An overview of the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky's Build Corps AmeriCorps program.

1. BUILD CORPS

2. AmeriCorps
Rooted in America’s Tradition of Service
1933: Civilian Conservation Corps
1961: Peace Corps
1964: VISTA
1993: The Corporation for
National and Community
Service and AmeriCorps
2009: Serve America Act

3. • A public-private partnership
• Formed to engage Americans of all ages and
backgrounds in service to meet community needs
• Two main programs: AmeriCorps & Senior Corps
• Programs focus on education, disaster preparedness
& response, veterans & military families, poverty &
homelessness, the environment, and other critical
areas.

4. The Corporation’s strategic
plan outlines five key areas:
• Mobilizing More Volunteers
• Ensuring a Brighter Future for All
Youth
• Engaging Students in Communities
• Harnessing Baby Boomers’
Experience
• Supporting Disaster Preparedness
and Response

5. AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps AmeriCorps AmeriCorps
State/National VISTA NCCC

6. AmeriCorps
State and National
• Largest branch of AmeriCorps
• Unlike VISTA Members, who
serve “behind the scenes” on
capacity building and
programmatic development,
AmeriCorps State and National
Members perform direct service.
• Grantees include: national and
local nonprofits, schools, and
universities, public agencies, and
Native American tribes
• Full-time and part-time
opportunities

7. AmeriCorps in Kentucky
The 13 different AmeriCorps programs operating in Kentucky tutor kids who
are behind in school, help domestic violence survivors achieve financial
stability, provide independent living services to low income seniors, and
address other critical needs in the Commonwealth.

8. Build Corps
An AmeriCorps State program operated by the Homeless &
Housing Coalition of Kentucky

9. Build Corps Members focus on…
Building, renovating, or weatherizing low-income housing.

10. Build Corps Members focus on…
Providing housing case management & teaching financial literacy.

11. Build Corps Members focus on…
Helping low income
community
members prepare
for and recover from
disasters.

12. Member Benefits
• Taxable living allowance of $12,100, divided into equal
bi-monthly payments
• Health insurance, unless waived
• Workers Compensation coverage
• Education award of $5,550 upon successful completion
of the program

13. Member Requirements
• Serve at least 1700 hours
over the course of one
year. This time is spent
mostly on direct service
activities at the
Member’s Service Site.
• Attend all required Build
Corps training events.
• Plan and conduct Build
Corps service projects.

14. Member Training
• Introduction to homelessness
and low income housing issues
• Basic case management
• Basic construction site safety
• Teambuilding
• Disaster preparedness and
recovery services, provided by
the Kentucky Community
Crisis Response Board
(KCCRB)
• Additional training throughout
the program year

15. Build Corps Service Projects
• All Build Corps Members will work with other Members in
their region to plan and implement disaster preparedness
trainings with low income community members.
• Build Corps Members will also participate in other special
service activities throughout the year, such as a pre-
Thanksgiving food drive, Stand Downs, and MLK Day
service projects.