History
The President that created the AmeriCorps program
Who is Bill Clinton?
The number of education awards a person can receive in their lifetime
What is up to two full-time education awards?
The number of terms the AmeriCorps program has been on the Inner Harbour Campus
What is 25?
The number of hours Full Time AmeriCorps State and National members are required to complete to fulfill their service agreement and receive the Segal Education Award
What is 1700 hours?
The maximum number of terms a person can serve in AmeriCorps State and National
What is four terms?
The year that AmeriCorps was created and signed into law
What is 1993?
The time frame an AmeriCorps alum can use the education award
What is 7 years?
The department AmeriCorps falls under at Youth Villages
What is Education?
The most recent CEO of AmeriCorps
Who is Michael D. Smith?
The percentage of service hours that can be logged as training hours
What is 20%?
A special initiative that was launched in 2007 to recognize and celebrate the service of members
What is AmeriCorps week?
Postponing the repayment of your qualified student loans temporarily
How many terms your Program Director served as a Youth Villages AmeriCorps member
What is two terms?
The name of the state agency in Georgia that administers AmeriCorps state and national funds
What is Georgia Serves?
The name of the clause by which an employer or site may not use a member in place of an employee or position
What is non-displacement?
In this year the MLK National day of service was created
What is 1994?
The current amount of money an Education award is equal to upon the successful completion of a full-time AmeriCorps service
What is $7,395.00?
The full member position title for our program (hint: 6 words)
What is Youth Villages AmeriCorps National Service member?
The acronym for VISTA
What is Volunteers in Service to America?
The three minimum requirements to serve in AmeriCorps
At least 17 years old, high school diploma or GED, and U.S. Citizen/U.S national/legal permanent resident
AmeriCorps VISTA program got its start in this year and under this president
When is 1965 and who is Lyndon B. Johnson
Name 4 benefits for serving an AmeriCorps term
Acceptable answers: living allowance, Education Award, Health insurance, loan forbearance, childcare assistance, and housing assistance
Name 2 out of the 3 Focus areas of our program
Education (K-12 Success), Economic Opportunity (Career, Education and Future Life success tutoring), Capacity Building(Volunteer generation).
Name 4 of the 6 focus areas for AmeriCorps
Education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, veterans and military families, economic opportunity, disaster services
Name 4 prohibited activities
Leading religious activity/prayer, lobbying, abortions, working with unions, voter registration, political activities, advocacy, working for private corporations, census activities