Serving Communities Nationwide

AmeriCorps is a national service initiative with over 40,000 AmeriCorps Members working on projects which meet critical local needs in education, public safety, human services, and the environment. Throughout the nation, there are over 800 AmeriCorps programs run by non profit organizations like the YMCA and Habitat for Humanity, by community based organizations, by colleges and universities, and by local schools and police districts.

For more information on AmeriCorps Programs across the nation, please visit the Corporation for National Service website.

Serving California's Central Valley Communities

Now in its fifth year, AmeriCorps Members serve in schools, organizations, and communities throughout the southern San Joaquin Valley, at the invitation of concerned residents. To date, 89 Members have successfully completed their terms of service.

In 1999-2000, 34 AmeriCorps Members are serving their one year of service, working as tutors and mentors in schools in Kern County.

The Members are longtime local residents whose backgrounds reflect the diversity of the communities where they work. Many have faced the same tough challenges that students in their schools experience today. They have ranged in age from 17 to 61 years old. What they share in common is a strong desire to make a difference by improving their communities. They are an excellent example of local people solving local problems.

Eighteen Sites in Three Kern County Communities

Our AmeriCorps Members are currently tutoring and mentoring at the following sites in Kern County.
BAKERSFIELD	DELANO	LAMONT/ARVIN/WEEDPATCH
Casa Loma School Community Learning Center Evergreen School Caroline Harris School McKinley School Mercy Learning Center Bessie Owens School Frank West School	Del Vista School Delano High School Homer Harrison Homes Valle Vista School Valley High School	Bear Mountain School Lamont School Mt. View Middle School Sierra Vista School Vineland School

Beginning in September 2000, AmerCorps Members will also serve in Shafter and Buttonwillow.

Special Thanks to our Financial Sponsors

The Central Valley Communities for Children AmeriCorps Program has been made possible in part by the following financial sponsors, who have committed valuable time and money to work with AmeriCorps to get things done.

For more information
If you would like to join AmeriCorps Members in working to improve local communities, please contact Program Coordinator Jeff Coomber.