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AmeriCorps –Your Skills Are Needed!

Deadlines are approaching for application to Florida’s AmeriCorps.  AmeriCorps provides opportunities to receive valuable training while building up the community. Each year, AmeriCorps offers 75,000 opportunities nationally (1700 opportunities in Florida) for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups.  Programs start in August 2009, September 2009 or January 2010.

AmeriCorps service opportunities in Palm Beach County include:

AmeriCorps Literacy Palm Beach County – Delray Beach
Program Focus:  Education
AmeriCorps members promote literacy and volunteerism in distressed communities and low performing schools in Palm Beach County by providing GED and Adult Literacy services, serving as graduation coaches by mentoring students at risk of dropping out of school and participating in community events to increase volunteerism.

AmeriCorps Florida Atlantic University Community Conversation Corps – Boca Raton
Program Focus: Homeland Security
FAU students serve as AmeriCorps members in various non-profit organizations, helping to develop plans that continue service in the event of a disaster, training staff and organizing community dialogue sessions to engage more citizens in disaster preparedness and response efforts. 

Participating in AmeriCorps allows you to:

• Receive valuable training
• Enhance your resume
• Learn new skills and hone existing ones
• Explore potential career paths
• Gain confidence and grow as an individual
• Know you are valued by your community
• Learn how to build effective work relationships

To find an AmeriCorps program that’s right for you visit www.volunteerflorida.org.

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