AmeriCorps Potpourri
1990 federal legislation. It was signed by President George H.W. Bush and authorizes grants to schools to support service-learning and demonstration grants for national service programs to youth corps, nonprofits, and colleges and universities.
What is the National and Community Service Act of 1990
A list of these is to be posted at all member service sites
What are the Prohibited Activities
This must be disbursed in regular increments such as weekly, bi-weekly, etc.
What is the member living allowance
The Pennsylvania State Service Commission
What is PennSERVE?
While it doesn't cover all of them, this acronym gives a good gist of some key prohibited activities
BURP. Or we don't Burp - Business activities, Union activities, Religious activities and Political activities.
This type of member exit involves submitting a request to PennSERVE
What is a Compelling Personal Circumstance exit
This is the number of PennSERVE subgrantees in 2025-26
What is 20
The seasons or quarters in which programs should be focused on recruiting to be most effective
All of them. All year long. The goal is 100% recruitment and building AmeriCorps and program awareness all year long
What are full-time slots.
These provide a framework for combining the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for effective AmeriCorps program management.
What are the PennSERVE AmeriCorps Program Director Core Competencies?
The binding contract between the AmeriCorps member and the program, which details the term of service, benefits and responsibilities.
What is the member service agreement (MSA)
To be eligible for forbearance on qualified student loans, members must submit a request through which platform.
The minimum frequency with which subgrantees will have check-in calls with their PennSERVE program officer.
What is monthly?
Members cannot accrue hours prior to the authorized start date as specified in this document
What is the member service agreement (MSA)
This document provides the basis for what activities are allowable for members at their sites and must be signed by both the member and supervisor.
Member Position Description