History of AmeriCorps
This president created the AmeriCorps program
Who is Bill Clinton?
The number of hours you are required to complete to successfully fulfill your service agreement and receive the Segal Education Award.
What is 1700 hours (full time), 1200 hours (3/4 time) or 900 (half time)?
Name 3 prohibited activities
What are: leading religious activities/prayer, lobbying, working with unions, voter registration, political activities, service for companies that are for profit, and abortion related services?
Name 3 benefits for serving in AmeriCorps.
Acceptable answers: What is living allowance, Education Award, health benefits, loan forbearance, and childcare assistance (among others).
The name of our AmeriCorps Program.
What is Community Connector Corps.
This year we are celebrating the ___ anniversary of AmeriCorps.
What is 30th?
The minimum percentage of hours total service hours that must be dedicated to training and professional development.
What is 10%?
True or False: AmeriCorps members should spend most of their time fundraising.
Accepted Answers: What is false. Members are prohibited from spending more than 10% of their total service hours on fundraising. They may not fundraise for general operating, living allowances or complete federal grant applications.
True or False: Your living allowance is taxable.
What is True?
True or False: Senior or Senior Citizen is the current preferred way to refer to individuals 55+.
What is False? Older adult is the current preferred term.
AmeriCorps is funded by __.
Who is the federal government?
The maximum percentage of hours total service hours that must be dedicated to training and professional development.
What 20%.
The dress code requires that you wear ______ whenever you are serving.
What is gear (defined by anything with the AmeriCorps logo on it)?
How many national service day projects do members participate in?
What is 1?
What is the name of the director of this AmeriCorps Program?
Who is Emily?
The year AmeriCorps was created and signed into law
What is 1993?
The average number of hours you must serve each week to successfully complete and receive the education award.
What is 40 hours (full time) or 30 hours (3/4 time) or 20 hours (half time)?
True or False: AmeriCorps members may end their term early to accept a permanent position with their host site?
What is False. Host sites must wait until a member completes to move forward with employment offers.
The amount of money your Education Award will be for when you complete your service year successfully.
What is $7,395, $5,176.50 or $3,697.50.
If an AmeriCorps member needs to end their service early for something outside of their control, such as a health-related issue, the serious illness of a close relative or a spouse relocating for work what is that kind of exit called?
What is a Compelling Personal Circumstance?
The name of the state agency that administers our AmeriCorps program.
What is ServeOhio?
Ex. (obtain supervisor preapproval, check in with supervisor at beginning and end of day, send a plan to supervisor, fill out end of day form, etc.)
True or False: You are an AmeriCorps member serving in a school. Your town is hosting a community rally to oppose a school ballot initiative that you feel strongly about.
A volunteer approaches you and asks if you plan to attend. You weigh the pros and cons and decide it is okay to attend, but on your own accord. You will not count hours or wear AmeriCorps gear. By doing this you will risk being removed from the program.
What is False? As long as you are not wearing gear or counting time for service hours, you are free to participate in activities prohibited during service.
The time frame an AmeriCorps alum has to use the Education Award
What is 7 years?
Name 2 examples that are not considered Compelling Personal Circumstances.
Acceptable answers: What is to enroll in school, to obtain employment, because of dissatisfaction with the program?