Host an AmeriCorps Member
Apply to host a full time AmeriCorps Member with Campus Compact of Oregon!
All Campus Compact of Oregon programs are committed to promoting racial equity and social justice, and eliminating inequities that exist in Oregon in postsecondary access and success for students of color and first generation students. National service members are placed at colleges, universities, K12 schools, or education nonprofits and work with a supervisor at this host site. Each of our programs achieve this mission in a slightly different way.
If you are looking to add human capacity to your team and build or strengthen efforts to support educational equity, becoming an AmeriCorps host site might be right for you! Supervisors receive training from Campus Compact of Oregon and support throughout the year. Colleges, universities, K-12 schools, and education nonprofits are all eligible to apply. You must be a member of Campus Compact of Oregon in order to host a national service member, but you may apply without membership status and join if and when you are accepted!
If you are interested in applying, please contact the Program Manager at any time for additional information or to discuss if a partnership is the right fit for you.
All Campus Compact of Oregon programs are committed to promoting racial equity and social justice, and eliminating inequities that exist in Oregon in postsecondary access and success for students of color and first generation students. National service members are placed at colleges, universities, K12 schools, or education nonprofits and work with a supervisor at this host site. Each of our programs achieve this mission in a slightly different way.
If you are looking to add human capacity to your team and build or strengthen efforts to support educational equity, becoming an AmeriCorps host site might be right for you! Supervisors receive training from Campus Compact of Oregon and support throughout the year. Colleges, universities, K-12 schools, and education nonprofits are all eligible to apply. You must be a member of Campus Compact of Oregon in order to host a national service member, but you may apply without membership status and join if and when you are accepted!
If you are interested in applying, please contact the Program Manager at any time for additional information or to discuss if a partnership is the right fit for you.
Application: Open!
Program Focus: Indirect service (often time project creation and building and behind the scenes work) focused on capacity building. VISTA members build or expand programs that address community identified needs to address poverty and increase opportunities for Black, Indigenous Communities of Color, Students of Color, first generation students and community members at all intersections of life.
Eligible host sites: Colleges/universities, education nonprofits, K12 schools.
Contact with questions: Kendra Bowens, VISTA Program Director
Program Focus: Indirect service (often time project creation and building and behind the scenes work) focused on capacity building. VISTA members build or expand programs that address community identified needs to address poverty and increase opportunities for Black, Indigenous Communities of Color, Students of Color, first generation students and community members at all intersections of life.
Eligible host sites: Colleges/universities, education nonprofits, K12 schools.
Contact with questions: Kendra Bowens, VISTA Program Director
Application: 2022-23 program year now open - view RFP here (please email for an editable version)
Program Focus: Community college retention, K12 student engagement, and culturally specific organizations. At the college level, members focus on improving graduation rates for Oregon community college students through peer advocacy and community engaged learning. In K12 schools, C2C is focused on improving attendance rates and school engagement in K12 schools in Multnomah County through mentorship.
Eligible Host Sites: K12 schools, community colleges, organizations with a focus on youth with a strong equity lens
Contact with Questions: Rosa Garcia-Moreno, Connect2Complete Program Director
Program Focus: Community college retention, K12 student engagement, and culturally specific organizations. At the college level, members focus on improving graduation rates for Oregon community college students through peer advocacy and community engaged learning. In K12 schools, C2C is focused on improving attendance rates and school engagement in K12 schools in Multnomah County through mentorship.
Eligible Host Sites: K12 schools, community colleges, organizations with a focus on youth with a strong equity lens
Contact with Questions: Rosa Garcia-Moreno, Connect2Complete Program Director
Application: Currently closed
Program Focus: Summer VISTAs support youth-focused programming, especially for rising 9th graders, in partnership with 9th Grade Counts and All Hands Raised.
Eligible host sites: Colleges/universities, education nonprofits, K12 schools with summer programming for youth mid June - mid August.
Contact with questions: Carmen Denison, Executive Director
Program Focus: Summer VISTAs support youth-focused programming, especially for rising 9th graders, in partnership with 9th Grade Counts and All Hands Raised.
Eligible host sites: Colleges/universities, education nonprofits, K12 schools with summer programming for youth mid June - mid August.
Contact with questions: Carmen Denison, Executive Director
Equal Opportunity Statement
Campus Compact of Oregon is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained team of national service members. Minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, Campus Compact of Oregon does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, or genetic information in its programs or activities. Campus Compact of Oregon follows the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) Civil Rights & Workforce Diversity Policy.
Campus Compact of Oregon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. If an AmeriCorps or national service member has a documented disability and feels they need a reasonable accommodation to successfully meet program objectives and complete their term of service, the member is advised to contact their site supervisor or their Campus Compact of Oregon Program Manager for assistance.
Campus Compact of Oregon is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. If an AmeriCorps or national service member has a documented disability and feels they need a reasonable accommodation to successfully meet program objectives and complete their term of service, the member is advised to contact their site supervisor or their Campus Compact of Oregon Program Manager for assistance.
