What kind of AmeriCorps program is Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps?
AmeriCorps includes AmeriCorps*State and National, AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), and AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps, involving more than 900 national, state, and local nonprofit organizations engaged in results-driven community service.The Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps program has been funded via an AmeriCorps National Direct grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (“The Corporation”). As a National Direct AmeriCorps program, the Corporation agrees to grant a certain sum of money to a national nonprofit organization or parent organization (in this case, Equal Justice Works), which will then administer the program at various host sites around the country.
AmeriCorps includes AmeriCorps*State and National, AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), and AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps, involving more than 900 national, state, and local nonprofit organizations engaged in results-driven community service. The Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps program has been funded via an AmeriCorps National Direct grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (“The Corporation”). As a National Direct AmeriCorps program, the Corporation agrees to grant a certain sum of money to a national nonprofit organization or parent organization (in this case, Equal Justice Works), which will then administer the program at various host sites around the country.