AmeriCorps Grantees
AmeriCorps is a national service program providing opportunities for individuals to serve their communities. In exchange for a living stipend, educational award and valuable on-the-job experience, members work for one year in nonprofit organizations, educational foundations and government agencies, helping mentor at-risk students, train job-seekers, conserve public land, and much more.
Below is a list of current AmeriCorps programs in Florida. Please contact the organization directly to learn more about current service opportunities or click here to find a service opportunity.
| Organization Name | Organization Description | Program Focus | Counties Served | Contact Information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brother Big Sisters of St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties | AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to students in grades K-3 in St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties. Members also participate in community events to promote, encourage, and support family and adult literacy. The goal of the program is to increase reading skills of students through individual and small group reading tutoring. | Education | Indian River, St. Lucie, Okeechobee | Samantha Taylor 108 N Depot Dr., Suite 102 Fort Pierce, FL 34950 [email protected] 772-466-8535 ext 204 | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County | AmeriCorps members improve educational outcomes for elementary and middle school students in Martin County. Members will provide mentoring to increase academic achievement and student attendance. | Education | Martin | Jackie Price 11500 SE Lares Ave. Hobe Sound, FL 33455 [email protected] 772-545-0054 | |
| Boys and Girls Club of North Central Florida | AmeriCorps members serve at four after school locations and one Head Start location in Taylor County and one after school location in Lafayette County. AmeriCorps members assist youth with academic based activities that will increase their knowledge and result in increased academic performance and school readiness. | Education | Taylor, Lafayette | Emily Ketring 918 N. Washington St. Perry, FL 32347 [email protected] 850-371-1651 | |
| Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach County | AmeriCorps members provide out-of-school academic support, mentoring, service-learning and college/career activities to high school age youth at 9 clubs and 5 middle and high schools across Palm Beach County. | Education | Palm Beach | Jada Diogostine 800 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 204 West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1946 [email protected] 561-360-2654 | |
| Branches | The AmeriCorps Branches program provides after school tutoring and mentoring to K-12 at risk youth throughout Miami-Dade. AmeriCorps members increase the reading and literacy skills of students through after school and summer programming. | Education | Miami-Dade | Matt Hill 11500 NW 12th Ave. Miami, FL 33168 [email protected] 305-442-8306 | |
| Breakthrough Miami | Breakthrough Miami AmeriCorps members will provide academic, social and life skills mentoring for 5th to 9th grade under-resourced students at independent school sites in Miami-Dade County. Members will increase academic improvement of students served. | Education | Miami-Dade | Liz Augustin 3250 SW 3rd Ave, 6th Floor Miami, FL 33129 [email protected] 305-646-7210 | |
| Broward College | Broward College AmeriCorps members provide peer mentoring to all students, with a special focus on first-generation college students. Their mentoring works to develop student competencies around study skills, FAFSA and scholarship applications, and adaptation to college life. | Education | Broward | Dr. Farah Pierre 111 E Las Olas Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-2206 [email protected] 954-201-8412 | |
| Broward College Unlimited Potential | Members serve as AmeriCorps Navigators to economically disadvantaged individuals leading to their job readiness for entry or advancement into high demand industries. Members are responsible for outreach and support of individuals in workforce education including industry recognized certifications and technical certficiates to improve employability in high demand occupations. | Economic Opportunity | Broward | Evelyne Alexis 111 E Las Olas Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-2206 [email protected] 954-201-7370 | |
| Centro Campesino | AmeriCorps members provide after-school tutoring at community centers in Florida City. Members also serve as counselors at summer camp programs and assist in the development of parent training programs. | Education | Miami-Dade | Barbara Cesar 35801 SW 186 Ave PO Box 343449 Florida City, FL 33034 [email protected] 305-245-7738 ext 237 | |
| City of Orlando | Operation AmeriCorps members provide academic and career counseling program services to high school juniors and seniors in three Orlando neighborhoods. Members provide workforce readiness training and ensure that every high school senior has a career or educational opportunity upon high school graduation. | Education, Economic Opportunity | Orange | Danielle Thompson 595 N Primrose Dr. Orlando, FL 32803 [email protected] 407-246-3302 | |
