AmeriCorps Programs by County

Updated March 8, 2010

ALACHUA COUNTY (Back to top)

NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS :

Equal Justice Works
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc.
Allison P. Thompson
901 NW 8th Ave Ste D-5
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: (352) 372-0519
Fax: (352) 375-1631
E-mail: allison.thompson@trls.org
AmeriCorps members secure affordable housing for low-income families, assist domestic violence victims, and coordinate projects to prevent homelessness.
Service Area: Other Human Needs
Program Year: Aug-July

BAY COUNTY (Back to top)
AmeriCorps Goodwill Works!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

BREVARD COUNTY (Back to top)

No programs funded at this time.

BROWARD COUNTY (Back to top)

AmeriCorps Domestic Violence Prevention and Awareness Program
Erica Herman
Women In Distress of Broward County
PO Box 676
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33302
Phone: (954) 760-9800 ext. 1244
Fax: (954) 832-9487
Email: eherman@womenindistress.org
Website: www.womenindistress.org
AmeriCorps members will participate in 5 domestic violence education and prevention activities including: Speaker's Bureau domestic violence prevention and intervention messaging for community groups and workplaces; Youth domestic violence prevention presentations including: It's Not Ok and Get Real About Violence at schools, college campuses and other nonprofit organizations; Men and boys-focused domestic violence prevention messaging, especially with sports groups; Faith-based domestic violence prevention activities and presentations for youth ministries and churches; Neighborhood-based domestic violence prevention activities. The goal is to raise awareness to prevent and end domestic abuse.
Service Area : Human Needs
Program Year: Sept-July

FAU Community Conversation Corps: AmeriCorps Non-Profit Initiative
Shara Toursh Pavlow
School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: (561) 400-4436
Email: shara4444@aol.com
Website: www.fau.edu
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Community Conversation Corps selects FAU students to serve as AmeriCorps Members. Members will be placed at local non-profits across three counties to help provide direct services to their clients and the community.
Program Focus: Other Human Needs
Program Year: Sept-Aug

EDUCATION AWARD ONLY PROGRAMS:

Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County
Jill Denis-Lay
Club Site: Marti Huizenga Unit
1111 North 69th Way
Hollywood, FL 33024
Phone: (954) 983-0626
Email: jdenis-lay@bgcbc.org
CLUBService members serve at Boys & Girls Clubs in areas of homework help, service projects, sports and fitness activities, membership development and mentoring younger members. CLUBService members can service full time or part time and are all between the ages of 17 and 24.
Service Area: Other Human Needs
Program Year: Start Dates Vary

Convent House Faith Community
Katrina Amann
5 Penn Plaza, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 727-4149
Fax: (212) 727-4992
Email: kamann@conventhouse.org
Website: www.conventhouse.org
Convent House is a crisis shelter that provide comprehensive services to homeless, runaway and at-risk youth under the age of 21. Faith Community is a full-time volunteer program where individuals con come for 3, 6 or 12 months to serve the youth of Convent House. Placement is available in New York, NY; Atlantic City, NJ; and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Faith Community offers the opportunities of SERVICE, COMMUNITY and PRAYER/REFLECTION.
Service Area: Other Human Needs
Program Year: Start Dates Vary

CALHOUN COUNTY (Back to top)
AmeriCorps Goodwill Works!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

CITRUS COUNTY (Back to top)

No program funded at this time

COLLIER COUNTY (Back to top)

No program funded at this time

COLUMBIA COUNTY (Back to top)

No program funded at this time

DADE COUNTY — SEE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

DUVAL COUNTY (Back to top)

AmeriCorps Duval Reads!
Carolyn Lynn
CIS of Jacksonville
3100 University Boulevard South, #300
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Phone: (904) 354-5918
Fax: (904) 355-9009
Email: jaxreads@yahoo.com
AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to students in grades K-8. Members also participate in community events to promote, encourage, and support family and adult literacy. The goal of the program is to increase reading skills of students through individual and small group reading tutoring.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug - July

NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS:

Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps
Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville
Stephanie Ransom, Volunteer Manager
2404 Hubbard Street
Jacksonville, FL 32206
Phone: (904) 208-6676
Fax: (904) 798-2730
Email: sransom@habijax.org
Website: www.habijax.org
Members construct and rebuild homes in Jacksonville’s “intensive care” communities. They provide crew leadership, recruit and work with community volunteers, educate homeowners on procedures and basic home repair, and conduct community needs assessments.
Service Area: Other Human Needs

Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps
Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville Beaches
Amanda Ward, AmeriCorps Site Coordinator and Education Director
1671 Francis Avenue
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233
Phone: (904) 241-1222
Fax: (904) 241-4310
E-mail: award@beacheshabitat.org
Website: www.beacheshabitat.org
Members build and rehab homes at the Jacksonville Beaches. Members are taught all phases of construction
and trained to lead teams of volunteers on the construction site. The Family Services member is active in all phases of the Family Services Department including application process, homeowners workshops to aid transition from renting to housing, and intensive education/after school program available to all community youth, not just Habitat youth.
Service Area: Other Human Needs
Program Year: Sept-Aug

