SBP is a national organization that engages in disaster recovery efforts across the country. SBP seeks to build disaster resiliency amongst those most vulnerable and to streamline the rebuilding of homes for those who have survived disaster to reduce the time and cost of disaster relief. To better understand the impact of the program in relation to costs, AmeriCorps commissioned a return on investment (ROI) analysis. 

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Energy Express is a West Virginia University Extension summer program that provides services to children living in rural West Virginia in either a five- or six-week format. In 2019, this program has served 79 low-income communities, with participants ranging from kindergarteners to incoming sixth graders. The focus of the program is to promote school success by setting both nutritional and scholastic goals for the program each year.

Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area (AFNHA): Enhancing Assets to Benefit Communities is a multi-focus intermediary program where AmeriCorps members conduct public lands improvement and assessment projects, deliver environmental stewardship education, and provide volunteer management and capacity-building for the organizations where AmeriCorps members serve. Members treat 600 acres of public land, educate 2,500 individuals in stewardship, and reach 10,000 members of the public broadly, and manage 700 volunteers.