AmeriCorps
Michigan Campus Compact participates in three AmeriCorps national service opportunities. Begun in 1994, the AmeriCorps programs provide opportunities for Americans to make an intensive commitment to service. The AmeriCorps network of local, state and national service programs engages more than 70,000 Americans in intensive service each year.
AmeriCorps members serve through more than 3,000 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based and other community organizations, helping meet critical needs in education, public safety, health and the environment. Michigan Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTAs, Michigan Service Scholars and M3C Fellows contribute countless hours of service every year and, in return, receive an education award and valuable career skills.
AmeriCorps*VISTA
Full-time national service program placing MCC VISTAs on member campuses to build, support, and develop the capacity of college students to addres the local needs of children in low-income communities and to gain a richer experience outside the classroom.
Michigan Service Scholars
300-hour AmeriCorps program providing education awards to college students on member campuses who serve their communities.
Midwest Citizen Scholars
300-hour AmeriCorps program providing education awards to low income and first generation college students on member campuses who serve as agents of civic engagement.
Acticle: Promoting Access and Success Through Community Engagement
Resource: The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007