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Jacksonville LISC AmeriCorps
Eugene Montgomery, AmeriCorps Program Manager
LISC Jacksonville
10 W. Adams Street   Suite 100
Jacksonville, Florida   32202
Phone: (904)-353-1300 ext 17
Fax:   (904)-353-1314
Email: Emontgomery@lisc.org
Website: www.lisc.org/jacksonville
AmeriCorps members engage in community revitalization activities including housing outreach and education, job training, youth education programs, neighborhood planning, and human services planning.
Service Area: Other Human Needs

AmeriCorps North Florida Health Corps
Erica Coleman, Program Manager
900 University Blvd. North, (MC-25) 7th Floor, Ste. 18
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Phone: (904)-253-2267
Fax: (904)-253-1935
Email: Erica_Coleman@doh.state.fl.us
Website: www.northflorida.healthcorps.org NFHC members serve with existing primary care and community-based sites to provide services such as education, screenings, HIV testing, patient medication assistance, and insurance enrollment. Members serve to increase access to health care and other community services as well as decrease health disparities. Service Area: Other Human Needs
Program Year: Sept - Aug

Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) - Jacksonville
Mary Jo Adams Kocovski
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone:    (574) 631-7052
Fax:        (574) 631-7939
E-mail:    adams.76@nd.edu
Website: http://ace.nd.edu
ACE (Alliance for Catholic Education) is a two-year service program offering college graduates the opportunity to serve as full-time teachers in under-resourced Catholic schools across the southern United States. Because we believe that good teachers need excellent formation, ACE prepares its teachers in an innovative Master of Education program at the University of Notre Dame. ACE teachers represent a broad variety of undergraduate disciplines, with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. While teaching, participants live in small communities of 4-7 members and together share the many challenges and rewards of beginning teaching. ACE participants are encouraged to develop their own personal spirituality in the context of community, and to share with one another the journey of becoming committed Catholic school teachers.
Service Area: Education

Teach For America
Ashley Wheeler
Teach For America, Inc.
214 N. Hogan Street, Suite 134
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 353-6517
Email: ashley.wheeler@teachforamerica.org
Website: www.teachforamerica.org
AmeriCorps members serve as full-time teachers in K-12 classrooms in Duval County Public Schools. The program recruits recent college graduates and young professionals to serve two-year terms as public school teachers in our city’s most underserved schools. The intent of the program is to close the achievement gap in the city of Jacksonville and give every child the opportunity to attain an excellent education. We do this by placing crucially needed, highly-qualified teachers in schools with significant numbers of at-risk students. Members are paid by the school district and receive a financial education award upon successful completion of service.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-July

ESCAMBIA COUNTY (Back to top)

NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS:

Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) - Pensacola
Mary Jo Adams Kocovski
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (574) 631-7052
Fax: (574) 631-7939
E-mail: adams.76@nd.edu
Website: http://ace.nd.edu
ACE (Alliance for Catholic Education) is a two-year service program offering college graduates the opportunity to serve as full-time teachers in under-resourced Catholic schools across the southern United States. Because we believe that good teachers need excellent formation, ACE prepares its teachers in an innovative Master of Education program at the University of Notre Dame. ACE teachers represent a broad variety of undergraduate disciplines, with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. While teaching, participants live in small communities of 4-7 members and together share the many challenges and rewards of beginning teaching. ACE participants are encouraged to develop their own personal spirituality in the context of community, and to share with one another the journey of becoming committed Catholic school teachers.
Service Area: Education

AmeriCorps Financial Support Services
Lisa Bloodworth, Program Supervisor
Victor Latham, AmeriCorps Member
Lakeview Center - Southeast Vocational Services/GCE
2001 North "E" Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Phone:     (850) 595-1300
Fax:          (850) 595-1340
E-mail:   lbloodworth@bhcpns.org
              Victor.Latham@bhcpns.org

AmeriCorps Financial Support Services is a National Direct AmeriCorps program based in Wichita, Kansas at the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation. The program operates in six cities, Boston, MA; Denver, CO; Lansing, MI; Pensacola, FL; Seattle, WA; and Wichita, KS and has five AmeriCorps members serving at each site. The program provides financial support services to low income workers, many with disabilities. Our goal is to assist these individuals and families to move toward financial self-sufficiency by providing elements of disability benefits counseling, income tax assistance, and assistance with personal financial tasks such as budgeting and obtaining financial services.
Service Area: Other human needs (5,5)
Program Year: (August– July)

FRANKLIN COUNTY (Back to top)
AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com

A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

GADSDEN COUNTY (Back to top)

