AmeriCorps connects veterans and military families to education, jobs, housing, and earned benefits. By welcoming them into national service roles, AmeriCorps leverages their skills to address pressing challenges, such as responding to disasters, building homes, mentoring youth, and supporting fellow veterans.
13K
veterans serving in AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors programs
245K+
veterans and military family members supported
- AmeriCorps helps build capacity at veteran-serving organizations, assist transitioning military members, offer wellness coaching for disabled veterans, and more.
- AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers assist veterans facing homelessness, provide food support, help access benefits, and tutor youth in military family programs.
- AmeriCorps Seniors programs provide suicide prevention training for volunteers to recognize the warning signs in the veteran community.
- AmeriCorps provides transitioning service members a chance to reconnect with their communities, continue their mission for the greater good, gain career readiness, and pursue leadership in nonprofit organizations.
Stories From the Ground
Read some of the stories of AmeriCorps members who support their communities:
Benefits for AmeriCorps Members and AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteers
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award
Receive an education award to repay qualified student loans and cover current expenses at eligible institutions.
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AmeriCorps partners with hundreds of higher education institutions to support college access.
Learn moreEmployers of National Service
Employers of National Service builds a talent pipeline to connect AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alumni with employers.
Learn moreStipend
As part of their service, AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers receive a nominal stipend to help cover the cost of service for older adults whose incomes are within 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
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