Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service (KCCVS)

Open AmeriCorps Positions

There are many open positions for AmeriCorps members beginning in September 2009.

Learn about the 2009-10 Kentucky AmeriCorps Programs and contact the program director of the program(s) you are interested in to learn more.

Community Forums: Beginning in August 2009

The KCCVS is seeking statewide input this summer for the State Service Plan and for 2010-11 AmeriCorps grants.

Participation is needed from nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, local government entities and state agencies.

Learn more about the community forums.

June 22-Sept. 11, 2009

Learn more about President Obama's United We Serve initiative.

Read the CNCS Press release, First Lady Michelle Obama Issues Call to Service to Nation’s Volunteer Leaders (June 23, 2009). 

Stay in the Loop

Sign up for the KCCVS e-mail distribution list.

THIS IS A NAMED ANCHOR

• The 2009-10 Volunteer Insurance forms are available.
• See photos, read news articles and press releases on AmeriCorps Week.
• Learn about the 2008 Governor's Volunteer Awards recipients.
• Read the May 2009 Edition of The Heart Line newsletter.
• KCCVS has two AmeriCorps*VISTA positions open in Frankfort, with service beginning in mid-August. For more information, contact Sister Andi Sieloff, (800) 239-7404.
• Learn more about online classes in volunteer administration from Portland State University.
• Read the Associated Press article, Mrs. Obama says community service changed her life (May 12, 2009).
• Read the Courier-Journal article, Volunteers needed in tough times (April 27, 2009).
• View or download documents for the 2009 AmeriCorps Institute for Prospective Grantees.
• Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our Programs and Services page.

• Read the Courier-Journal article, Mixing Business and Pleasure, about Louisville Metro AmeriCorps program member Edd Easton-Hogg (June 23, 2009).
• Read the CNCS press release, National Service Agency Announces 23,000 New AmeriCorps Positions from June 3, 2009.
• View the AmeriCorps Photo Gallery.
• Watch The Learning Corps' YouTube video about MLK Day and AmeriCorps.
• Read Amy Potthast's blog entry "National Service as Paid Volunteering? Uh…No." from Feb. 7, 2009.
• During the 2007-08 program year, Kentucky AmeriCorps members recruited more than 10,500 community volunteers who provided more than 81,400 hours of service. Learn more 2007-08 Kentucky AmeriCorps Accomplishments or the 2008-09 Kentucky AmeriCorps Programs.

If you have any suggestions, questions or concerns about the organization, layout or functionality of this site, please e-mail the KCCVS Webmaster.