program begins each year in the last week of August, and the program ends the following August 14. 
• In CAC,  the first 5 weeks of the year (last week of August through September) is an intensive program orientation.

To learn more about AmeriCorps, please visit www.americorps.gov.

AmeriCorps offers many fantastic Benefits, which can be viewed on this page of our website.