AmeriCorps has long sought to address environmental stewardship issues by funding national service programs that specifically target extreme weather events and other disasters, sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives, and disaster recovery programming. To learn more about AmeriCorps-supported environmental stewardship programs, the AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation contracted a research firm to synthetize information about approaches and models across funding streams, while at the same time, providing peer-learning and networking opportunities through evaluation capacity building workshops

 

The AmeriCorps Environmental Stewardship Bundled Evaluation and Capacity Building Project will provide insights on a range of program activities related to education and training, disaster response, conservation, wildfire mitigation, and energy efficiency. Other areas to be explored include the ways in which the programs influence community resilience, changes in attitudes and behaviors toward civic engagement among national service members, and the development of job skills. The final report will be available in Fall 2024. 

 

AmeriCorps Environmental Stewardship Final Report

 

Evidence Snapshot

 

Voices from the Field – Environmental Stewardship

 

Supplemental Information produced by AmeriCorps

Fact Sheet

Logic Model

Literature Reviewed

Survey Highlights from AmeriCorps Members in Environmental Stewardship

AmeriCorps Environmental Stewardship Projects Certifications Offered

Case Study: California

Case Study: Hawai'i

Case Study: Colorado

Case Study: Minnesota

Case Study: Missouri

Further information

Program/Intervention
Environmental Stewardship Intervention
Intermediary(s)

AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation Commissioned Report

AmeriCorps Program(s)
AmeriCorps State and National
AmeriCorps VISTA
Focus Population(s)/Community(s)
Opportunity Youth
Tribes
Rural
Urban
Low-income
Outcome Category
Environmental Stewardship
At-risk ecosystems
Disaster Services
Economic Opportunity
Education
Energy efficiency
Veterans and Military Families
Capacity Building
Operational, management, scaling, sustainability
Study Type(s)
Outcomes
General Research
Study Design(s)
Non-experimental
Researcher/Evaluator
ICF International
Published Year
2024
Study Site Location (State)
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Minnesota
Missouri
North Carolina
Virginia
Washington