AmeriCorps Grantees
AmeriCorps is a national service program providing opportunities for individuals to serve their communities. In exchange for a living stipend, educational award and valuable on-the-job experience, members work for one year in nonprofit organizations, educational foundations and government agencies, helping mentor at-risk students, train job-seekers, conserve public land, and much more.
Below is a list of current AmeriCorps programs in Florida. Please contact the organization directly to learn more about current service opportunities or click here to see service opportunities on Service Year Alliance.
| Organization Name | Organization Description | Program Focus | Counties Served | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brother Big Sisters of St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties | AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to students in grades K-3 in St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties. Members also participate in community events to promote, encourage, and support family and adult literacy. The goal of the program is to increase reading skills of students through individual and small group reading tutoring. | Education | Indian River, St. Lucie, Okeechobee | Samantha Taylor 108 N Depot Dr., Suite 102 Fort Pierce, FL 34950 samantha.taylor@bbbsbigs.org 772-466-8535 ext 204 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County | AmeriCorps members assist low income students with STEM project based learning activities at four Taylor County club sites. Members introduce hands-on STEM concepts and projects resulting in increased scores in math and science. Members will assist students to increase academic performance in science, technology, engineering, and math. | Education | Martin | Jackie Price 11500 SE Lares Ave. Hobe Sound, FL 33455 jprice@bgcmartin.org 772-545-0054 |
| Boys and Girls Club of North Central Florida | AmeriCorps members serve at four after school locations and one Head Start location in Taylor County and one after school location in Lafayette County. AmeriCorps members assist youth with academic based activities that will increase their knowledge and result in increased academic performance and school readiness. | Education | Taylor, Lafayette | Emily Ketring 918 N. Washington St. Perry, FL 32347 emily@bgcperry.com 850-371-1651 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach County | The Great Futures AmeriCorps members provide out-of-school education support and service-learning activities to high school age youth at 9 clubs across Palm Beach County, Florida. Through CareerBound programing AmeriCorps members will actively engage youth by providing tutoring, mentoring, college or career readiness, soft skills training and other service-learning activities. | Education | Palm Beach | Jada Diogostine 800 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 204 West Palm Beach, FL 33407-1946 AmeriCorps@bgcpbc.org 561-360-2654 |
| Branches | The AmeriCorps Branches program provides after school tutoring and mentoring to K-12 at risk youth throughout Miami-Dade. AmeriCorps members increase the reading and literacy skills of students through after school and summer programming. | Education | Miami-Dade | Matt Hill 11500 NW 12th Ave. Miami, FL 33168 mhill@branchesfl.org 305-442-8306 |
| Breakthrough Miami | Breakthrough Miami AmeriCorps members will provide academic, social and life skills mentoring for 5th to 9th grade under-resourced students at independent school sites in Miami-Dade County. Members will increase academic improvement of students served. | Education | Miami-Dade | Liz Augustin 3250 SW 3rd Ave, 6th Floor Miami, FL 33129 liz@breakthroughmiami.org 305-646-7210 |
| Broward College | Broward College AmeriCorps members provide peer mentoring to all students, with a special focus on first-generation college students. Their mentoring works to develop student competencies around study skills, FAFSA and scholarship applications, and adaptation to college life. | Education | Broward | Dr. Farah Pierre 111 E Las Olas Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-2206 fpierre1@broward.edu 954-201-8412 |
| Broward College Unlimited Potential | Broward College AmeriCorps members serve as AmeriCorps Navigators to economically disadvantaged individuals leading to their job readiness for entry or advancement into high demand post-COVID industries. | Economic Opportunity | Broward | Kareen Torres 111 E Las Olas Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301-2206 ktorres1@broward.edu 954-201-7488 |
| Centro Campesino | AmeriCorps members provide after-school tutoring at community centers in Florida City. Members also serve as counselors at summer camp programs and assist in the development of parent training programs. | Education | Miami-Dade | Barbara Cesar 35801 SW 186 Ave PO Box 343449 Florida City, FL 33034 bcesar@ccfcfl.org 305-245-7738 ext 237 |
| City of Orlando | Operation AmeriCorps members provide academic and career counseling program services to high school juniors and seniors in three Orlando neighborhoods. Members provide workforce readiness training and ensure that every high school senior has a career or educational opportunity upon high school graduation. | Education, Economic Opportunity | Orange | Danielle Thompson 595 N Primrose Dr. Orlando, FL 32803 Danielle.Thompson@orlando.gov 407-246-3302 |
