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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
In order to participate in the Community HealthCorps AmeriCorps program, you must first meet the minimum eligibility requirements:
You must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. National or a lawful permanent resident.
You must be 18 years old or at least 17 years of age with a guardian’s signature.
*Please check with individual program sites for additional eligibility requirements.
TERMS OF SERVICE
Available terms of service vary between program sites. Please check with the site(s) in which you are interested for the available terms of service. All full-time terms of service must be completed in the 9 – 12 month period within the current grant year. In order to remain eligible for the education award you must complete both your service term date and the minimum number of hours according to your signed member agreement.
AmeriCorps National Direct & State Programs
| Terms of Service | Minimum Number of Hours Served |
| Full-time | 1700 |
| Part-time | 900 |
| Quarter-time | 450 |
HOW TO APPLY
To apply to any local program, access at: http://my.americorps.gov; and create an account that you can search opportunities and submit an application to any of our programs.
Nondiscrimination Clause: It is against the law for organizations that receive federal financial assistance from the Corporation for National and Community Service to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, sex, age, political affiliation, or, in most cases, religion. It is also unlawful to retaliate against any person who, or organization that, files a complaint about such discrimination. In addition to filing a complaint with local and state agencies that are responsible for resolving discrimination complaints, you may bring a complaint to the attention of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