| City of Tampa | Members deliver conservation and natural resources services focused on education and service designed to improve lives of residents in Tampa, Florida. Members are responsible for improving parks or public land and providing individuals with increased knowledge of conservation practices. | Environmental Stewardship | Hillsborough | Whit Remer 306 E Jackson St Tampa, FL 33602 [email protected] 813-274-3290 | |
| City Year Jacksonville | City Year is a nationally recognized program that engages youth ages 17-24 in a year of service. The City Year model includes placing AmeriCorps members in low performing schools to keep students in school and on track. AmeriCorps members support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs. | Education | Duval | Veronika McDougald 6 East Bay Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 [email protected] 904-423-2108 | |
| City Year Miami | City Year is a nationally recognized program that engages youth ages 17-24 in a year of service. The City Year model includes placing AmeriCorps members in low performing schools to keep students in school and on track. AmeriCorps members support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs. | Education | Miami-Dade | Erica Jones 44 W Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130 [email protected] 786-406-7900 | |
| City Year Orlando | City Year is a nationally recognized program that engages youth ages 17-24 in a year of service. The City Year model includes placing AmeriCorps members in low performing schools to keep students in school and on track. AmeriCorps members support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs. | Education | Orange | Ali Murbe 201 S. Orange Ave, Suite 600 Orlando, FL 32801 [email protected] 321-320-4340 | |
| Communities In Schools of Jacksonville | AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to students in grades K-8th grade. Members also participate in community events to promote, encourage, and support families throughout the community. The goal of the program is to increase reading skills of students through individual and small group reading tutoring. | Education | Duval | Sharneka Rollings 6261 Dupont Station Court E. Jacksonville, FL 32217 [email protected] 904-469-3045 | |
| Community Training Works | AmeriCorps members engage in conservation of public lands. Service activities include tree and brush removal, trail construction, trail maintenance, debris removal and habitat restoration. | Environmental Stewardship | Hillsborough, Palm Beach, St. Johns, Wakulla, Franklin, Leon, Liberty, Jefferson, Taylor | Susan Murphy 3295 Crawfordville Hwy, Ste C1 Crawfordville, FL 32327 [email protected] 321-956-3940 | |
| Family Scholar House | Family Scholar House is an AmeriCorps Planning Grant, with a focus of workforce development related to the healthcare industry. | Economic Opportunity | Pinellas, Hillsborough, Duval, Orange | Sarah Brady 403 Reg Smith Circle Louisville, KY 40208-2746 [email protected] 502-653-2836 | |
| Firewall Centers | AmeriCorps members provide in school and after school support to economically disadvantaged students in Broward County elementary, middle and high schools. Services include STEM-based instruction and life skills curriculum to improve attendance, behavior and course performance. | Education | Broward | Bibi Singh 3363 W Commercial Blvd. Suite 200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 [email protected] 954-882-0552 | |
| Florida Department of Environmental Protection | The Florida Conservation Corps AmeriCorps members commit their service terms to exotic plant management and trail improvement in Florida State Parks, as well as serving as an AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team. Member are responsible for treating infested acres of invasive exotic plants, assessing and improving recreational use trails for user accessibility and environmental safety. Members also leverage hundreds of volunteers who engage in invasive exotic plant management, trail improvement, and disaster mitigation. | Environmental Stewardship | Statewide | Adriana Betancourt Buereau of Operational Services 4801 Camp Ranch Rd. Gainseville, FL 32641 [email protected] 850-766-3327 | |
| Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth | FLIPANY Healthy Futures AmeriCorps members serve to increase access to healthy meals, provide nutrition education and mentored physical activity for at-risk low-income youth and seniors. | Healthy Futures | Miami-Dade, Broward | Chandra McKinney-Clarke 2860 W State Road 84, Ste 103 Dania Beach, FL 33312 [email protected] 954-289-4858 | |
| Goodwill Industries of South Florida | Goodwill Industries of South Florida’s Project SEARCH is an AmeriCorps Planning Grant, with a focus on implementing a transition-to-work internship program for young adults with workforce disadvantages and disabilities. | Economic Opportunity | Miami-Dade, Broward | Darrell Cunningham 2121 NW 21st Street Miami, FL 33142 [email protected] 786-795-1141 | |
