SCA AmeriCorps

Members who serve in SCA's Conservation Internships and Conservation Corps programs have the option of joining AmeriCorps for their term of service. When you join AmeriCorps as part of your SCA experience, you're joining tens of  thousands of Americans each year who dedicate themselves to service to make our country a better place.

Benefits of serving in AmeriCorps with SCA

• Connect with others at SCA and across the country who care about service and volunteerism.
• Add AmeriCorps national service to your resume.
• Postpone payments on qualified student loans.
• Receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award after successfully completing your service commitment. For more information about this benefit, visit the AmeriCorps website.

Your responsibilities as an SCA AmeriCorps member

• Complete AmeriCorps paperwork in addition to your SCA paperwork.
• Participate in an introductory SCA AmeriCorps training.
• Complete your full service commitment to your host site.
• Keep careful records of your service hours and accomplishments during your position.
• Engage with the AmeriCorps national service network by joining service days, participating in trainings, and linking with other AmeriCorps members as possible during your position.

How to get started

• First, make sure to choose SCA positions that are eligible for SCA AmeriCorps.
• Most Conservation Internship and Conservation Corps positions are eligible for AmeriCorps. Generally a position description will note if it is not eligible.
• SCA also has residential AmeriCorps experiences with SCA Massachusetts, SCA Hudson Valley, SCA Adirondacks, SCA New Hampshire, and SCA Idaho. Find out more about those programs here.
• Next, when you're offered an SCA position, look for a question asking you if you'd like to accept SCA AmeriCorps for your position*, and make sure to choose "Yes".
• After you complete the required AmeriCorps enrollment paperwork and documentation of eligibility as part of your SCA enrollment paperwork, you'll be on your way as an SCA AmeriCorps member.

In order to be eligible to serve in AmeriCorps, members must meet the following criteria:

• Be selected into an SCA position that is eligible for AmeriCorps.
• Be a US Citizen, National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien.
• Be at least 17 years of age at the start of your SCA position.
• Have a high school diploma or equivalency or agree to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent before using the award.
• Pass a criminal history review that meets AmeriCorps standards.
• Have served in AmeriCorps no more than three times. (The lifetime maximum is four terms of service as an AmeriCorps member.)

*SCA AmeriCorps is a grant program contingent upon federal funding and SCA receives a set number of spots in SCA AmeriCorps each year. If our member numbers exceed the number of spots available, SCA may not be able to include an offer to accept SCA AmeriCorps with your position offer. Eligibility for SCA AmeriCorps is not a guarantee of placement in the SCA AmeriCorps program or guarantee of an AmeriCorps Education Award.