What service activities are appropriate or not appropriate?
Service activities should follow Students in Service program and AmeriCorps guidelines including: • Service in one or more of our focus areas: Education, Public Safety, Environmental Initiatives, Homeland Security, or Human Needs; • Direct Service hours must be voluntary and follow AmeriCorps Prohibited Activities guidelines; the ONLY paid position that you can work at a job and concurrently accrue those hours for the AmeriCorps Students in Service Program is if the position is a service-related, Federal/State-funded Work Study position. • Member Development hours must follow program guidelines in being clear, serious and detailed goals that contribute to your personal and professional development, and service experience. • Direct Service will constitute at least 80% of the total hours; Member Development hours will constitute no more than 20% of the total hours. • A list of Prohibited Activities is included in the Resource Book and on the website.
Service activities should follow NC-ACTS! program and AmeriCorps guidelines including: Service in one or more of our three focus areas: Education, Human Needs/Service or Volunteer Recruitment/Capacity Building; Direct Service hours must be voluntary and follow AmeriCorps prohibited activities guidelines. Click here for a list of Prohibited Activities. Direct Service will constitute at least 80% (240) of the total hours; Member Development/Training hours will constitute no more than 20% (60) of the total hours. Click here for an overview of direct services versus member development/training.
