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AmeriCorps*Kansas
Careers for the Common Good

What is AmeriCorps* Kansas?

AmeriCorps*State works with Governor-appointed State Service Commissions to provide grants to public and nonprofit organizations that sponsor service programs around the country, including hundreds of faith-based and community organizations, higher education institutions, and public agencies. Grants assist these groups in recruiting, training and placing AmeriCorps members to meet critical community needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.

The purpose of AmeriCorps*Kansas grants are to engage AmeriCorps members in direct service and capacity-building to address unmet community needs. Local programs design service activities for a team of members serving full- or part-time for one year or during the summer. Sample activities include tutoring and mentoring youth, assisting crime victims, building homes, and restoring parks. AmeriCorps members also mobilize community volunteers and strengthen the capacity of the organizations where they serve.

The organizations that receive grants are responsible for recruiting, selecting, and supervising AmeriCorps members to serve in their programs.

 

What is Careers for the Common Good?

Careers for the Common Good (CCG) is funded through an AmeriCorps*Kansas grant and designed to engage college students as AmeriCorps team members to teach, providing healthcare service, or assist in valuable community non-profits in high-need communities. The aim is to graduate a new generation of professionals in these fields and committed to put their careers skills to use in Kansas communities where their talents are most needed.

 

Past and Present CCG Campuses

 

Click on the following links to download information as described below.

Enrollment Information
Outlines program eligbility, the application process and its criteria and stakeholder responsibilities. Provides information about the structure of the Careers for the Common Good program and the roles and responsibilities of members.

Exit Materials
Forms and templates to be used for the administration, operation, and support of Careers for the Common Good program.

Resources for Site Supervisors and Campus Coordinators
Forms and templates to be used for the administration, operation, and support of Careers for the Common Good program.

Resources for Members
Forms and resources for both current team members and alumni. Includes information about prohibited activities, enrollment, self assessment performance evaluation, Community Work Plans, effective use of Education Awards, Forbearance Form, and Interest Accrual Form.

Frequently Asked Questions

For more information contact:

Matthew Lindsey
Executive Director
Kansas Campus Compact
2323 Anderson Ave., Ste. 125
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-532-3696
785-532-0671 fax
matthewl@ksu.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

INFORMATION FOR:

Spring 2009 Sunflower Service Quarterly now online


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KsCC Now Accepting Applications for 2009-2010 VISTA Members and VISTA Leader


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Congratulations to 2009-2010 KsCC VISTA Host Sites:

Butler Community College

Fort Hays State University

Kansas State University

Southwestern College

University of Kansas


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KsCC Board approves changes to dues structure for institutions with less than 1000 FTE



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KsCC Phone Number Change - now (785) 320-0700