AmeriCorps Gadsden Reads!
Bea Hopkins
Gadsden Magnet School
500 West King Street
Quincy, FL 32351
Phone: (850) 627-9409
Fax: (850) 627-6695
Email: hopkins_b03@firn.edu
AmeriCorps members promote literacy and work to increase reading comprehension levels at Gadsden Elementary Magnet School and in other areas of Gadsden County. AmeriCorps Gadsden members provide tutoring and small group readings; assist in administering family reading programs; facilitate a community service day; and sponsor summer reading programs, family literacy and English classes. Members also enhance their own literacy skills preparing them for future employment.
Service Area: Education
Program Year: Aug-July

AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com

A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

GULF COUNTY (Back to top)
AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com

A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

HIGHLANDS COUNTY (Back to top)

No programs funded at this time

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY(Back to top)

AmeriCorps Hillsborough Reads!
Pamela Prater
Education Foundation of Hillsborough County
2010 East Hillsborough Ave. Suite 212
Tampa, FL 33610
Phone: (813) 740-7651
Fax: (813) 740-7654
Email: pprater@educationfoundation.com
AmeriCorps members address the critical education needs of Hillsborough County public elementary schools by serving as one-on-one literacy tutors and academic mentors for primary struggling readers, encouraging students to complete their year at grade level. Some members also recruit, train and support a group of community and student volunteers to serve as school-based reading tutors in elementary sites throughout the District, establishing a volunteer base of effective and well-trained volunteers. Members also encourage parent involvement and community strengthening by providing parent-reading workshops to parents/guardians.
Service Area: Education
Program Year: Aug - July

AmeriCorps Community Stepping Stones
Diana Kyle
Good Community Alliance, Inc.
P.O. Box 8267
Tampa, FL 33674-8267
Phone: (813) 932-2396
Email: FortKyle@aol.com
Website: www.communitysteppingstones.net
AmeriCorps members provide art instruction for economically disadvantaged youth in their after-school program. Youth are provided instruction in a wide variety of media including: painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, gardening, music and performance weekdays, Saturdays and during the summer. The goal of the program is to help youth develop creative and critical thinking skills, increase academic achievement and social awareness through the arts.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Sept-Aug

NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS:

Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) - Tampa
Mary Jo Adams Kocovski
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (574) 631-7052
Fax: (574) 631-7939
E-mail: adams.76@nd.edu
Website: http://ace.nd.edu
ACE (Alliance for Catholic Education) is a two-year service program offering college graduates the opportunity to serve as full-time teachers in under-resourced Catholic schools across the southern United States. Because we believe that good teachers need excellent formation, ACE prepares its teachers in an innovative Master of Education program at the University of Notre Dame. ACE teachers represent a broad variety of undergraduate disciplines, with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. While teaching, participants live in small communities of 4-7 members and together share the many challenges and rewards of beginning teaching. ACE participants are encouraged to develop their own personal spirituality in the context of community, and to share with one another the journey of becoming committed Catholic school teachers.
Service Area: Education

Florida HIPPYCorps Project - University of South Florida

Mary Lindsey, Ph. D. - Program Director
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. MHC 2113A
Tampa, FL 33613
Phone: (813) 974-4858
Fax: (813) 974-6115
Email: Lindsey@fmhi.usf.edu

Brenda Brinson - State Coordinator
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. MHC 2113A
Tampa, FL 33613
Phone: (813) 974-4909
Fax: (813) 974-6115
Email: Brinson@fmhi.usf.edu

Service Area: Other Human Needs

HOLMES COUNTY (Back to top)
AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

INDIAN RIVER (Back to top)

AmeriCorps St. Lucie & Indian River Reads
Andy Delgado
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of St. Lucie County
125 North Second Street
Fort Pierce, Fl 34950
Phone: (772) 466-5866
Fax: (772) 466-8535
Email: ctyb@bellsouth.net
Website: www.bbbsbigs.org
AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to students in grades K-3 in St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties. Members also participate in community events to promote, encourage, and support family and adult literacy. The goal of the program is to increase reading skills of students through individual and small group reading tutoring.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug – July

NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS:

Youth Volunteer Corps of America
Boys and Girls Club
Dan Andonian
P.O. Box 643068
Vero Beach, FL 32964
Phone: (772) 778-7442
Fax: (772) 778-7443
Email: dan.andonian@bgcirc.org
AmeriCorps members do a variety of after-school programs such as PALS (Peers Assisting Learning in Schools) and other service learning projects in the Indian River County. Weekend projects that our AmeriCorps members are involved with include Habitat for Humanity, working with the elderly, environmental projects in the community as well as community based events. We collaborate with 50 different agencies and complete over 200 service projects in the calendar year providing 12,000 hours of volunteer service to our teen participants.
Service Area: Other Human Needs/Education
Program Year: Sept-Aug

Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps & AmeriCorps Vista
Carrie Rossman, Assistant Operations Manager
4568 N US Hwy 1
Vero Beach, FL 32967
Phone: (772) 562-9860 ext. 212
Fax: (772) 562-7832
Email: crossman@irchabitat.org
Website: www.irchabitat.org
Indian River Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA members enable the affiliate to increase its service capacity and to develop new programs. Members serve in the following areas: AmeriCorps - construction (1), family services (1), volunteer services (1); AmeriCorps VISTA - resource coordination (1).
Service Area: Other Human Needs

