Members of the team are working at 61st Street, Marvin, and Coliseum Elementary Schools and Dorsey, Crenshaw High Schools to serve in Project Advance, the foundation of the organization, which as stated by CYFC, “focuses on the academic improvement and success of foster care and at-risk youth.†In addition, the team is creating a pilot newsletter that the organization will use to feature various student, site, and overall organization highlights.
CYFC serves over 4,000 youth at more than 25 sites in Los Angeles and Compton. Project Advance, while being the foundation of the organization, is only one program offered by CYFC. Other programs include STOP (Stand Together and Out for Peace), a program that is partnered with the LAPD and College Up, another program that is designed to assist students with the college admission process.
NCCC Corps Member Kristen Peacock, a recent college graduate with a Major in Elementary Education states, “I am very excited to experience, first-hand, the challenges, benefits, and rewards of working in a high needs school district.â€
AmeriCorps NCCC is part of AmeriCorps, a network of national service programs created to improve the environment, enhance education, increase public safety, and assist with disaster relief and other unmet human needs. The Pacific Region campus, located in Sacramento, Calif. serves Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the territories of Guam and American Samoa. The Pacific Region campus is one of five campuses in the Unites States; the others are located in Perry Point, Md.; Vinton, Iowa, Vicksburg, Miss. and Denver, Colo.
AmeriCorps members must complete at least 1,700 hours of service during the 10-month program. In exchange for their service, they receive $5,550 to help pay for college or to pay school loans. AmeriCorps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. For information about applying to an AmeriCorps program, call 1 800-942-2677 (1-800-94-ACORP) or visit the website at www.americorps.gov/nccc.
