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| Program |
Americorps: Shelter Outreach Services (SOS)
and Education Award Only Programs |
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| Description |
The SOS provides outreach services, which
include case management, referrals, supportive services
and tutoring to over 4,500 at risk youth or those who
run away from home each year. The program also provides
rehabilitation and weatherization of homeless shelters.
The AmeriCorps program enrolls 20 full time members each
program year; 5 as tutors, 5 as outreach workers and 10
as a construction crew. The Education Award Only program
is offered to ALL LCC corpsmembers at the time of enrollment.
Corpsmembers can earn scholarship funds in the amount
of up to $4,725 for service/work of at least 1,700 hours
per year. |
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| Hours |
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday |
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| Contact Person |
Stacie Santiago |
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| Site(s) - Locations |
EOC Local Conservation Corps; EOC Sanctuary |
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| Services |
Services include rehabilitation and weatherization
of homeless shelters, tutoring and conducting outreach
to vulnerable youth. AmeriCorps members participate in
a citizenship curriculum, career planning and on an Advisory
Council. Members also become CPR and First Aide certified
and earn an educational award of $4,725 for the completion
of 1700 hours of service. |
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| Service Area |
Fresno County |
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| Eligibility Criteria |
Youth (ages 18 - 23), willing to further
their education and interested in obtaining rehabilitation,
weatherization, tutoring, and outreach skills. Individuals
accepted into the program have to pass a Department of
Justice clearance to work at the EOC Sanctuary. Must be
a U.S. citizen or a Permanent Resident. |
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| How to Access Service |
Walk in, fill out application |
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| Funding Source |
Governor’s Office on Service and
Volunteerism (GO SERV) |
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| Funding Amount |
$459,131 (for a 1 year contract period) |
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| Legislative Mandates/Requirements |
GO SERV administers AmeriCorps grants under
the provisions of the National and Community Service Trust
Act of 1993. Since its inception, GO SERV has secured
and disseminated over $161 million in AmeriCorps funding
from the Corporation for National and Community Service
to local and statewide public and nonprofit agencies that
have created opportunities for over 27,000 AmeriCorps
members to serve in California. |
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| Affiliations/Collaborative Partners |
EOC Sanctuary and School of Unlimited Learning,
CSU, Fresno – Community Service Scholarship Program,
Marjoree Mason Center, California Conservation Corps |
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| Historical Information |
The Corporation for National and Community
Service was established in 1993 to engage Americans of
all ages and backgrounds in community-based service. The
Corporation supports a range of national service opportunities
through AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America and National
Senior Service Corps. AmeriCorps provides thousands of
Americans of all ages and backgrounds with full and part
time opportunities to serve their communities and build
the capacity of grassroot organizations to meet local
environmental, education, public safety, or other human
needs. |
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| Mission |
Shelter Outreach Service (SOS) AmeriCorps
is dedicated to providing shelter, education, and outreach
to runaway and homeless youth in Fresno using the resources
of twenty energetic SOS AmeriCorps members and the expertise
and resources of five partners. |
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| Goals |
Ten SOS AmeriCorps members will be recruited
and trained to rehabilitate and weatherize five homeless
shelters, group home/transitional housing and domestic
violence shelters. Ten others will provide education,
outreach, one- on-one group tutoring, and personal development
experiences to 900 runaway and homeless youth. LCC plans
to enroll 160 corpsmembers in the Education Award Only
component. |
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| Measurable Outcomes |
Increased knowledge of citizenship curriculum,
development of a career plan including resumes and CPR/First
Aide certified. Rehabilitate five shelters, group home/transitional
housing and domestic violence shelters and outreach to
900 runaway and homeless youth through one-on-one group
tutoring and personal development experiences. 160 corpsmembers
will be enrolled in the Education Award Only program.
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