AmeriCorps Released Studies on the Impact of the NCCC Program
June 20 2024 - 2:06PM
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and
volunteerism, released
three reports evaluating the NCCC
program. Through these reports, AmeriCorps evaluated
NCCC’s impact on strengthening communities, impact on members, and
retention of members.
AmeriCorps NCCC is a full-time, team-based service program
without barriers to participation for young adults aged 18-24. It
maintains four programs: Traditional Corps, FEMA Corps, Summer of
Service and Forest Corps.
“AmeriCorps proudly invests in innovative approaches to engage
communities and foster action and belonging,” said
Michael D. Smith, CEO, AmeriCorps. “The Impact of
AmeriCorps NCCC report confirms and reinforces what we’ve seen over
the last 30 years: AmeriCorps’ members create a lasting positive
impact on communities’ overall well-being and resilience, while
developing professional and leadership skills and enhance their
ability to support and solve community problems."
AmeriCorps promotes community building through service and
demonstrates the capacity of government and nonprofit partnerships
to improve communities and serve the most vulnerable.
The Strengthening Communities report
discusses the evidence of how AmeriCorps NCCC strengthens the
communities in which its members serve. AmeriCorps NCCC creates
lasting positive impact on communities’ overall well-being and
resilience. Through service that occurs in partnership with
sponsoring organizations, AmeriCorps members serving with the NCCC
program carry out critical activities tailored to each community’s
unique needs.
Retaining members through their year of service is important in
order to achieve AmeriCorps’ desired impact on those who serve, the
beneficiaries and communities. Retaining members maximizes the
program’s cost-effectiveness and enhances sustainability.
The Member Retention report discusses
the findings on factors that affect the retention of members.
Service assignments where AmeriCorps members perceive they are
making a difference reduce the odds that these members will end
their term of service, especially members who have a higher risk of
ending their service early.
AmeriCorps NCCC’s theory of change sets forth the core outcomes
of leadership through service: gain professional skills, develop
life skills, teamwork and engagement in civic life.
The Leadership Skills report discusses the
findings on whether and how service impacts members’ leadership
skills. Service with AmeriCorps NCCC, which includes training,
teamwork and hands-on, real-world experience, provides AmeriCorps
members the opportunity to develop professional and leadership
skills that prepare them for their chosen careers, as well as
enhance members’ ability to support and solve community problems
through collaboration and engagement.
Three decades ago, more than 20,000 Americans raised their right
hands and pledged to get things done for America. These members
helped more than 1,000 communities nationwide during their first
year of service. Since then, more than 1.3 million Americans and
hundreds of thousands more AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers of all
backgrounds have followed in their footsteps, providing billions of
hours of results-driven service across each of the 50 states and US
territories.
AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and
volunteerism, provides opportunities for Americans to serve their
country domestically, address the nation’s most pressing
challenges, improve lives and communities, and strengthen civic
engagement. Each year, the agency places more than 200,000
AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers in intensive
service roles; and empowers millions more to serve as long-term,
short-term, or one-time volunteers. Learn more
at AmeriCorps.gov.
AmeriCorps offers opportunities for individuals of all
backgrounds to be a part of the national service community, grow
personally and professionally, and receive benefits for their
service. Learn how to get involved
at AmeriCorps.gov/Serve.
- AmeriCorps members in the NCCC program
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AmeriCorps
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