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2012-2013 AmeriCorps*State Indiana Programs

The AmeriCorps*State program year operates September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013. 
 

AmeriCorps Improving Health Throughout Indiana
Indiana University
AHS Annex 201, 801 E. 7th Street
Bloomington, IN  47408
Phone: 812-856-0064
http://www.hper.indiana.edu/health/community                             
Program Director:  Erin Cooperman

Member Locations:  Bloomington, Bedford, Ellettsville, Evansville, Indianapolis
Member Positions: Full Time, Half Time, Minimum Time (Education Award Only)

The goal of AmeriCorps Improving Health Throughout Indiana (AIHTI) is to help eliminate health disparities across Indiana through the promotion of proper nutrition and physical activity.  AIHTI pairs local non-profit organizations that need help creating or improving healthy-weight programs with AmeriCorps Members who are interested in gaining health promotion experience while serving their community.


CANI Corps
Community Action of Northeast Indiana
PO Box 10570
227 E. Washington Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46853-0570
Phone: 260-423-3546
http://www.canihelp.org/
http://canihelp.org/WhatWeDo/Americorps/Pages/default.aspx
Program Director: Ashley Kostelnik
260-423-3546 x227
 
Member Locations: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Grant, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley Counties in Indiana
Member Positions: Full Time
 
CANI Corps members serve within programs at Community Action of Northeast Indiana and Lutheran Social Services of Indiana. They serve in 3 main areas:  Early Childhood Education, Financial Literacy, and Healthy Futures. All members participate in Volunteer Recruitment and management as well as team community projects. All CANI Corps members will be involved in service directly related to eliminating the causes and conditions of poverty by targeting the 3 aforementioned main areas.


Immigrant and Refugee Service Corps
Center for Interfaith Cooperation, (Episcopal Diocese of Indiana, FA)
1100 West 42nd St Ste 125        
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Phone: 317-318-5304
http://www.centerforinterfaithcooperation.org/
Program Director: Charlie Wiles
Program Coordinator: Alfan Abdulahad

Member Locations: Central Indiana
Member Positions: Full Time

Immigrant and Refugee Service Corps (IRSC) will mobilize community support to increase services, build capacity and strengthen the network of service providers addressing the needs of our immigrant and refugee population.  Additionally, IRSC will focus on learning from and educating the community about the immigrant and refugee experience. Collaborating host-site agencies include: Immigrant Welcome Center, Exodus Refugee Resettlement Catholic Charities, Butler University’s Center for Citizenship and Community, Muslim Alliance of Indiana, Christian Theological Seminary’s Family Counseling Center, Indiana Network of Higher Education Ministries/Franklin College, Big Car Service Center and Indianapolis Office of International & Cultural Affairs.


Indiana HabiCorps
Habitat for Humanity of Indiana
101 W. Ohio St. Suite 2000                                                                           
Indianapolis, IN 46204            
Phone: 317-454-8090 
http://www.habitatindiana.org/
State Director: Gina Leckron
Program Director: Espeth O’Neil

Member Locations:  Porter County, St. Joseph County (South Bend), Elkhart County (Goshen), Greater Muncie, Lafayette (Tippecanoe, Carroll, White, Benton, Warren counties), Greater Indianapolis, Huntington County, Jefferson County
Member Positions: Full Time

Members can serve in one of two ways in HabiCorps program: The A Team or the Traditional Role. Traditional members are assigned to different Habitat affiliates throughout the state and serve in 4 main areas:  Construction, Volunteer Coordination, Family Support and Capacity Building.  A Team members serve together in a group of 5 AmeriCorps members.  The team is based in Indianapolis but also travels for 1-2 weeks at a time to smaller, more rural affiliates to help with construction or special projects.  All HabiCorps members will be involved in service directly related to eliminating sub-standard or poverty housing for low resource families.


Indiana Heritage Corps
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
402 W Washington Street W274                                                                                        
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-4200
http://www.in.gov/dnr                                       
indianaheritagecorps@dnr.in.gov                   
Program Director:  Amanda Ricketts
317-220-4878

Member Locations:  Pokagon State Park in Angola, Indiana (NE Indiana), Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana (Central Indiana), Brown County State Park in Nashville, Indiana (South Central Indiana), O’Bannon Woods State Park in Corydon, Indiana (Southern Indiana)
Member Positions:  Quarter Time

Using data collected from a comprehensive assessment conducted in program year 2011-2012, Indiana Heritage Corps members will establish priorities and then clean, restore, and create twenty-five (25) miles of pedestrian, equestrian, multi-use, and other types of trails at four Indiana State Parks throughout the state. During program year 2012-2013, the IDNR will have two program sessions that align with collegiate schedule: one in Fall 2012 with 24 members, and one in Summer 2013 with 24 members.


