Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Member

As a Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Member, you will provide direct care and supervision to children birth through six years old who are in foster care because of abuse, neglect, and/or the effects of HIV. You will serve these vulnerable children throughout your 12-month commitment to live and work in community in the Casa Neighborhood.

• Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Members will serve these vulnerable children throughout a 12-month commitment, living in a private, gated community (at no cost) and receiving a living allowance.

Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Members will work collaboratively with other AmeriCorps Members in the home to ensure that children’s physical, emotional, and mental needs are met. While the commitment to our organization is only one year, the impact AmeriCorps Members have on the children in their care is lifelong. In turn, the children’s strength, resilience, and love will also make a lifelong impact on them. 

Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Members Provide

• A safe and loving home to young children who have experienced trauma
• An environment where kids are free to be kids
• Daily care of the children, household management, and coordination of medical appointments and therapy sessions
• The opportunity for children to grow and develop by helping meet their physical,
  emotional, and developmental needs

Your responsibilities include:

• Direct, daily care of children infant to age 6
• Household management
• Coordination of the children's medical appointments and therapy sessions.
• Work with caseworkers, clinical staff, and community volunteers to ensure that the children in placement receive the highest quality of care

Your benefits include:

• $23,800 annual living allowance, paid bi-weekly
• $6,895 education award upon successful completion
• Health insurance
• Housing in a fully furnished home in a private, gated neighborhood
• Access to a network of service-minded colleagues
• Connection with a vast network of AmeriCorps alumni and a powerful addition to your resume

Requirements include:

• Be available from September 1 to August 31
• Be 21 years or older
• Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. National, or Lawful Permanent Resident
• High school diploma or GED
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Valid driver’s license (for at least two years) – exceptions apply
• Cleared pre-employment drug screen (subject to random screening during service term)
• Cleared pre-employment background check