SERVE THE CITY YOU LOVE IN IN THE NYC CIVIC CORPS FOR ONE YEAR!
Are you a recent college graduate interested in dedicating a year of service to New York City--or an experienced professional looking to apply your skills and knowledge at a time when your city needs you most? Thanks to a partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service and its AmeriCorps VISTA program, the City will inaugurate its first class of NYC Civic Corps members this summer. Members will be dispatched in teams to local public and nonprofit organizations to help build sustainable-impact volunteer programs--something no City has ever done before.
Whether you are a recent college graduate, a mother who's looking to get back into the workforce, or someone who was recently laid off, it doesn't matter. If you're passionate about New York and have a willingness and ability to serve your city for a year, then we want you.
NYC Civic Corps teams will be matched with local public and nonprofit organizations to help increase meaningful service throughout the five boroughs of New York City. As a member of the NYC Civic Corps, your service may be in the areas of: strengthening neighborhoods and helping neighbors in need, education, health, emergency preparedness or the environment. NYC Civic Corps members will receive a $1,129 monthly living allowance, health benefits, educational awards, and other benefits.
In addition, as a NYC Civic Corps member, you'll gain strong civic knowledge about New York City; skills in leadership, critical thinking and project management; experience working effectively in teams; aptitude for effective community outreach; memorable life experiences; new friends; and most of all, a sense of pride and accomplishment in helping to make the greatest city in the world even greater!
NYC Civic Corps was launched on April 20, 2009, as part of NYC Service of the Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC, with the goal of promoting volunteerism. I encourage New York City Housing Authority residents and all New Yorkers, regardless of your age, to contribute to the health and well-being of your communities. Just log onto www.nycservice.org or call 311 to find out how.