March 26, 2007 AmeriCorps is a network of national service
programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in
intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public
safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve
through more than 2,100 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-
based organizations. They tutor and mentor youth, build
affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and
streams, run after-school programs, and help communities respond
to disasters. Created in 1993, AmeriCorps is part of the
Corporation for National and Community Service, which also
oversees Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Together
these programs engage more than 2 million Americans of all ages
and backgrounds in service each year. Center for Civic
Engagement and Learning