ServeOhio supports current AmeriCorps members by providing resources and leadership development for their service year and their life after AmeriCorps. 

Member Benefits Resources

These resources may be helpful as you begin and finish your service year. For more resources, visit the national AmeriCorps website.

• A Guide to the My AmeriCorps Portal
• Healthcare Options for AmeriCorps Members
• AmeriCorps Child Care Benefits Program
• Postponing Student Loan Payments and Getting Interest Paid
• Impact of AmeriCorps Benefits on Food Stamp Eligibility
• How to Use Your Education Award
• AmeriCorps Member Assistance Program (MAP) Information

AmeriCorps Alums

AmeriCorps Alums is the only national network that connects over one million alumni of AmeriCorps programs who have served since 1994 (including an estimated 80,000 new alumni each year) to the people, ideas, and resources that support their commitment to a lifetime of service.  This includes AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps NCCC and AmeriCorps VISTA. Learn more about the benefits of joining the network!

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Justice Talking

Justice Talking is a national reading and discussion program for AmeriCorps members featuring discussions that use short philosophical and literary texts, images, and videos on the nature of justice, service and related themes. In partnership with Ohio Humanities, ServeOhio hosts AmeriCorps members and program staff for Justice Talking facilitation training once per year. Participants become more familiar with the art of humanities-based discussion and have a better understanding of the importance of civic reflection.

For questions about Justice Talking, please email Rebeccah Verhoff-Kiss at rebeccah.verhoff-kiss@serveohio.gov. 

VIEW JUSTICE TALKING RESOURCES

LeaderCorps

Ohio LeaderCorps provides a statewide network in which Ohio’s AmeriCorps members share ideas, experiences, and a spirit of service while taking a leadership position in their AmeriCorps program. Each LeaderCorps representative plays a significant role in making AmeriCorps a household name by giving at least two AmeriCorps outreach presentations, organizing at least one local service project around AmeriCorps Week or National Day of Service, and assisting with the coordination of the Regional Swearing-in Event and/or AmeriCorps Week activities. Representatives also have the chance to network with one another, build a forum for Corps member exchange, and develop relationships with other programs throughout the state.

2020-2021 LeaderCorps Information

• 2020-21 LeaderCorps Position Description
• January 11  - Orientation Agenda
• January 11  - Orientation Presentation
• Inspiring and Motivating Others  - presentation by Angelic Dean

• February  9 - Training Presentation and recording
• February  9 -  Inspire's Telling Your Story Presentation 
• AmeriCorps Week Communications Toolkit
• AmeriCorps Member Story Template 

2019-2020 LeaderCorps Information

• LeaderCorps Position Description
• Orientation Presentation

May 13, 2020 Meeting Materials

• Self-Care Plan Template 
• PowerPoint Presentation

January 14, 2020 Training/Meeting Materials

• Agenda
• Presentation slides
• Elevator Speeach Builder 
• Outreach Notes Page
• AmeriCorps Weeks Notes Page
• Inspire: Telling Your AmeriCorps Story - presentation