Indiana Response and Preparedness Corps
American Red Cross, St. Joseph County Chapter        
3220 E. Jefferson Blvd.  
South Bend, IN  46615                                        
Phone: 574-234-0191
www.stjoe-redcross.org/index.php?pr=AmeriCorps
Director of Community Service: Rebekah DeLine

Member Locations:  St. Joseph County (South Bend), Elkhart County, Northeast Indiana (Fort Wayne), Greater Indianapolis, North Central Indiana (Wabash/Kokomo), Monroe County (Bloomington), Kosciusko County (Warsaw), Bartholomew County (Columbus), Tippecanoe County (Lafayette)
Member Positions: Full Time, Half Time, Minimum Time (Education Award Only)

The Indiana Response and Preparedness Corps aims to help communities in northern and central Indiana effectively prepare for and respond to disasters. From teaching disaster preparedness classes to recruiting and mentoring new disaster volunteers to working with local businesses able to provide shelter in times of disaster, the Indiana Response and Preparedness Corps is preparing and helping communities before, during, and after a disaster strikes.


Jackson County AmeriCorps
Jackson County United Way                                  
113 North Chestnut
Seymour, IN 47274 
Phone: 812-522-5450                       
www.jacsy.org/php/index.php
Executive Director: Tonja Couch
Program Director: Nancy Fleming

Member Locations:  Jackson County
Member Positions: Half Time

Jackson County AmeriCorps will place members at eight local organizations throughout Jackson County (Anchor House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, Child Care Network, Girl Scouts, Jackson County Public Library, Jackson County United Way and Read Jackson County) to assist them with addressing the various needs of residents.


Neighborhood After-School Corps
Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis                                                                                          
2236 East 10th Street, Suite 200      
Indianapolis, IN  46201       
Phone: 317-920-4700                                                                           
www.bgcindy.org/index.php?/americorps
Program Director: Rebecca Linehan

Member Locations:  Socio-economically challenged neighborhoods throughout Indianapolis.
Member Positions: Half Time, Reduced Half Time, Quarter Time, Minimum Time

The Neighborhood After School Corps, an AmeriCorps program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis, provides services and programs to better the lives of youth in Marion County.  Members both develop new programs and assist with ongoing services that focus on leadership development and the creation of opportunities for youth to implement community service projects.  Additional  services such as tutoring, after school enrichment activities, summer day camps, conflict resolution skills, violence prevention skills, health education, and organized recreation are offered to meet the needs of low-income, vulnerable youth and their families in Indianapolis.


Porter County Partnership
United Way of Porter County   
951 Eastport Centre Drive, P.O. Box 2028  
Valparaiso, IN 46384                                  
Phone: 219-464-3583
http://www.unitedwaypc.org/
President: Sharon A. Kish
Program Director: Deb Townsend

Member Locations:  Northwest Indiana (Porter, Lake, LaPorte and Starke Counties)
Member Positions: Full Time, Half Time

The Porter County AmeriCorps Partnership program will mobilize and increase the number of volunteers, especially baby boomers, in faith-based and community organizations.  AmeriCorps Members will ensure a brighter future for Porter County youth, concentrating on risk students from disadvantaged circumstances, through tutoring and service-learning.   AmeriCorps Members will provide career counseling for secondary students in four counties in Indiana.  Additionally, AmeriCorps Members will serve to find housing for those who are homeless, help individuals and families become self-sufficient through career and financial counseling, recruit and train volunteers, and provide disaster relief whenever needed.


Project ACES Corps
Boys and Girls Clubs of Wayne County                                                                            
1717 South L Street  
Richmond, IN  47374                                      
Phone: 765-962-6922
http://www.bgcrichmond.org/
Program Director: Lana Taylor
317-356-2308

Member Locations:  Statewide
Member Positions: Half Time, Reduced Half Time, Quarter Time, Minimum Time

Project ACES (Accelerating Children with Education Support) members provide direct educational support, healthy lifestyles programming, character and leadership programming and/or volunteer recruitment/management services to assist Indiana youth and Indiana youth serving agencies in reaching their full potential. AmeriCorps members perform direct service assisting young people and building the capacities of Boys & Girls Clubs and the surrounding communities to deliver quality youth development programming.


Public Allies Indianapolis
Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center   
1802 N. Illinois St.   
Indianapolis, IN  46202                                   
Phone: 317-920-0330
http://www.publicallies.org/
http://www.inrc.org/ 
Program Director: Marc McAleavey

Member Locations:  Indianapolis area non-profits
Member Positions: Full Time

This AmeriCorps project recruits diverse young people, ages 18-30, and places them in community and faith-based organizations where they serve for four days each week for ten months on projects that create, improve or expand services with measurable results.  Every Friday, known as the fifth day, members participate in an intensive leadership program that blends individual coaching, team building, weekly training, critical reflection, and team service projects in which members develop, implement and evaluate projects that impact their communities. 