| City of Tampa | AmeriCorps Tampa: Urban Environmental Stewardship members deliver environmental stewardship service focused on education and action designed to mitigate the effects of urbanization and improve the lives of residents and ecosystems. | Environmental Stewardship | Hillsborough | Whit Remer 306 E Jackson St Tampa, FL 33602 Whit.Remer@tampagov.net 813-274-3290 |
| City Year Jacksonville | City Year is a nationally recognized program that engages youth ages 17-24 in a year of service. The City Year model includes placing AmeriCorps members in low performing schools to keep students in school and on track. AmeriCorps members support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs. | Education | Duval | Veronika McDougald 6 East Bay Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 VMcDougald@cityyear.org 904-423-2108 |
| City Year Miami | City Year is a nationally recognized program that engages youth ages 17-24 in a year of service. The City Year model includes placing AmeriCorps members in low performing schools to keep students in school and on track. AmeriCorps members support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs. | Education | Miami-Dade | Erica Jones 44 W Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130 ejones2@cityyear.org 786-406-7900 |
| City Year Orlando | City Year is a nationally recognized program that engages youth ages 17-24 in a year of service. The City Year model includes placing AmeriCorps members in low performing schools to keep students in school and on track. AmeriCorps members support students by focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs. | Education | Orange | Ali Murbe 201 S. Orange Ave, Suite 600 Orlando, FL 32801 amurbe@cityyear.org 321-320-4340 |
| Communities In Schools of Jacksonville | AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to students in grades K-8th grade. Members also participate in community events to promote, encourage, and support families throughout the community. The goal of the program is to increase reading skills of students through individual and small group reading tutoring. | Education | Duval | Sharneka Rollings 6261 Dupont Station Court E. Jacksonville, FL 32217 srollins@cisjax.org 904-469-3045 |
| Community Training Works | AmeriCorps members engage in environmental stewardship of public lands. Service activities include tree and brush removal, trail construction, trail maintenance, debris removal and habitat restoration. | Environmental Stewardship | Hillsborough, Palm Beach, St. Johns, Wakulla, Franklin, Leon, Liberty, Jefferson, Taylor | Susan Murphy 3295 Crawfordville Hwy, Ste C1 Crawfordville, FL 32327 susanmurphy@ctwfl.com 321-956-3940 |
| Firewall Centers | AmeriCorps members provide in school and after school support to economically disadvantaged students in Broward County elementary, middle and high schools. Services include STEM-based instruction and life skills curriculum to improve attendance, behavior and course performance. | Education | Broward | Keannie Rosado 3363 W Commercial Blvd. Suite 200 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Keannie@FirewallCenters.org 954-292-0028 |
| Florida Coalition to End Homelessness | AmeriCorps members provide resource navigation to homeless individuals and provide homeless services training, certification and career training to young adults aged 18-24 that are experiencing homelessness. Members provide capacity building activities to organizations in multiple Florida counties. AmeriCorps members are responsible for improving access to healthcare through housing and health services and increasing organizations’ capacity by increasing healthcare participation in the corresponding homeless Continuums of Care. | Healthy Futures | Clay, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough, Lee, Miami-Dade, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Seminole | Leeanne Sacino 2195 Gunpowder Drive NE Palm Bay, FL 32905 director@fchonline.org 321-258-1849 |
| Florida Department of Environmental Protection | The Florida Conservation Corps AmeriCorps members commit their service terms to exotic plant management and trail improvement in Florida State Parks, as well as serving as an AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team. Member are responsible for treating infested acres of invasive exotic plants, assessing and improving recreational use trails for user accessibility and environmental safety. Members also leverage hundreds of volunteers who engage in invasive exotic plant management, trail improvement, and disaster mitigation. | Environmental Stewardship | Statewide | Adriana Betancourt Buereau of Operational Services 4801 Camp Ranch Rd. Gainseville, FL 32641 Adriana.M.Bentacourt@dep.state.fl.us 850-766-3327 |
| Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth | Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth, Inc. (FLIPANY) is an AmeriCorps Planning Grant, developing a Healthy Futures focused program to address the issue of childhood obesity within the underserved communities of South Florida. | Healthy Futures | Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach | Alissa Bosworth 2860 W State Road 84 Ste 103 Dania Beach, FL 33312 abosworth@flipany.org 954-406-5240 |
| Goodwill Industries of the Big Bend | Goodwill’s GoodWorks AmeriCorps Program works to end the negative impacts of poverty on Northwest Florida. AmeriCorps members provide job skills training and job assistance services to individuals who have disabilities, live in poverty or who face other barriers to a prosperous, self-sufficient life. | Economic Opportunity | Bay, Leon | Robyn Howell 300 Mabry St. Tallahassee, FL 32304 rhowell@goodwillbigbend.com 850-625-7080 |
