Cities Where We Serve
Notre Dame Mission Volunteers serve across the country. Click on a pin on the map or on a city name to the left to learn more about each city.
AmeriCorps Overview
AmeriCorps engages more than 80,000 Americans in intensive service each year at thousands of sites across the country. Since the program’s founding in 1994, more than 1 million AmeriCorps members have contributed more than 1.4 billion hours in service across America, while tackling pressing problems and mobilizing more than 2.3 million volunteers for the organizations they serve.
AmeriCorps Benefits
We provide AmeriCorps members with the following:
Living Allowance
A living allowance of $13,992 is distributed biweekly over the 11 month service period. This comes out to be roughly $583.00 biweekly before taxes.
Health Care
NDA members are eligible to enroll in our health insurance plan.
Childcare Assistance
Members are eligible to receive child care assistance, which covers up to the state’s local market rate for child care fees. For more information about childcare assets visit the Gap Solutions website.
Student Loan Forbearance
Members can place qualified student loans into forbearance during their service.
The National Service Trust will pay the interest that accrues on qualified loans during the time a person is in service. To learn more, visit the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award website.
Segal Education Award
Upon successful completion of their service, members receive an education award of $6,095 (taxable).
The Segal Education Award can be applied to qualified student loans or future education.
Development and Training
- Orientation: Local Site Directors lead orientations at the beginning of the service term.
- Team meetings: Placements include regular training on relevant topics each month.
- Mid-Year Conference: Members participate in workshops, engage in reflections, and hear from keynote speakers.
Placements Where We Serve
Members have many options when choosing a placement site. Search for service site by interest area or location to see the best fit for you.
Julie’s Family Learning Program (JFLP)
Julie’s Family Learning Program (JFLP) Boston, MA Julie’s is a family support and education program that is committed to the growth of strong, stable, and healthy families. Julie’s serves at-risk mothers and children so that they can become healthy, successful and financially independent members of their communities. For more information, visit: http://www.juliesfamily.org/
Germantown MetroPark Nature Center
Germantown MetroPark Nature Center Dayton, OH The NDA member will learn many of the skills needed to become an environmental educator by working with the Green Schoolyards program to help promote youth access to gardens and habitats. Members also provide animal care, assist with programming, and train volunteers. Applicants should have a strong interest in…
Agape Youth and Family Center
Agape Youth and Family Center Atalnta, GA The Agape Youth and Family Center serves approximately 200 school-aged children year round in innovative, in-school and after-school academic support programs. NDA members serve in Agape’s afterschool program by helping implement educational and recreational activities, tutoring, mentoring, homework assistance and physical fitness and family involvement programming. For more…
Our Sisters’ School
Our Sisters’ School Greater Boston, MA Our Sisters’ School’s mission is to educate and inspire economically underserved girls from the New Bedford area. Our Sisters’ School empowers girls by providing a safe and academically challenging environment. NDA members assist lead teachers in the classroom and lead enrichment activities. For more information, visit: http://www.oursistersschool.org/
Sunrise Elementary School
Sunrise Elementary School Los Angeles, CA NDA Members at this site will work with elementary aged students in the after school program through behind the scenes planning and coordination of enrichment clubs, math and reading interventions and homework support. Additionally, members will help by providing classroom support throughout the week. For more information, visit: https://sunrisees-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com/
Maggie’s Place
Maggie’s Place Cleveland, OH Maggie’s Place provides life-changing programs and services for pregnant and parenting women and their children by offering a warm community, a safe place to live, and ongoing services to help them become self-sufficient. Our work, at its core, is creating a home. For more information, visit: https://www.maggiesplace.org/how-you-can-help/a-year-of-service/
Wild Hearts African Farm
Wild Hearts African Farm Dayton, OH Wild Hearts is a USDA-licensed farm serving as a conservation center for education, agriculture and science, committed to providing compelling guest experiences and inspiring passion to protect wildlife and habitats. The NDA member will assist with wildlife education programs both on and off-site. They will gain experience in environmental…
Travis Hill School
Travis Hill School New Orleans, LA The Travis Hill School is located inside of the Youth Study Center, the detention facility for New Orleans teens who are being held pre-trial. NDA members will work directly with students in order to support and enhance their academic achievement and will also support teachers and other school staff.…
St. Therese Catholic Academy
St. Therese Catholic Academy Seattle, WA St. Therese Catholic Academy creates a family-like atmosphere for their Preschool-8 students in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle. The member will work with a highly diverse student body (90% of students identify as POC), providing support in classrooms and with after school programs. For more information, visit: https://www.stcaseattle.org/