Robinson Community Learning Center AmeriCorps                                                           
Robinson Community Learning Center/ University of Notre Dame               
921 North Eddy Street                    
South Bend, IN 46617-1426                
Phone: 574-631-8759          
http://rclc.nd.edu/
Program Director: Jennifer Knapp-Beudert

Member Locations: South Bend
Member Positions: Full Time, Half Time, Quarter Time, Minimum Time

The Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) AmeriCorps program strives to provide low-income, minority youth with the educational support and healthy community they need in order to thrive. The RCLC offers a multi-faceted approach to addressing these needs, with programs including tutoring, conflict resolution, and entrepreneurship. AmeriCorps members will support the goal of improving educational outcomes for those in poverty by coordinating a range of educational programs, recruiting volunteers, expanding outreach, and developing curricula to respond to community needs.


Scholar Corps
Indiana Commission for Higher Education                       
101 W. Ohio St. Suite 550                                                                     
Indianapolis, IN 46204                                           
www.in.gov/che
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/
Program Director: Tatum Miller

Member Locations (TBD): 10 members will be placed in 8 different regions throughout Indiana.  3 members will be located on college campuses within Marion County and the remaining 7 will be located on college campuses throughout the state.
Member Positions: Full Time

Program Summary: AmeriCorps members serve as peer mentors on college campuses, fulfilling a critical role in effectively guiding and supporting low-income and first-generation college students through their chosen path of postsecondary education.


Starting Over Corps
Recycle Force
3535 Kessler Blvd. N. Drive
Suite 122                                       
Indianapolis, IN  46222                                
Phone: 317-924-3919
Executive Director:  Roger Jarjoura
Member Locations: Indianapolis
Member Positions: Full Time

Starting Over members will serve ex-offenders returning to Marion County, Indiana. These services include personal instruction, guidance and support in assisting ex-offenders to overcome reentry-related obstacles. Member services will also provide coaching and technical assistance to reentry-related service providers in the Marion County area. A rating system will also be implemented, comparable to Angie’s List, so ex-offenders can rate services received from reentry related service providers.
  

Sycamore Service Corps
Indiana State University                                                                                                          
Center for Community Engagement                                                                                                             
Tirey Hall 136C                                                                                                 
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Phone: 812-237-7900                   
http://www.indstate.edu/americorps/
Program Director: Jennifer Christian

Member Locations: Terre Haute Area: Vigo, Clay, Parke, Vermillion, and Sullivan Counties
Member Positions: Reduced Half Time, Quarter Time, Minimum Time

The Sycamore Service Corps is an intergenerational corps of volunteers that include local residents and students from the area’s higher education institutions.  Volunteers are placed in human service agencies within a five county area of West Central Indiana.  Members provide service in the priority areas of family self-sufficiency and stability, poverty, economic development, public safety and education. 


USI ACT
University of Southern Indiana
Social Work-Center for Social Justice Education                                
8600 University Boulevard
Evansville IN, 47712                
Phone: 812-461-5411
http://www.usi.edu/libarts/socialwork/csje-act.asp                                                                                  
Program Director: Marcey Head-Vanpell                              

Member Locations: Vanderburgh, Warrick, Posey, and Gibson counties
Member Positions: Half Time, quarter time, minimum time

USI ACT addresses the entrenched problem of generational poverty through the provisions of education initiatives.   The program will offer one-on-one and small group assistance to adults working toward their GED. Academic engagement programming is offered to school-age youth and their families to address barriers such as bullying, drugs, homelessness, pregnancy, lack of motivation, and fears of ‘falling behind’ in school work.  Members will work in small groups or one on one with students to increase their school engagement while decreasing obstacles to success.  
 

Volunteer Resource Management Capacity Building Initiative
United Way of Bartholomew County           
PO BOX 1147 
Columbus, IN 47202     
Phone: 812-375-2202
www.uwbarthco.org/index.php?pr=Americorps
Program Director: Donna Phillips      
Program Coordinator: Angie Huebel      

Member Locations: Bartholomew County
Member Positions: Half Time

The primary goal of the Volunteer Resource Management Capacity Building Initiative is to provide organizations in establishing a structured volunteer program and develop and implement a recruitment strategy that generates the volunteer force needed to accomplish the service site's strategic and operational goals.


Y-AmeriCorps
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis   
4600 Sunset Blvd.  
Indianapolis, IN  46208                                                             
Phone: 317-940-9542
www.indymca.org/americorps/index.asp?id=26
Executive Director: Amanda Moore 
Program Director: Erin Reuland                                                                           

Member Locations: Indianapolis YMCA Clubs
Member Positions: Half Time, Quarter Time

Y-AmeriCorps addresses a compelling need for intentional tutoring programs targeting youth, grades 9th through 12th.  The program offers tutoring services to students.  Each of the school sites are in need of improvements under Section 1116 of Title I and each serves a high percentage of students from low-income families.