JACKSON COUNTY (Back to top)
AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training snd supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

JEFFERSON COUNTY (Back to top)
AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

LAKE COUNTY (Back to top)

No programs funded at this time

LEE COUNTY (Back to top)

AmeriCorps Red Cross of Lee County
Karen Prohaska
6310 Techster Boulevard, Suite 7
Fort Myers, FL 33912
Phone: (239) 278-3401
Email: hssinfo@arclcc.org
AmeriCorps members serve as disaster and emergency responders and community disaster education presenters. The education component is designed to increase public awareness and education of students and the communities at large to prevent, prepare for and cope with all types of emergencies and disasters. In the event of a disaster, members will also be prepared to provide direct services to disaster victims by providing support to all Red Cross disaster assistance functions.
Program Focus: Human Needs
Program Year: Jan- Dec

AmeriCorps Serving Suncoast Seniors
Katie Pernicone
Senior Friendship Centers, Inc.
1888 Brother Geenen Way
Sarasota FL 34236
Phone: (941) 953-5965
Fax: (941) 365-5718
Email: kpernicone@friendshipcenters.org
Website: www.seniorfriendship.com
AmeriCorps members provide services within senior centers located in Sarasota and Lee Counties. Members assist with meal distribution, facilitate senior activities, conduct enrichment and educational programs and provide respite services for caregivers. Members also recruit volunteers to assist in the provision of services to seniors.

Program Focus: Human Services
Program Year: Sept-Aug

LEON COUNTY (Back to top)

*AmeriCorps FAMU Mentoring Alliance
Odies Knight
Florida A & M University
School of General Studies
GEC-A Room 204
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Phone: (850) 599-3805
Fax: (850) 599-3706
Email: odies.knight@famu.edu
Website: www.famu.edu
Students from Florida’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities serve as AmeriCorps mentors to K-12 students and college freshman at-risk of academic failure. The AmeriCorps members also coordinate community service projects that engage the college campus and surrounding communities in volunteer activities. The goal of the program is to increase academic performance of K-12 students and increase retention of incoming college freshman at FAMU.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Sep-Aug

AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS:

   Jumpstart Tallahassee

   Steve Mills, Project Administrator
   Florida State University
   100 South Woodward Ave.
   PO Box 3064161
   Tallahassee, FL 32306-4161
   Phone: (850) 591-6950
   Fax: (850) 644-3439
   E-mail: smills@fsu.edu

Lori Seise, Site Manager
Iris Davis, Associate Site Manager
Florida State University
100 South Woodward Ave.
PO Box 3064161
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4161
Phone: (850) 644-4555
Fax: (850) 644-3362
Email: lseise@fsu.edu

Jumpstart pairs highly trained college students with preschool children struggling in Head Start and other early learning programs for one-to-one tutoring in school readiness skills. They provide a high quality, comprehensive program that focuses on the development of the child, his or her family and the college student serving as an AmeriCorps member.
Service Area: Education
Program Year: Sept - Aug

LIBERTY COUNTY (Back to top)
AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

MARION COUNTY (Back to top)

No programs funded at this time

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (Back to top)

AmeriCorps Miami Reads!
Vernon Jacobs or Guency Cothiere
Communities in Schools of Miami
7090 NW 22nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33147
Phone: (305) 694-4889 ext. 238
Fax: (305) 694-2747
Email: vjacobs@cismiami.org or gcothiere@cismiami.org
Website: www.cismiami.orgAmeriCorps members will serve as individual reading tutors for struggling students in grades K-5 at five area elementary schools in Miami-Dade counties. AmeriCorps members also provide after school and summer camp activities at three inner-city community centers and public parks during the summer. The goal of the program is to increase the reading skills of identified low-achieving students.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Sept – Aug

AmeriCorps Trinity
Linda Freeman, Executive Director
Trinity Church, Inc
Post Office Box 680820/ 17801 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33168-0820/ 33169
Phone: (954) 562-8638
Fax (305) 688-9129
Email: lfreeman2006@gmail.com
Website: www.peacemakers.com
AmeriCorps members provide reading, mentoring and tutorial services to school age youth at six service sites. Members also serve as intake processors at local one-stops where they assist low income families with client intake, referrals and case management. The goal of the program is to promote safe and supportive communities as well as school success for children and youth.
Program Focus: Education/Human Needs
Program Year: Aug – July

AmeriCorps YouthPride
Dianna Daley
Centro Campesino
35801 SW 186 Avenue
PO Box 343447
Florida City, FL 33034
Phone: (305) 245-7738
Fax: (305) 247-1237
Email: ddaley@centrocampesino.org
Website: www.centrocampesino.org
AmeriCorps members provide after-school tutoring at community centers in Florida City. Members also serve as counselors at summer camp programs and assist in the development of parent training programs.
Program Focus: Education/Human Needs
Program Year: Sept – Aug

