AmeriCorps State Programs in Rhode Island
Charter Corps
A partnership between Highlander and Times 2, two site-managed public charter schools, will enroll 14 Corps members to provide in-class and afterschool academic support for 400 students annually. Corps members will receive support for educational and service-related employment in distressed RI communities. The Charter Corps will also aid local families by offering support to the most needy students while providing adults with a mode for creating change personally, professionally, and publicly. View locations
Full-time and part-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
High school degree or equivalency required
Contact Information: Marissa DelBarone, (401) 941-0795 ext 144 or mdelbarone@highlandercharter.org
The College Advising Corps at Brown University
The College Advising Corps (CAC) at Brown University provides in-school college advising to increase the number of urban, low-income & first-generation students entering & completing higher education. College Guides are placed at 11 urban public high schools and CCRI. Students at RI schools with a CAC adviser are 14 percentage points more likely to attend college than students in similar schools without a CAC adviser. 12 full-time and 10 minimum-time members annually serve 2000 high school students. View locations
Full-time and part-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
College degree required for full-time positions
Part-time positions available to Brown University undergraduate students
Contact Information: Ralph Johnson, (401) 863-9574 or ralph_johnson@brown.edu
East Bay Community Action AmeriCorps Program
10 AmeriCorps members will serve on the Family Advocates Team to bridge the gap between people in crisis situations and amenable service agencies. Team members not only offer referrals, but also are trained to assess client needs and assist clients with applications for rental and/or mortgage assistance, food stamps, heating assistance and income tax preparation. Members are also trained to conduct intake/screenings for client referrals; perform comprehensive assessments using a standardized empowerment-based tool; coordinate and implement food pantry operations; and support Head Start programming activities. View locations
Full-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
High school degree or equivalency required
Contact Information: Audrey Field, (401) 435-7876 or afield@EBCAP.org
Inspiring Minds
Inspiring Minds, a 47 year-old education agency, will enroll 10 AmeriCorps Members to tutor K-3rd grade students in four low performing elementary schools in Providence. Members will increase the number of students served over three years and advance existing program outcomes that show participating students outperform their peers by 20%-40% in early literacy and math skills. Members will also work to maximize the efforts of 200 in school volunteers through targeted capacity building activities. View locations
Full-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
College degree required
Contact Information: Matthew Billings, (401) 274-3240 or mbillings@InspiringMindsRI.org
Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence
The Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence will deploy 16 AmeriCorps members to address unique needs of gang-involved youth. The team will provide nonviolence training in schools, empower local residents to organize violence prevention events, and provide positive skill-building opportunities for youth. Our national focus areas are Education and Opportunity. Measurable outcomes include lower school disciplinary rates and increased youth receiving work readiness skills training. View location
Full-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
High school degree or equivalency required
The Learning Community Education Fellows Program
The Learning Community, a free, K-8 public charter school of 540 students, located in Central Falls, R.I., will provide intensive training for 4 AmeriCorps members to provide one-on-one and small-group academic support for students struggling to meet national benchmarks in core academic subjects. This support will enable 100 students per year to make measurable improvement, laying the groundwork for replication of this program by the Central Falls School District. View location
Full-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
College degree required
The Ocean State Environmental Education Collaborative (OSEEC)
The Ocean State Environmental Education Collaborative (OSEEC) is a strategic effort by Rhode Island's leading environmental organizations to improve science proficiency and environmental literacy among students in the state's urban core cities. 16 AmeriCorps members with science and education degrees will teach environmental-based science in school, after school and in the field. Members introduce children to the natural environment and help cultivate environmentally-literate, active citizens. View locations
Full-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
College degree required
Providence Children's Museum/Museum Corps
Museum Corps is designed to help close the achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children, MuseumCorps at Providence Children's Museum provides stimulating hands-on learning experiences not available to most low-income children. Working closely with Head Start, Boys & Girls Club and other CBOs, the Museum will deploy 16 full and part-time AmeriCorps members to provide engaging enrichment programs for 1,455 inner-city children in out-of-school time and preschool in three of the state's poorest cities. View location
Full-time and part-time positions available
Must be 18 or older to apply
Some college required for full-time positions
Part-time positions require high school degree or equivalency
Providence CityArts' Expanded Day Teaching Artist Program
Providence CityArts envisions that low/underperforming schools can be turned around by an expanded day model in which arts learning is an integral strategy for student success in reaching academic goals tied to the curriculum, fostering creative thinking, and developing positive attitudes towards learning. CityArts AmeriCorps Expanded Day Teaching Artist Project (EDTAP) will place 6 full-time and 20 minimum-time members in two Title I Providence middle schools, serving 500 urban at-risk students per year, for three years. View locations
Full-time and part-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
High school degree or equivalency required
Ready to Learn Providence
Ready to Learn Providence will implement an Education & Healthy Futures model with 35 members: 29 to support children's school readiness via literacy programs in various early education settings and six members who will conduct developmental screenings for young children and deliver community activities such as health education workshops for families. In total, 1,600 children will complete a high- quality early education program and 1,500 children will participate in health education activities. View locations
Full-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
High school degree or equivalency required
Contact Information: Nazly Guzman, (401) 490-9960 or nguzman@ProvPlan.org
Rhode Island Campus Compact/Scholarships for Service
Rhode Island Campus Compact supports the volunteer needs of RI's non-profit agencies and PK-12 schools and improves college success rates through the development of 100 college students and college veterans as volunteers. Scholarships for Service members will directly impact local communities by increasing the number of volunteers serving to meet identified local needs and increase member college success rates through service opportunities. Members complete 300 service hours during the academic year, enhancing their learning experience by addressing the greatest needs of the local communities. View locations
Part-time positions available
Must be 17 or older to apply
Must be a currently enrolled college student at an SFS partner school
Contact Information: Kristin Read, (401) 427-6924 or visit www.ricompact.org/scholarships-for-service.html