Class 28 of CAC AmeriCorps’ Environmental program will engage 50 members in projects focusing on enhancing community resilience through environmental education, improving public lands and infrastructure, and disaster preparedness and response.  Our longest-running program, CAC AmeriCorps’ Environmental Corps has been in operation since 1994.

Corps members work to enhance community resilience through our partner organizations by providing environmental education, physical improvements to public lands and infrastructure and helping East Tennessee communities prepare, respond to, and recover from natural disasters.

CAC AmeriCorps’ Environmental program is a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps engaging Americans between the ages of 18-25 in a broad range of national service opportunities with opportunities to serve in an advanced capacity at any age.  Visit the ‘Apply’ page for more details on what qualifies as serving in an advanced capacity.

CAC AmeriCorps Environmental members serve 1,700 hours over 47 weeks between August 3rd, 2020 and June 25th, 2021 and receive a living allowance of $14,000 over the course of their year of service.  Upon completion, CAC AmeriCorps members receive an education award of $6,345.

NOW RECRUITING FOR POSITIONS WITH AUGUST 2021 START DATES

If you are interested in serving or hosting an AmeriCorps member to help provide environmental education and outreach, capacity building through volunteer management or improvement of public lands,  contact us.

Learn more about our application process or Apply Here.

Please Note that all positions are subject to local, state and federal funding appropriations.  While CAC AmeriCorps has a high level of confidence in our ability to leverage these resources, and has done so consistently for going on three decades, there are elements related to these funding processes that are outside of the control of CAC AmeriCorps staff so all opportunities are dependent on the availability of funding to support those positions.