AmeriCorps Red Cross of Greater Miami
Catalina Bermudez
American Red Cross of Greater Miami and the Keys
335 SW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33135-2901
Phone: (305) 728-2534
Fax: (305) 644-7308
Email: Bermudezc@usa.redcross.org
AmeriCorps members serve as disaster and emergency responders and community disaster education presenters. The education component is designed to increase public awareness and education of students and the communities at large to prevent, prepare for and cope with all types of emergencies and disasters. In the event of a disaster, members will also be prepared to provide direct services to disaster victims by providing support to all Red Cross disaster assistance functions. The agency serves four communities in South Florida: the City of Miami, Homestead, the Upper Keys and Key West.
Program Focus: Homeland Security
Program Year: Jan - Dec

AmeriCorps SFLUM
Roy Carlton
2850 SW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33133
Phone: (305) 442-8306 ext. 17
Fax: (305) 442-9726
Email: rcarlton@sflum.org
Website: www.sflum.org
The South Florida Urban Ministries AmeriCorps program provides after school activities and economic development programs in impoverished areas of Miami, Florida. AmeriCorps members also serve at Community Resource Prosperity Centers, where they assist in hunger relief efforts, tax preparation, energy assistance programs and facilitate financial literacy and advanced business training seminars.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Sep-Aug

City Year Miami
Caryn Lavernia
City Year
44 West Flagler Street Ste 500
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: (786) 406-7900
Fax : (786) 406-7939
Email: clavernia@cityyear.org
City Year is a nationally recognized program that engages youth ages 17-24 in a year of service. The City Year model includes placing AmeriCorps members in low performing schools to provide tutoring and mentoring. In addition, the Members coordinate service learning programs such as the nationally recognized Young Heroes program with local students. The Young Heroes program involves at-risk elementary and middle school students meeting on Saturdays to learn about a community issue such as homelessness, crime, etc.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug - July

Greater Miami Service Corps
Patricia Thomas
810 NW 28th Street
Miami, FL 33127-4046
Phone: (305) 638-4672 ext. 240
Email: pthomas@gmscmiami.com
The mission of the Greater Miami Service Corps is to enhance the employability and self-esteem of young adults ages 18-23, utilizing public/private ventures to provide tangible community improvements and develop a skilled workforce. The AmeriCorps members will serve with local partners to complete 50 community revitalization projects in Miami-Dade County.
Program Focus: Human Needs
Program Year: Sept-Aug

Public Allies Miami
Asha Loring
Human Services Coalition
260 NE 17th Terrace, Ste. 200/ Miami, FL 33132
Phone: (305) 576.5001 x31
Fax: (305) 576.1718
Email: ashal@hscdade.org
Web site: www.hscdade.org
Public Allies’ Miami AmeriCorps Program provides direct service support while simultaneously meeting the four areas of need that most American communities are experiencing—the need for identifying and developing young leaders from diverse backgrounds, the needs of low income communities for more effective and responsive services, the needs among nonprofit organizations for increased capacity to meet local needs, and the need for more civic engagement. Members are placed at local nonprofits to create, improve, or expand services to the communities they serve. In addition, members implement weekly service projects as a team.
Program Focus: Other Human Needs
Program Year: Sept-Aug

AmeriCorps College Bound College Success
Carnell White
100 Black Men of South Florida, Inc.
2750 North 29th Avenue
Suite 202
Hollywood, FL 33020
Phone: (954) 925-5699
Fax: (954) 925-5987
Email: cwhite503@gmail.com
Website: www.100blackmensf.org
AmeriCorps members provide mentoring and tutoring services to at-risk high school students at the Overtown Youth Center in Miami. The goals of the program are improved academic performance and completion of high school and college enrollment for those being served. The program also provides a summer program for youth at the center with an emphasis in promoting academic success and interest in going to college. Members are also involved in volunteer recruitment for community service projects.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Sept-Aug

AmeriCorps Strong Women, Strong Girls
Chisa Perry
Strong Women, Strong Girls, Inc.
4931 SW 95th Avenue
Miami, FL 33165
(305) 608-5017
Email: cperry@swsg.org
Website: www.swsg.org
The Strong Women, Strong Girls program provides mentoring for girls in grades 3-5 during after school hours at local elementary schools and community centers. Mentors lead the girls in the study of contemporary and historic female role models, learning activities, service projects and educational field trips. The program also pairs professional women with college-aged females in the college mentorship aspect of the program. The goal of the program is to help at-risk females build internal assets and skills for success.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Sept-Aug

