[Imcamericorps] Official Language for Direct Service

[carol ammons]

Okay, here is the language for Direct Service.  As with Capacity Building,
this may draw more questions.  Please forward your questions to me.  This
language was discussed during orientation, however, this is the federal
definition given.

Carol

§ 2520.25   What direct service activities may AmeriCorps members perform?



(a) The AmeriCorps members you support under your grant may perform direct
service activities that will advance the goals of your program, that will
result in a specific identifiable service or improvement that otherwise
would not be provided, and that are included in, or consistent with, your
Corporation-approved grant application.

(b) Your members' direct service activities must address local
environmental, educational, public safety (including disaster preparedness
and response), or other human needs.

(c) Direct service activities generally refer to activities that provide a
direct, measurable benefit to an individual, a group, or a community.

(d) Examples of the types of direct service activities AmeriCorps members
may perform include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Tutoring children in reading;

(2) Helping to run an after-school program;

(3) Engaging in community clean-up projects;

(4) Providing health information to a vulnerable population;

(5) Teaching as part of a professional corps;

(6) Providing relief services to a community affected by a disaster; and

(7) Conducting a neighborhood watch program as part of a public safety
effort.



[70 FR 39597, July 8, 2005]


-- 
Carol Ammons-Program Director
Americorps/UCIMC
202 S. Broadway Avenue
Urbana, IL 61802
217-344-8820 (office)
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