Now hiring for SCORE AmeriCorps!

AmeriCorps members sort toiletries for a local shelter.

We have been incredibly lucky this year to have an overwhelming number of applicants for the Northwest Washington Reading Corps. So many, in fact, that we are now having to wait list new applications. But that is not the end of your chances of getting a position with us!

If tutoring kids isn’t your thing, and you’d like to give back to the community by serving in AmeriCorps, then you should consider applying to SCORE AmeriCorps. 

SCORE stands for Skagit County Opportunities, Resources, and Energy. The mission of SCORE AmeriCorps is to provide economic opportunity for disadvantaged individuals including financial literacy, housing assistance, job training, and nutritional assistance, and to address unmet energy-efficiency and environmental needs of low-income individuals in Skagit County.

This is a brand new program made possible by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act of 2009.  We have 12 positions available at various non-profit agencies in Skagit County.  Here are a few of the places where our AmeriCorps State members will work:

• Habitat for Humanity
• Skagit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
• Skagit Housing Authority
• Northwest Agriculture Business Center
• Community Action Housing Program
• Community Action Food Program

A few quick facts about this program:

• 12 AmeriCorps State positions on a team-based project
• All positions start September 1st and end July 15th
• Benefits: professional development, health benefits, travel reimbursement, student loan forbearance, $1050/monthly stipend, childcare, $5350 education award upon successful completion of service

For more information on SCORE AmeriCorps, contact Jennifer Rice at jen@servenorthwestwa.org or (360) 588-5720.  To find positions on the AmeriCorps website,  type “SCORE” in the advance search toolbar.