Mr. Ed
Uncle Sam
Cha-Ching!
Corps Values
100
This award is given at the end of completing a service term. Full Time members currently receive $5,350, Half Time members receive $2,675.
What is the Eli Segal Education Award?
100
The Ed Award is treated as income for these purposes for the year that you spend it. (hint: the Boston tea party protested paying these without representation back in 1773)
What are tax purposes? Taxes?
100
Many schools offer scholarships to AmeriCorps alums and/or offer this incentive for AC Ed Awards. (think Playworks attention getters!)
What is match? (match me)
100
You must complete ME in order to receive your Education Award!
What is a term of service?
200
What's the rush? Even though inflation typically decreases “buying power” (usually 7% per year), you don't have to use your ed award all at once. You can also use it this way.
What is incrementally?
200
One way to maximize use of your Ed Award is to fill out the "Additional Financial Information" section of this Federal Application
What is FAFSA? Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
200
The world is your oyster! You can use the ed award at this type of institution overseas or through a study abroad program domestically… at this type of institution with an official Title.
What is a Title IV Institution?
200
This valuable resource enables you to manage your education award to pay for tuition or pay for loans. You will also be able to search for jobs and print out letters certifying your AmeriCorps service.
What is the MyAmeriCorps Portal (Account)?
300
The Ed Award can be redeemed online within this many days after the completion of your term. (hint: also the amount of days in our current month)
What is 31 days?
300
The AC Ed Award can be used to repay this type of loan- which is backed by the federal government or issued to AmeriCorps members by state agencies, including state institutions of higher learning.
What is a "Qualified Student Loan"?
300
You can use your ed award for any cost associated with your "presence" at any Title IV Institution.
What is Cost of Attendance?
300
You can manage your Ed Award from your MyAC Portal. Simply go to “My Education Award,” and to “Create Education Award Payment Request.” Then plan on waiting this long for the institution to receive your payment.
What is 3-4 weeks?
400
The amount of years you have to redeem your Ed Award. (hint: This is also the number of schools Playworks Denver started in)
What is 7 years?
400
You can trust that this office is an excellent resource to answer questions about your Education Award. You can contact them at 1-888-507-5962 (Monday – Friday 7am-8pm EST) or through your "MyAmeriCorps" account.
What is the National Service Trust?
400
Does $ Interest you? It should when designating how you want to use your Ed Award on a loan. Your options are to pay the Principal, which is the amount you borrowed or to pay this; the money added to the principal that the lender gets to keep.
What is Interest?
400
Make it a day on, not a day off! Because of a generous commitment to service, all AC members nationwide are required to serve on National Days of Service. Playworks Denver AC Members served on these 3 National Days of Service.
What are 9/11, Make a Difference Day and MLK Jr. Day?
500
In 2009, President Obama signed this ACT in honor of an Ed better known as Ted- expanding the AC Ed award so that Members can earn the equivalent of 2 full-time ed awards in any AmeriCorps program, and serve a maximum of 4 State & National Direct AmeriCorps terms of service.
What is the Edward M Kennedy Serve America Act?
500
The National Service Trust is required to report payment(s) in excess of $600.00 to the IRS during each tax year. This "Miscellaneous Income" form will need to be filed if your loan payments total $600 or more in any calendar year. (p.s. you should receive it in the mail but it's also in your MyAmeriCorps Portal).
What is the 1099?
500
The National Service Trust will pay for the accrued interest if You complete your term and submit this interesting request in your MyAmeriCorps Portal.
What is an “Interest Accrual Request”?
500
Respect, Inclusion, Healthy Play and Healthy Community are the Playworks Core Values, and AmeriCorps Program Coordinators teach them while doing this activity. (hint: tennis players also do this... but not as effectively as you)
What is to serve?
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