AmeriCorps is a program created in the spirit of a domestic volunteer program modeled after the Peace Corps.  There are three branches: State and National Direct; Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA); and National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC).  Habitat for Humanity’s partnership with AmeriCorps provides an opportunity for philanthropic individuals to serve local Habitat affiliates through its three branches.  AmeriCorps members are placed at affiliates where they work to engage communities, build homes, lead volunteers and increase affiliate capacity and productivity.

Habitat for Humanity International is a huge partner of AmeriCorps, with hundreds of Habitat affiliates across the U.S. involved in the program — including our own San Gabriel Valley affiliate.

To learn more about the AmeriCorps programs and how you can get involved, please visit their website; to find out more about the AmeriCorps/Habitat partnership, visit here.

One of our former AmeriCorps*VISTA members, Amy, with other members from all over the country at the 2009 AmeriCorps*Habitat Build-a-thon in Cedar Rapids, Iowa