Program Description

Serving Communities Nationwide AmeriCorps is a national service initiative with over 75,000 AmeriCorps Members working on projects which meet critical local needs in education, public safety, human services, and the environment. Throughout the nation, there are over 800 AmeriCorps programs run by non profit organizations like the YMCA and Habitat for Humanity, by community based organizations, by colleges and universities, and by local schools and police districts. For more information on AmeriCorps Programs across the nation, please visit theCorporation for National and Community Service website.

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KernCorps Our Local Americorps Program Serving California's Central Valley Communities

Now entering its twelfth year, AmeriCorps Members serve in schools, organizations, and communities throughout the southern San Joaquin Valley, at the invitation of concerned residents. To date, 241 Members have successfully completed their terms of service.

In 2008-2009, 20 AmeriCorps Members will be serving their one year of service, working as tutors and mentors in schools in Kern County.

The Members are longtime local residents whose backgrounds reflect the diversity of the communities where they work. Many have faced the same tough challenges that students in their schools experience today. They have ranged in age from 17 to 61 years old. What they share in common is a strong desire to make a difference by improving their communities. They are an excellent example of local people solving local problems.

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Our AmeriCorps Members are currently tutoring and mentoring at the following sites in Kern County.

BAKERSFIELD
Auburn Community School
College Heights School
Evergreen School

DELANO
Cesar Chavez High School
Delano High School
Robert F. Kennedy High School

LAMONT
Alicante School
Lamont School
Mt. View Middle School
Myrtle Avenue School

MOJAVE
East Kern Community School

SHAFTER
Golden Oak School
Richland Jr. High School
Lost Hills School
Midway School
Prueitt School

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Special Thanks to our Financial Sponsors

The KernCorps AmeriCorps Program has been made possible in part by the following financial sponsors, who have committed valuable time and money to work with AmeriCorps to get things done.

Max Bacerra & Associates
Bakersfield Californian Foundation
Bakersfield City School District
Bank of America Foundation
Cinco De Mayo Fiesta of Delano
Delano Regional Medical Center
Delano Joint Union High School District
Harvey Hall
Holiday Ford
Kaiser Permanente
Karpe Real Estate
Kern County Housing Authority
Kern County Probation Department
Kern County Substance Abuse Prevention Education Partnership
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Lamont School District
Pacific Gas & Electric
Region 8 Service-Learning Collaborative
Richland School District
San Joaquin Bank
School-To-Career Partnership
State Farm Insurance
Union Bank of California
Wells Fargo Foundation
WestAmerica Bank

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If you would like to join AmeriCorps Members in working to improve local communities, please contact:

Jeff Coomber, Youth Services Program Manager at (661) 636-4523, email jecoomber@kern.org
OR Alicia Mil Secretary at (661) 636-4323, email almil@kern.org

AmeriCorps Program Getting Things Done Position Description

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