| Greater Miami Service Corps | AmeriCorps members provide environmental stewardship services. AmeriCorps members are responsible for educating households in low-income target communities on how to conserve energy and reduce the water and electric utility burden; provide homes with an energy tune-up to reduce energy consumption; and improving Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) by planting trees, removing invasive species, downed debris, and planting trees at homes to reduce urban heat and increase the tree canopy. | Environmental Stewardship | Miami-Dade | Deborah Dorsett 810 NW 28th Street Miami, FL 33127 ddorsett@gmscmiami.com 305-638-4672 |
| Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories | AmeriCorps members provide experiential environmental learning opportunities and enhance environmental education exhibits to increase knowledge of environmental stewardship. | Environmental Stewardship | Wakulla | Diana Poe 222 Clark Dr Panacea, FL 32346 dianapoe@gulfspecimen.org 850-984-5297 |
| Healthcare Network | AmeriCorps members serve as community liaisons in Immokalee and Naples to provide services to increase health knowledge and improved access to medical care for individuals in Collier County. AmeriCorps members are responsible for improved access to care through delivery of community health services for community members. | Healthy Futures | Collier | Antonello Castaldi PO Box 870 Immokalee, FL 34143 Acastaldi@healthcareswfl.org 239-658-3730 |
| Hispanic Unity of Florida | AmeriCorps members help families affected by the coronavirus pandemic move from crisis to stability to sustainability by providing job readiness coaching, trainings and skill building opportunities. | Economic Opportunity | Broward | Carolina Urrechaga 5840 Johnson St. Hollywood, FL 33021-5636 currechaga@hispanicunity.org 754-226-3035 |
| Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida | The Adult Literacy AmeriCorps members expand adult education and literacy instruction for adult learners in Duval County. Members provide reading and math instruction to adults through one-on-one tutoring, small group instruction, and topic focused workshops. Members services include financial, health, family and digital literacy. | Economic Opportunity | Duval | Marcus Haile 40 E Adams St, Suite 30 Jacksonville, FL 32202-3358 marcus@literacyallnefl.org 904-238-9000 |
| Lotus House Women’s Shelter | AmeriCorps members provide resources for women, youth and children experiencing homelessness and individuals at high risk for homelessness. Services include provision of basic needs, resource navigation and access to employment, housing, health services and mental health supports to improve economic opportunity. | Economic Opportunity | Miami-Dade | Beatrice Gonzalez 217 NW 15th St Miami, FL 33136 beatrice@lotushouse.org 305-438-0556 |
| Metropolitan Ministries | Metropolitan Ministries AmeriCorps provides street outreach services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. AmeriCorps members provide concrete goods like food and clothing, system navigation services, and connection to housing, health, employment, and transportation resources. The program’s overall goal is to provide resources and services that help people improve health and access safe shelter or permanent housing. | Economic Opportunity, Healthy Futures | Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas | Gordana Krone 2002 N Florida Avenue Tampa, FL 33602 Gordana.Krone@metromin.org 813-209-1256 |
| Overtown Youth Center | The Overtown Youth Center AmeriCorps members mentor students as part of the Inspire. Engage. Employ program, which supports K-12 youth in developing their career readiness. Members mentor program participants at the Overtown Youth Center and at Booker T. Washington Senior High School in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami, as they develop workforce employability and financial literacy skills. | Economic Opportunity | Miami-Dade | Clinique Smith PO Box 16940 Miami, FL 33101 clinique.smith@overtownyouth.org 305-349-1204 x228 |
| Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition | Literacy AmeriCorps Palm Beach County members promote literacy and volunteerism in distressed communities in Palm Beach County. Members serve as tutors in family literacy and adult education programs to assist adults to learn English and employability skills, mentors as Graduation Coaches in local high schools with at-risk youth and reading tutors to children in both elementary schools and afterschool programs. | Education, Economic Opportunity | Palm Beach | Megan Wiston 3651 Quantum Blvd Boynton Beach, FL 33426 mwiston@literacypbc.org 561-767-3360 |
| Peacemakers Family Center | AmeriCorps members provide academic support, mentoring, standardized test preparation and peer leadership training through after school and summer school programs. Members also provide food and nutrition assistance through the program’s garden and food distribution programs. The goals of the program are to provide safe and supportive communities and school success. | Education, Environmental Stewardship | Miami-Dade | Grace Low 17801 NW 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33169 Glow@peacemakers.com 912-399-8602 |
| Polk Education Foundation | AmeriCorps members provide reading tutoring services to elementary students in grades K-3. The goal of the program is to significantly increase reading skills of low-achieving students. | Education | Polk | Steve Chapman 1530 Shumate Dr. Bartow, FL 33831 Steve.Chapman@polk-fl.net 863-534-0519 x 608 |
