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About AmeriCorps
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AmeriCorps is a national service program where people of
all ages serve their communities across the country. We
serve to meet our nation's critical unmet needs in the
areas of education, public safety, the environment, and
other human needs. Superior AmeriCorps is dedicated to
serving our local community, focusing on education in
elementary schools and pre-school's across the Baraga,
Houghton, and Keweenaw counties.
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Frequently
Asked Questions
What is AmeriCorps?
AmeriCorps is a national service program often called
"the domestic Peace Corps" that provides thousands of
Americans of all ages and backgrounds the chance to make
a difference in their communities through service. In
return for a year of service, members receive a living
allowance, education award, healthcare benefits,
education loan forbearance, professional training, and
childcare benefits (if eligible).
What are the benefits of
becoming a Superior AmeriCorps member?
$12,500 Living Allowance
$5,815 Education Award
Healthcare Benefits
Education Loan Forbearance
Professional Training
Childcare Benefits (if
eligible)
Where is Superior AmeriCorps
located?
You will find Superior AmeriCorps in the western end of
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Currently, our members
serve in Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw counties.
Our office is located at:
BHK Child Development Board
700 Park Avenue
Houghton, MI 49931
Where do members serve?
Our members serve in preschools and local elementary
schools.. See Locations for more specific information.
What do members do?
Duties vary from site to site, but all members serve to
meet our primary focus: literacy and school readiness
Elementary school members tutor and mentor students who
need support to achieve school success, they serve
Kindergarten through 3rd grade. They also initiate safe,
enriching after-school and summer youth programs.
Preschool members will serve to increase adult-child
interaction, improve the quality of the learning
environment, promote parent involvement, and assist
children with school readiness.
All members coordinate youth service learning programs
and community-wide service programs.
How do I get involved?
Each year Superior AmeriCorps recruits a new class of
members. Members must be at least 17 years old, a US
citizen, or a US national/lawful permanent resident.
Applicants must be willing and able to commit to one
year of service (1700 hours), and have a high school
diploma or GED.
Applicants are accepted
throughout the year. Service typically begins in early
fall, when the school year starts.
Interested?
Download
our
application or contact us
for more information.
More questions?
Contact Superior AmeriCorps Director:
Marcy Erickson
(906) 487-6600 ext145
maericks@bhkfirst.org
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Locations
Superior AmeriCorps members have served at the following
locations:
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Adams Township Schools
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Baraga Area Schools
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BHK Preschool Centers
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Chassell Township
Schools
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Copper Country ISD
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Dollar Bay-Tamarack
City Area Schools
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Elm River Township
Schools
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Hancock Public Schools
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Houghton-Portage
Township Schools
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L'Anse Area Schools
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Calumet, Laurium and
Keweenaw Public Schools
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E.B. Holman Elementary
School
Elementary Education Members
Members based in area elementary schools will serve
under the supervision of a lead teacher, principal, or
superintendent. Members serve directly with students and
school personnel to identify the most urgent literacy
needs and initiate programs to meet those necessities.
They also provide a variety of services, such as
tutoring, mentoring, parent involvement, developing
extracurricular activities, and coordinating various
opportunities for other community members.. To serve
effectively, members must be able to listen, lead, and
inspire young people to take an active role in shaping
their own futures.
Preschool Members
Members serving in early education settings will help in
classrooms by assisting directly with children and
enhancing the quality of care by increasing the
adult-to-child ration, daily routine, and quality of the
learning environment. Members will focus on literacy
skills and school readiness. Members will also spend
time helping with children with diverse disabilities and
working with parents to ensure the best educational
experience for the children. Other roles may include,
recruiting parent volunteers, coordinating parent
activities, setting up special events, and coordinating
various opportunities for other community members.
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Service
Projects
Every year Superior AmeriCorps members join forces to
plan three major service projects. Extra volunteers are
always welcome! Typically the service projects are as
follows:
Make a Difference Day:
 Each
year on the last Saturday in October, Superior
AmeriCorps members take part in this National Day of
Doing Good. Superior AmeriCorps participate in and plan
a different service project annually, while it changes
every year the commitment to improving the community
stays the same. Make a Difference Day is a national
effort sponsored by USA Weekend Magazine to encourage
service in the community. In the past Superior
AmeriCorps made blankets for foster children, helped
improve a Halloween party for the elderly, cleaned up
local nature trails, improving playgrounds, and a blood
drive. The planning for this event begins in September.
Martin Luther King Jr Day of
Service:
 Every
January, Superior AmeriCorps members coordinate and
implement a service project in honor of Martin Luther
King Jr., one of America's most important civil rights
leaders. The specifics of this project also changes each
year, but again the focus remains: improving the
community. Past projects have included holding an essay
and poster contest for youth, visiting the elderly,
diversity presentations, food and clothing drives and
creating a mural with youth. Planning for MLK Jr. Day
projects begins in December.
Russ Mawby/ Final Service Project:
The month of June provides another opportunity for
members to assist the community. Past activities have
included assisting Copper Country Habitat for Humanity,
Bridgefest, and Camp 911. For 2017 we planned a Russ
Mawby Signature Service Project, the Hancock Beach
Restoration. AmeriCorps members and community members
came together to smooth out new sand, build a new
retaining wall, paint, and get the beach ready for the
summer.
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Apply
Apply to serve with Superior
AmeriCorps:
Call Marcy Erickson (906) 487-6600 ext145, and ask for an application
to be sent to you.
OR
Click the link below, print, fill-out, and mail to
Superior AmeriCorps.
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Contact Us
Marcy Erickson
Program Coordinator
(906)
487-6600 ext145
E-mail:
maericks@bhkfirst.org
Superior AmeriCorps
Office:
BHK Child Development Board
700 Park Avenue
Houghton, MI 49931
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