| Greater Miami Service Corps | AmeriCorps members provide conservation and natural resources services. AmeriCorps members are responsible for educating households in low-income target communities on how to conserve energy and reduce the water and electric utility burden; provide homes with an energy tune-up to reduce energy consumption; and improving public lands by planting trees, removing invasive species, downed debris, and planting trees at homes to reduce urban heat and increase the tree canopy. | Environmental Stewardship | Miami-Dade | Deborah Dorsett 810 NW 28th Street Miami, FL 33127 [email protected] 305-638-4672 | |
| Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories | AmeriCorps members provide experiential environmental learning opportunities and enhance environmental education exhibits to increase knowledge of conservation and natural resources. | Environmental Stewardship | Wakulla | Diana Poe 222 Clark Dr Panacea, FL 32346 [email protected] 850-984-5297 | |
| Habitat for Humanity of Florida | Habitat for Humanity of Florida’s Disaster Resilience Program is an AmeriCorps Planning Grant, focused on disaster preparation, response and recovery and with housing unit repair and job training interventions for low to moderate income households in Florida. | Disaster Services, Economic Opportunity | Statewide | Roxanne Young 1150 Cleveland Street, #301 Clearwater, FL 33755 [email protected] 727-474-8445 | |
| Healthcare Network | AmeriCorps members serve as community liaisons in Immokalee and Naples to provide services to increase health knowledge and improved access to medical care for individuals in Collier County. AmeriCorps members are responsible for improved access to care through delivery of community health services. | Healthy Futures | Collier | Antonello Castaldi PO Box 870 Immokalee, FL 34143 [email protected] 239-658-3730 | |
| Hispanic Unity of Florida | AmeriCorps members provide job readiness coaching, trainings and skill building opportunities in addition to nutrition access and education. Members services result in improved job readiness and food security. | Economic Opportunity | Broward | Carolina Urrechaga 5840 Johnson St. Hollywood, FL 33021-5636 [email protected] 754-226-3035 | |
| Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida | The Adult Literacy AmeriCorps members expand adult education and literacy instruction for adult learners in Duval County. Members provide reading and math instruction to adults through one-on-one tutoring, small group instruction, and topic focused workshops. Members services include financial, health, family and digital literacy. | Economic Opportunity | Duval | Marcus Haile 40 E Adams St, Suite 30 Jacksonville, FL 32202-3358 [email protected] 904-238-9000 | |
| Lotus House Women’s Shelter | AmeriCorps members provide resources for women, youth and children experiencing homelessness and individuals at high risk for homelessness. Services include provision of basic needs, resource navigation and access to employment, housing, health services and mental health supports to improve economic opportunity. | Economic Opportunity | Miami-Dade | Beatrice Gonzalez 217 NW 15th St Miami, FL 33136 [email protected] 305-438-0556 | |
| Metropolitan Ministries | Metropolitan Ministries AmeriCorps provides street outreach services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. AmeriCorps members provide concrete goods like food and clothing, system navigation services, and connection to housing, health, employment, and transportation resources. The program’s overall goal is to provide resources and services that help people improve health and access safe shelter or permanent housing. | Economic Opportunity, Healthy Futures | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | Shelby Wiegman 2002 N Florida Avenue Tampa, FL 33602 [email protected] 813-209-1000 | |
| Overtown Youth Center | The Overtown Youth Center AmeriCorps members mentor students as part of the Inspire. Engage. Employ program, which supports K-12 youth in developing their career readiness. Members mentor program participants at the Overtown Youth Center and at Booker T. Washington Senior High School in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, as they develop workforce employability and financial literacy skills. | Economic Opportunity | Miami-Dade | Clinique Smith PO Box 16940 Miami, FL 33101 [email protected] 305-349-1204 x228 | |
| Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition | Literacy AmeriCorps Palm Beach County members promote literacy services in Palm Beach County. Members serve as tutors in family literacy and adult education programs to assist adults to learn English and employability skills, mentors as Graduation Coaches in local high schools with at-risk youth and reading tutors to children in both elementary schools and afterschool programs. | Education, Economic Opportunity | Palm Beach | Megan Wiston 3651 Quantum Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 33426 [email protected] 561-767-3360 | |
| Polk Education Foundation | AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to elementary students in grades K-3. The goal of the program is to significantly increase reading skills of low-achieving students. | Education | Polk | Stephanie Narramore 1530 Shumate Dr Bartow, FL 33831 [email protected] 863-534-0519 x208 | |
