AMERICORPS

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Initiated in 1995, the Michigan AmeriCorps Partnership (MAP) began as a partnership between the University of Michigan and the Michigan Neighborhood Partnership. It has grown to include, at least, seven graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Michigan that annually serve over 30 diverse non-profit organizations, primarily based in Detroit. A domestic version of the Peace Corps, MAP strives to address local human needs through direct service program activities related to education, urban planning, social work, health and economic development. Students and community residents earn a stipend and educational award by working on meaningful projects in partnership with nonprofit organizations.

What is AmeriCorps?

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 75,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve through more than 2,000 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations. They tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, run after-school programs, and help communities respond to disasters.

Created in 1993, AmeriCorps is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which also oversees Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Together these programs engage more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year.