This Just In: AmeriCorps Program grant awarded!

The Snohomish County WDC was notified on Monday, June 26, 2006 that it was selected by the Corporation for National Service to receive a three-year AmeriCorps Program grant.  With this grant, the Snohomish County WDC is joining 3,000 other organizations and 70,000 other AmeriCorps members around the country in a movement of national service! 

Since the WDC assumed responsibility for the AmeriCorps Program in September 2003, members have served nearly 18,000 youth in Snohomish County. In the 2006-2007 service year, the AmeriCorps Program will launch a new generation of social stewards, that is, empowered individuals committed to dedicating their time and talent to a lifetime of service as a vocation or avocation. This will be accomplished through the integration of youth leadership/development and member vocational education. Members will serve youth in schools and community organizations throughout Snohomish County.

The Snohomish County AmeriCorps Program is recruiting members for its 2006-2007 service year to begin August 23, 2006. To find out more about this exciting program, visit the Snohomish County AmeriCorps Program web site by clicking here.