| READ USA | AmeriCorps members are teen tutors in a one-to-one instructional model utilizing systematic, supportive reading curriculum. Members provide literacy instruction focused on reading fluency, phonemic awareness, and comprehension skills to increase grade-level reading proficiency. | Education | Clay, Duval, St. Johns | Patrick Odoyo PO Box 331067 Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 [email protected] 904-732-3872 x111 | |
| ReDefiners World Languages | AmeriCorps members serve as part-time K-5 Literacy Tutors at four sites in Hillsborough County. AmeriCorps members deliver literacy services to K-5 students to increase academic achievement. | Education | Hillsborough, Pinellas | Ingrid Holguin 8056 N 56th St Tampa, FL 33617 [email protected] 813-530-2313 | |
| Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay | Operation Veteran Connect AmeriCorps members provide services and support to Veterans and their families in the community and at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Hillsborough County and the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in Pinellas County. AmeriCorps members serve veterans, active military, and military family members to access community resources, increase health knowledge, independent living skills and transition into permanent housing. | Veterans and Military Services | Hillsborough, Pinellas | Pam Plager 1306 W Sligh Ave. Tampa, FL 33604 [email protected] 813-838-5565 | |
| Teach for America – Florida | AmeriCorps members serve as full-time teachers in K-12 classrooms in Duval, Hillsborough, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The program recruits college graduates to serve two-year terms as public school teachers. The intent of the program is to place crucially needed highly qualified teachers in schools with significant numbers of high-risk students. | Education | Duval, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough | Emily Mayeda 1951 NW 7th Ave, Suite 300 Miami, FL 33136 [email protected] 352.658.1119 | |
| The Arc Jacksonville | AmeriCorps members mentor adult individuals with intellectual and developmental differences at the various sites of The Arc: Downtown, Westside, University of North Florida, and the Village. Members provide academic, work readiness, health/wellness, financial literacy, and independent living mentoring services. | Economic Opportunity, Healthy Futures | Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau, St. Johns | Bree Poole 4401 Wesconnett Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32210 [email protected] 904-573-2805 x614 | |
| The Arc of Palm Beach County | The Arc of Palm Beach County’s AmeriCorps members engage in a year of service as mentors to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As mentors, AmeriCorps members promote independent living skills and provide community inclusion opportunities and promote self-advocacy skills. Members will also provide pre-employment and job readiness, employment soft skills, explore job opportunities, and health education services. | Healthy Futures, Economic Opportunity | Palm Beach | Lucia Orellana 1201 Australian Ave Riviera Beach, FL 33404 [email protected] 561-635-1719 | |
| University of Florida – Florida 4-H | AmeriCorps members deliver environmental education programs to students in grades K-8 at three residential 4-H camps. Services include environmental education outreach activities as well as on site conservation and natural resources curriculum. | Environmental Stewardship | Alachua, Highlands, Okaloosa | Samantha Brown 1523 Union Rd, Rm 207 Gainesville, FL 32611 [email protected] 352-294-2907 | |
| University of Florida – GatorCorps | AmeriCorps members serve through science education, resilience tools and techniques training, and capacity building in Jacksonville, Gainesville and Cedar Key, Florida. AmeriCorps members are responsible for increasing levels of knowledge in disaster risk/resilience/adaptation among both residents and host organizations. | Disaster Services | Gulf, Duval, Levy, Lee | Dr. Jason von Meding UF College of Design Construction and Planning PO Box 115701 Gainesville, FL 32611-5701 [email protected] 352-213-5130 | |
| University of North Florida | AmeriCorps members serve in the Jacksonville Teacher Residency (JTR) program to prepare for long-term careers as teachers in urban schools. The goal of the program is to enhance student engagement in Duval County and Clay County Public Schools. Members are responsible for enriching student learning in mathematics, science, and literacy. | Education | Duval | Dr. Wanda Lastrapes 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224 [email protected] 904-620-1621 | |
| Urban Paradise Guild | AmeriCorps members restore 20 acres of public lands through planting trees, food systems and shore stabalization and provide environmental education services in South Florida. AmeriCorps members are responsible for conservation education services and the treatment of public land. | Environmental Stewardship | Miami-Dade | Jackeline Bonilla 1020 NE 90 St Miami, FL 33138 [email protected] 305-491-3708 | |