AmeriCorps

National Service Opportunites

Service Learning

Learn and Serve America provides grants to schools, colleges, and nonprofit groups to support efforts to engage more than310 New Hampshire students in community service linked to academic achievement and the development of civic skills. This type of learning, called service learning, improves communities while preparing young people for a lifetime of responsible citizenship. In addition to providing grants, Learn and Serve America serves as a resource on service and service-learning to teachers, faculty members, schools, and community groups.

Higher Education Contact:

Deb Scire, Director
Campus Compact of NH
3 Barrell Court, Suite 200
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-223-2302
Email: scire@compactnh.org
Website: http://www.compactnh.org/

K-12 Education Contact:

N H Department of Education
Christina MacDonald
(603) 271-7306
Fax (603) 271-2760
Christina.MacDonald@doe.nh.gov
Website: http://www.education.nh.gov/instruction/integrated/svc_learn.htm

Senior Corps

Senior Corps connects today's over 55s with the people and organizations that need them most. We help them become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations. Conceived during John F. Kennedy's presidency, Senior Corps currently links more than 500,000 Americans to service opportunities. Their contributions of skills, knowledge, and experience make a real difference to individuals, nonprofits, and faith-based and other community organizations throughout the United States.

Senior Corps offers several ways to get involved. Volunteers receive guidance and training so they can make a contribution that suits their talents, interests, and availability.

The Foster Grandparent Program connects volunteers age 60 and over with children and young people with exceptional needs. Volunteers mentor, support, and help some of the most vulnerable children in the United States.
The Senior Companion Program brings together volunteers age 60 and over with adults in their community who have difficulty with the simple tasks of day-to-day living. Companions help out on a personal level by assisting with shopping and light chores, interacting with doctors, or just making a friendly visit.
RSVP connects volunteers age 55 and over with service opportunities in their communities that match their skills and availability. From building houses to immunizing children, from enhancing the capacity of non-profit organizations to improving and protecting the environment, RSVP volunteers put their unique talents to work to make a difference.

New Hampshire Senior Corps Contact:

Shireen Tilley
Corporation for National and Community Service
J.C. Cleveland Federal Building
55 Pleasant Street, Suite 1501
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603/225-1450
Fax: 603/225-1459
Email: NH@cns.gov