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HELP Program
(Higher Education Learning Program)
by AmeriCorps and CACC
History & Goals
 The
HELP Program began in 1997 after Washington Campus Compact (WACC)
secured a grant through the Corporation for National and Community
Service. WACC, in partnership with the state Compacts of California,
Hawai’i, Montana, Oregon, and institutions in Idaho have fostered
the civic engagement of thousands of higher education students.
By participating in an AmeriCorps grant, we have been able to achieve
a variety of goals, and follow the AmeriCorps motto of "Getting
Things Done".
Through the HELP Program, you will
be introduced to local, regional and national service-learning opportunities.
The HELP Program strives to develop a regional network of student
leaders committed to serving and strengthening their local communities
in partnership with P-16 educators and community-based organizations
in the areas of education, literacy, public safety, environmental
initiatives and human services.
Sponsorship & Funding
 Funding
is provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service,
which is the federal organization that manages national service
programs such as AmeriCorps, National Senior Service Corps, and
Learn and Serve America.
Terms of Service and Education
Awards
The HELP Program offers students
the opportunity to choose one of three terms of service (essentially,
the number of hours a member agrees to complete). The resulting
education award amount varies, depending on the selected term of
service. For the 2002-03 program year (Aug. 2002 – July 2003),
the education award amounts are:
300 Hour Term = $ 1,000.00*
450 Hour Term = $ 1,250.00*
900 Hour Term = $ 2,362.50*
Within the HELP Program, students
who hold Federal/State-funded Work Study positions that are service-related
may also apply to become a member of HELP. Work Study positions
are the only paid positions eligible for participation. If a student
has a service-related, non-paid internship, they may also be eligible
to participate.
Service Focus Areas
 The
HELP Program partners with P-16 educators and community–based
organizations in the focus areas of Education, Public Safety, Environmental
Initiatives and Human Needs/Services. Some examples of direct service
activities may be:
- Tutoring/mentoring; literacy
programs; volunteer teaching of ESL or GED classes; after-school
programs; service-learning activities on campus; University courses
with a service-learning component; or
- State or Federal Work Study
funded positions with a service focus (the only eligible paid
positions); non-paid, academic internships with a service focus;
or
- Volunteer firefighting; serving
with the Red Cross; volunteering within the criminal justice system;
or
- Stream restoration; revegetation/reforestation
projects; recycling programs; wildlife conservation; or
- Serving at domestic violence
shelters; food banks/soup kitchens; serving with homeless individuals;
etc.
How Does It Work?
 You
will first locate service projects in which you are interested.
All members must be enrolled as a student at a Campus Compact
member institution during their term of service.- You must attend a mandatory
orientation session for the program. You receive training in student
leadership and learn about AmeriCorps and educational awards.
Within two weeks of the orientation, a Term of Service commitment
(either 300, 450, or 900 hours) is chosen and enrollment paperwork
completed.
- After successfully completing
the application process, you become an AmeriCorps Member and accumulate
service hours over the course of the year. You will submit monthly
time logs, and progress is reported to your respective state Campus
Compact office.
- Members work closely with a
person at their service site, called a Site Supervisor, who assists
them in developing a service position description, and identifying
member goals. Site supervisors also verify monthly time logs and
monitor your compliance with Prohibited Activities.
- You will have two years (24
months) from the date of orientation to complete the 900 hour
term; and have one year (12 months) from the date of orientation
to complete the 300 or 450 hour term.
- Upon successful completion of
the Term of Service and necessary paperwork, members exit the
program and become eligible for an education award.
Member Listserv
 If
you are a California state HELP member, please subscribe to our
listserv to ensure that you remain up-to-date one important programmatic
information. To subscribe to our listserv, follow these steps:
- Send an e-mail message to this
address: learningpartners-request@sfsu.edu
- Leave your subject line blank
- Type ‘subscribe’ in
the body of your message
- Don’t include a signature
line
More Information
For program information, materials,
and updates specific to California participation, please contact
Christine Solari, Project Coordinator, at 415-338-3985, or send
email to schirmer@sfsu.edu.
AmeriCorps website address is: www.americorps.org
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