National Service in Colorado
AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs, made up of three primary programs that each take a different approach to improving lives and fostering civic engagement. Members commit their time to address critical community needs like increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, fighting poverty, sustaining national parks, preparing for disasters, and more. AmeriCorps offers a variety of service opportunities, from the classroom to the outdoors, and everything in between.
Learn more about the different streams of National Service below.
COllaboration
Colorado is uniquely situated in having the regional AmeriCorps NCCC Campus, Colorado State Commission, and AmeriCorps Regional Office all located in the metro-Denver area.
This geographical proximity has fostered a strong spirit of collaboration (or COllaboration), which has led to unprecedented cross-stream communication, outreach, and program development.
Because of this strong cross-stream partnership, Colorado is able to strategically leverage its federal AmeriCorps funding to target underserved geographic areas of the state and address our most pressing issues.
Staff from all three types of AmeriCorps service attend annual strategic planning meetings and support program-specific events!