The AmeriCorps ACCESS Project is Now Accepting 2024-25 Program Year Applications. It invites Spartans who are interested in helping immigrants and refugees integrate into a new life in North Carolina.
The AmeriCorps Cross-Cultural Education Service Systems (ACCESS) Project is an AmeriCorps program under the Center for New North Carolinians at UNCG. Incepted in 1994, it is North Carolina’s oldest and longest-running AmeriCorps program. It helps immigrant and refugee families gain access to resources and support needed to integrate and become economically self-sufficient and contributing members of society.
ACCESS members commit to completing one year of community service. A service year starts September 10, 2024 and ends on August 31, 2025.
Benefits include:
- Living allowance ($1,041/mo. PT & $2,083/mo. FT).
- Education award to repay qualified student loans and to pay current educational expenses ($3,697.50 PT & $7,395 FT) upon successfully completing the service year (900 hrs. PT & 1700 hrs. FT).
- Full-time position eligible for free health insurance, if uninsured, and eligible to apply for childcare subsidies.
- Transferrable skills gained during service to boost resume.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. National, or a lawful permanent resident.
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Must undergo National Service Criminal History Checks.
- Have a Social Security Card (cannot say “For Work Authorization Only”).
- Have proof of education completed (i.e., high school diploma, GED, college degree, etc.). It is not a requirement to be a UNCG student. Any eligible individual is encouraged to apply.
- Additional eligibility requirements will depend on the individual host sites where you are placed to perform your service.
For more information, contact Program Director Khouan Rodriguez, at khouan.cnnc@uncg.edu or call 336-256-1060 to learn more about available positions.