Teach For America
Michelle Paul
Teach For America, Inc.
3250 N.E. 1st Avenue
Suite 212
Miami, FL 33137
Phone: (786) 245-8412
Email: Michelle.paul@teachforamerica.org
Website: www.teachforamerica.org
AmeriCorps members serve as full-time teachers in K-12 classrooms in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The program recruits college graduates to serve two year terms as public school teachers. The intent of the program is to place crucially needed highly qualified teachers in schools with significant numbers of high-risk students. Members are paid a salary by the school system and receive a financial education award upon successful completion of service.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-July

Hands on Miami
Hands on Network Citizen Action AmeriCorps Program
Leila Chang Ripich, CEO
Ansin Building
3250 SW 3rd Ave
Miami, FL 33129
Phone: (305) 646-7202
Fax: (305) 646-7205
Email: info@handsonmiami.org
As a member of the Citizen Action AmeriCorps Program you will be a leader in your community. Working with a variety of community based non-profits, you will plan and organize service projects that will engage other volunteers in making change. Your leadership does not end there-you will challenge your corps of volunteers to grow in their own participation, organizing training and learning opportunities for volunteers to explore their own role in their community. (This program is a project of Hands on Network, a network of 49 national and 8 international volunteer organizations, that build communities through volunteer leadership and civic engagement).
Service Area: Other Human Needs
Program Year: Sept-Aug

Florida Department of Elder Affairs
Legacy Corps
Angela Aracena, Director
1475 NW 14th Ave
Miami, FL 33125-1616
Phone: (305) 547-4721
Fax: (305) 325-0578
Email: aaracena@sfl.easterseals.com

Karen Lopez, AmeriCorps Contact
Phone: (305) 325-0470
Fax: (305) 325-0578
Email: Klopez@sfl.easterseals.com
As one of eight sites for this national project administered by the University of Maryland - Center of Aging, the Department of Elder Affairs, in partnership with the Easter Seals Miami-Dade, provides respite to low-income elders suffering from Alzheimer's or other related disorders at risk of institutionalization, alleviating the burden and stress of their caregivers, allowing elders to remain in a home, adult day care, and related settings in their communities. Members also help increase awareness of elder issues through education and outreach efforts.
Service Area: Other Human Needs

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AmeriCorps English Coaches
Laurie Von Kaenel
North West Florida State College
100 College Boulevard, K 130A
Niceville, FL 32578
Phone: (850) 729-6037
Fax: (850) 729-6060
Email: vonkaenl@nwfsc.edu
AmeriCorps members provide one-on-one and/or small group tutoring services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) K-12 students at schools in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. The mission of the program is to increase students’ English proficiency through building vocabulary and communication skills and student participation in multi-cultural service-learning projects. Members also recruit community volunteers to engage in multi-cultural service that enhances language skills, citizenship, career development and English immersion.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug - July

AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

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Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug – July

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NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS:

Notre Dame AmeriCorps – Office for Farmworker Ministry
Ann Kendrick, SND, Site Director
Laura Firtel, Co-Site Director
1016 N. Park Ave
Apopka, FL 32712
Phone: (407) 880-HOPE
Fax: (407) 884-6644
Email: info@offm.org
Website: www.offm.org
AmeriCorps members tutor low-income children, teach ESL to immigrants and GED and literacy skills to adults such as single mothers and high school drop-outs, and operate after school programs. Members also recruit volunteer parents for enrichment programs, teach conflict resolution skills, and provide school-to work transitions support for migrant farmworkers.
Service Area: Education
Program Year: Sept-Aug

Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
Arab American Community Center
7061 Grand National Dr Ste 136
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: (407) 352-4572
Fax: (407) 352-4645
Email: aaccinfo@gmail.com
The Arab-American Resource Corps (ARC) a branch of the AmeriCorps program works to strengthen Arab Americans’ capacity to access the services the need to become self-sufficient and empowered participants in American civil society. ARC members will play a key role in supporting the growth and development of Arab-American community-based organizations and promoting community service in both Arab and non-Arab communities. Through this spirit of volunteerism, ARC will also build bridges between various communities, creating a space for dialogue and understanding through direct service, outreach activities and collaboration. ARC will give a diverse group of members a chance to develop their skills in community-building and service, creating a national team working together to meet a common mission.
Service Area: Other Human Needs

EDUCATION AWARD ONLY PROGRAMS:

Catholic Volunteers in Florida
Candace M. Thompson
PO Box 536476
Orlando, FL 32853
Phone: (407)-382-7071
Fax: (407)-382-7073
Email: cthompson.cvif@gmail.com
Website: www.cvif.org
Catholic Volunteers in Florida (CVIF) is dedicated to providing people the opportunity to live out their faith by serving those with the greatest need. CVIF works towards justice and peace, transforming the community they serve as well as themselves. CVIF members address issues including but not limited to homelessness, healthcare, education, mental health, legal services, human services and migrant farm-workers.
Service Area: Other Human Needs

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AmeriCorps Community Resource Navigators
Carmen Carrasquillo

