Workshops Scheduled For Americorps Hosts

Tue., April 11, 2000

Organizations interested in serving as hosts for AmeriCorps workers may attend one of two workshops in North Idaho.

An AmeriCorps program based at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston provides workers to schools, community-based organizations, Head Start programs, colleges and universities. AmeriCorps workers provide tutoring and mentoring for at-risk students.

At the workshops, staff members from the LCSC AmeriCorps office will explain how to apply to be a host site.

A Coeur d’Alene workshop will be held Thursday in North Idaho College’s student union building. A Lewiston meeting will be Monday in the LCSC student union building. The presentations will run from 9 a.m. until noon.

AmeriCorps members receive a living allowance during their year of service. When they complete it, they receive a stipend for college.

Agencies or organizations that serve as host sites are required to provide a cash match toward the cost of their AmeriCorps workers.

Last year, the LCSC-based program placed 37 workers at 26 sites in Idaho from Bonners Ferry to Boise. Among the host sites were schools, a correctional center, colleges and universities.

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