AmeriCorps

What is Americorps?

Americorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country’s critical needs in education, public safety, health and the environment.

AmeriCorps is your chance to put your ideals into action while learning leadership skills, making new connections, and earning money to pay for college. Visit the Americorps web site to learn more.

The UCAN Serve Americorps Program

UCAN Serve – Utah/Colorado/Arizona/Nevada – AmeriCorps State program is a regional effort to engage students in the Americorps Program while serving earning student service scholarships. UCAN Serve is the largest higher education AmeriCorps program in the country, which provides $5.4 million annually in scholarships.

RRCC students can sign up for the AmeriCorps program by contacting Nancy Carlson, Director of Student Employment / Internships, at 303.914.6389 or nancy.carlson@rrcc.edu.

Find out more about this program and student service scholarships:

http://coloradocampuscompact.org/
Click on “UCAN Serve”

UCAN Serve offers three levels of AmeriCorps participation, depending on members’ individual needs, each with a corresponding education award or service scholarship in return for the service provided:

• 300 service hours in one year = $1,000

• 450 service hours in one year = $1,250

• 900 service hours in up to two years = $2,363

Get Involved with Americorps

Red Rocks Community College students may tutor and mentor K-12 children and teens, recruit and train volunteers for non-profit organizations, develop plans to revitalize neighborhoods and the environment, serve in community health organizations, develop and promote service programs on campus, and develop partnerships with local community agencies, among many other service projects.

Contact

Phone: 303.914.6258
Fax: 303.988.6191
student.employment@rrcc.edu