Osceola County Council on Aging
700 Generation Point
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Phone: (407) 483-1473
Fax: (407) 846-8550
Email: carrasqc@osceola-coa.com
Website: www.osceolagenerations.org
The Osceola County Council on Aging AmeriCorps members serve as Community Resource Navigators. Members who are Baby Boomers and adult students assist clients in accessing a range of health and human services to help them gain economic self-sufficiency. In addition, members recruit and mentor 12 volunteer Community Resource Navigators to increase the number of clients served and build sustainability.
Program Focus: Human Needs
Program Year: Sept-Aug

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FAU Community Conversation Corps: AmeriCorps Non-Profit Initiative
Shara Toursh Pavlow
School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: (561) 400-4436
Email: shara4444@aol.com
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Community Conversation Corps selects FAU students to serve as AmeriCorps Members. Members serve in various non-profits helping the organization develop plans to continue services in the event of a disaster. Members train staff and organize community dialogue sessions to engage more citizens in disaster preparedness and response efforts.
Program Focus: Homeland Security
Program Year: Jan – Dec

Literacy AmeriCorps Palm Beach County
Audrey McDonough
Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition
551 SE 8th Street
Suite 505
Delray Beach, FL 33483-5022
Phone: (561) 279-9103
Fax: (561) 265-3579
Email: audrey@pbcliteracy.org
AmeriCorps members promote literacy and volunteerism in distressed communities and low performing schools in Palm Beach County. The program places members in sites throughout the county to provide GED and Adult Literacy services. Members also serve as graduation coaches by mentoring students at risk of dropping out of school and participate in community events to increase volunteerism.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug – July

NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS:

Legacy Corps
Area Agency on Aging
Joan DeVaughn
1764 N. Congress Ave. Suite 201
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Phone: (561) 684-5885
Fax: (561) 697-7250
E-mail: devaughnj@elderaffairs.org
Members provide relief or assistance through intervention and prevention services to caregivers in Palm Beach County. Examples of activities that support and sustain caregivers include: participation in caregiver support groups, assessment of the home environment, linkage with needed community services, assistance with self-care techniques, monitoring of individual’s daily activities, and mental/social interventions. Additionally, AmeriCorps members engage in “volunteer generation” activities to expand community capacity to meet respite needs.
Service Area: Other Human Needs

Legacy Corps
Enhanced Companion Respite
Nancy Frent
Jewish Family Children Services
PO Box 220627
West Palm Beach, FL. 33422
Phone: (561) 684-1991
Fax: (561) 684-5366
E-mail: nfrent@jfcsonline.com
Members will be recruited and trained as Enhanced Companions to provide assistance to frail elders. Members provide respite care, including transportation, escort service to medical appointments, assistance with housekeeping (linen changes, laundry and dry cleaning), grocery shopping and meal preparation. All members will be supervised by the professional Coordinator of the Enhanced Companion Respite program and will also attend regular in-service trainings.
Service Area: Other Human Needs
Program Year: April-March

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AmeriCorps Clearwater
Rebecca Davis
Clearwater Police Department
645 Pierce Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 562-4142
Fax: (727) 562-4466
Email: Rebecca.davis@myclearwater.com
AmeriCorps Clearwater is a sponsored by the Clearwater Police Department. Members assist with crime prevention and community policing efforts, to foster citizen responsibility. They help build neighborhood and high school crime watches, build neighborhood unity and provide educational opportunities, and conducts safety patrols of area parks and trails. The majority of the members participate in the Community Quick Response Team in order to support law enforcement personnel.
Program Focus: Public Safety
Program Year: Jan – Dec

AmeriCorps Great Explorations
Shelly Lee
Great Explorations Children’s Museum
1925 Fourth Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33704
Phone: (727) 821-8992 ext. 214
Fax: (727) 823-7287
Email: slee@greatex.org
The program proposes to utilize AmeriCorps members to serve in both their preschool (Early Learning Institute) and after school programs to provide music, arts, foreign language and homework assistance. AmeriCorps members will also serve as exhibit researchers, museum guides, construct exhibits and serve in the museum’s parent resource center.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug - Jul

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AmeriCorps Polk Reads
Vicki Ginda
The Polk Education Foundation
1530 Shumate Drive
Bartow, FL 33831
Phone: (863) 519-8638
Fax: (863) 519-3791
Email: vickig.ginda@polk-fl.net
AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to elementary students in grades K-3. The goal of the program is to significantly increase reading skills of identified low-achieving students. Members recruit and train high school students to tutor younger students and also serve as mentors to increase students' self-image and overall attitude about school.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Sept– Aug

AmeriCorps Mentor Solutions
Maria Lazaro
Devereux Florida, Inc.
500 Lake Howard Drive NW
Winter Haven FL 33880
Phone: (863) 508-1100 x 3338
Email: mlazaro@devereux.org
Website: www.devereux.org
AmeriCorps members provide one-on-one mentoring services for young people, ages 13-18, who are aging out of foster care in Polk County. Members provide services in the following areas: career counseling, job development, housing support, educational guidance, legal advocacy, and practical life skills training. Members are also involved in volunteer recruitment for community service projects.
Program Focus: Human Needs
Program Year: Sept-Aug

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AmeriCorps Putnam Reads!
Cindy Hice
PO Box 490
Palatka, FL 32177
Phone: (386) 328-2413
Fax: (386) 328-9939
Email: cindy@cisputnam.org
Website: www.cisputnam.org
AmeriCorps members provide tutoring/mentoring to struggling readers in grades K-3. The program’s goal is to encourage students to become active readers, remediate weak reading skills, and improve student attitudes towards reading and school.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-July

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SEMINOLE COUNTY (Back to top)

No programs funded at this time.