| READ USA | AmeriCorps members are teen tutors in a one-to-one instructional model utilizing systematic, supportive reading curriculum where students choose from a selection of fiction and nonfiction leveled books for each daily lesson. Members provide literacy instruction focused on reading fluency, phonemic awareness, and comprehension skills to increase grade-level reading proficiency. | Education | Clay, Duval, St. Johns | Holden Scyster PO Box 331067 Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 holden@readusainc.com 904-732-3872 |
| ReDefiners World Languages | AmeriCorps members serve as part-time K-5 Literacy Tutors at four sites in Hillsborough County. AmeriCorps members deliver literacy services to K-5 students to increase academic achievement. | Education | Hillsborough, Pinellas | Ingrid Holguin 8056 N 56th St Tampa, FL 33617 ingrid@redefinerswl.org 813-530-2313 |
| Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay | Seniors in Service AmeriCorps members provide services and support to Veterans and their families at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Hillsborough County and the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in Pinellas County. AmeriCorps members serve veterans, active military, and military family members by assisting them with wellness plans, helping them to gain access to healthcare services and engage them in volunteerism. | Veterans and Military Services | Hillsborough, Pinellas | Pam Plager 1306 W Sligh Ave. Tampa, FL 33604 pplager@seniorsinservice.org 813-838-5565 |
| Teach for America – Florida | AmeriCorps members serve as full-time teachers in K-12 classrooms in Duval and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The program recruits college graduates to serve two year terms as public school teachers. The intent of the program is to place crucially needed highly qualified teachers in schools with significant numbers of high-risk students. Members are paid a salary by the school system and receive a financial education award upon successful completion of service. | Education | Duval, Miami-Dade | Emily Mayeda 1951 NW 7th Ave, Suite 300 Miami, FL 33136 emily.mayeda@teachforamerica.org 352.658.1119 |
| The Arc Jacksonville | AmeriCorps members mentor adult individuals with intellectual and developmental differences at the various sites of The Arc: Downtown, Westside, University of North Florida, and the Village. Members provide academic, work readiness, health/wellness, financial literacy, and independent living mentoring services. | Economic Opportunity, Healthy Futures | Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau, St. Johns | Noah Hendricks 4401 Wesconnett Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32210 nhendricks@arcjacksonville.org 904-355-9616 |
| The Arc of Palm Beach County | The Arc of Palm Beach County’s AmeriCorps members engage in a year of service as mentors to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As mentors, AmeriCorps members promote independent living skills and provide community inclusion opportunities and promote self-advocacy skills. Members will also provide pre-employment and job readiness, employment soft skills, explore job opportunities, and health education services. | Healthy Futures, Economic Opportunity | Palm Beach | Ruth Acosta 1201 Australian Ave Riviera Beach, FL 33404 racosta@arcpbc.org 561-842-3213 |
| University of Florida – Florida 4-H | AmeriCorps members deliver environmental education programs to students in grades K-8 at three residential 4-H camps. Services include environmental education outreach activities as well as on site environmental stewardship curriculum. | Environmental Stewardship | Alachua, Highlands, Okaloosa | Rachel Carpenter 1523 Union Rd, Rm 207 Gainesville, FL 32611 carpenter.rachel@ufl.edu 352-294-2907 |
| University of Florida – GatorCorps | AmeriCorps members serve through science education, resilience tools and techniques training, and capacity building in Jacksonville and Cedar Key, Florida. AmeriCorps members are responsible for increasing levels of knowledge in disaster risk/resilience/adaptation science among both residents and host organizations to integrate resilience resources into practice. | Disaster Services | Gulf, Duval, Levy, Lee | Dr. Jason von Meding UF College of Design Construction and Planning PO Box 115701 Gainesville, FL 32611-5701 jason.vonmeding@ufl.edu 352-213-5130 |
| University of North Florida | AmeriCorps members serve in the Jacksonville Teacher Residency (JTR) program to prepare for long-term careers as teachers in urban schools. The goal of the program is to enhance student engagement in Duval County Public Schools. Members will be responsible for enriching student learning in mathematics, science, and literacy. | Education | Duval | Dr. Wanda Lastrapes 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224 w.lastrapes@unf.edu 904-620-1621 |
| Urban Paradise Guild | AmeriCorps members provide habitat enhancements, green infrastructure and environmental education services in South Florida. AmeriCorps members are responsible for environmental education services and the treatment of public land, resulting in increased knowledge of environmental stewardship. | Environmental Stewardship | Miami-Dade | Jackeline Bonilla 1020 NE 90 St Miami, FL 33138 jackeline@urban-paradise.org 305-491-3708 |