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AmeriCorps St. Johns Reads
Kathryn Helms
CIS of St. Johns
P. O. Box 3265
St. Augustine, FL 32085
Phone: (904) 819-6389
Fax: (904) 824-2383
Email: ac_stjohnsreads@yahoo.com
Website: www.stjohnspromise.org
AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to students in public schools. Members also participate in community events to promote, encourage, and support family and adult literacy. The goal of the program is to increase reading skills of students through individual and small group reading tutoring.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug - July

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AmeriCorps St. Lucie & Indian River Reads
Andy Delgado
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of St. Lucie County
125 North Second Street
Fort Pierce, Fl 34950
Phone: (772) 466-5866
Fax: (772) 466-8535
Email: ctyb@bellsouth.net
Website: www.bbbsbigs.org
AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to students in grades K-3 in St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties. Members also participate in community events to promote, encourage, and support family and adult literacy. The goal of the program is to increase reading skills of students through individual and small groupreading tutoring.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug – July

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AmeriCorps Goodwill GoodWorks!
Susie Arce
Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend
3207 E. 4th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
Phone: (850) 522-3900
Fax: (850) 522-3905
Email: sarce@goodwillbigbend.com
Website: www.goodwillbigbend.com
A new program created to help Panhandle residents impacted by the economic downturn to access needed job training and supports. The program’s goal is to reach over 200 clients in 12 counties. Some of the focus areas include job training, resource connections, financial literacy, and housing assistance.
Program Focus: Education
Program Year: Aug-Sept

National Direct Programs:

Boys and Girls Clubs of Taylor/Perry County
Lisa English
Main Office:
PO Box 1474
Perry, FL 32348
Phone: (850) 838-2471
Email: lisa_english@bgcncfl.org
CLUBService members serve at Boys & Girls Clubs in areas of homework help, service projects, sports and fitness activities, membership development and mentoring younger members. CLUBService members can serve full time or part time and are all between the ages of 17 and 24.
Service Area: Other Human Needs

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NATIONAL DIRECT PROGRAMS:

Habitat for Humanity International
Tammy Putnam, AmeriCorps Program Specialist
PO Box 2034
Deland, FL 32721-2034
Phone: 1 (800) 422-4828 ext. 5238
Fax: (386) 822-4096
Email: tputnam@habitat.org
Habitat for HUmanity International allows members to address community needs by helping to build affordable housing. Approximately 250 members nation wide directly engage the community, volunteers and partner families. Members lead volunteers on the construction site or work in an office setting in positions such as Faith relations, Family Services or Volunteer Coordination.
Service Area: Other Human Needs

Stetson University - Bonner AmeriCorps Program
Savannah-Jane Atkins, Conner Coordinator
421 N. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, FL 32723
Phone: (386) 822-8706
Cell: (386) 717-7878
Fax: (386) 822-7096
Email: satkins@stetson.edu
Website: www.stetson.edu/administration/communityservice/bonner/bonnerindex.php
The Bonner AmeriCorps program mobilizes the talents and interests of college students, the resources of institutions of higher learning and those of community organizations to fully engage in community-building partnerships. These partnerships address critical community needs related to poverty, education, the environment, citizens with disabilities or elderly populations. Bonner AmeriCorps members will primarily be involved in issues of hunger, mentoring, other human needs, capacity building and disaster relief in under-resourced communities nationwide. On campus, Bonner AmeriCorps members also work to develop a culture of service and an ethic of service amongst their peers. Campus staff meet regularly with Bonner AmeriCorps Members to facilitate their development as team leaders, assist in reflection and assessment, and equip them to serve as a point of contact for faculty and students who might become engaged through a service-learning or community based research course.
Service Area: Education and Other Human Needs
Program Year: March -

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See Okaloosa County

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AmeriCorps Florida State Parks
Michael Pazdera
Florida Division of Recreation and Parks
Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Blvd
Room 506, Mail Station 535
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 245-3102
Email: Michael.Pazdera@dep.state.fl.us
AmeriCorps members improve natural resources in state parks and other public lands throughout the State of Florida by removing exotic plants, reintroducing native species, surveying for endangered animals and plants, improving beaches and rivers, conducting controlled burns, and maintaining trails. Members also conduct environmental education and interpretive programs for communities to foster awareness and develop a greater appreciation for the environment. The program also has a community involvement and volunteer development component.