AmeriCorps Fellow Host Site Application

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Thank you for your interest in becoming a Citizen Schools AmeriCorps Host Site for the 2025-26 service year!

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If you have any questions, please reach out to Citizen Schools’ Program Director, Brian O'Neil at brianoneil@citizenschools.org.

Please note all AmeriCorps placements are contingent upon final approval of funding allocations.

Organizational Information

Full name of your organization

Type of organization

Federal EIN#

Please describe

Organization's website URL

Organization's social media channels

Organization Street Address

City

State

Zipcode

County

How did you hear about Citizen Schools?

Primary Point of Contact

Note: This should be the main person who will be communicating with Citizen Schools.

If someone from your organization already attended an awareness/info session, please enter their information here.

First name

Last name

Job Title

Job Role

Email address

Phone number

Secondary Point of Contact (if applicable)

Secondary Contact: First name

Secondary Contact: Last name

Secondary Contact: Job Title

Secondary Contact: Job Role

Secondary Contact: Email address

Secondary Contact: Phone number

REQUESTED CITIZEN SCHOOLS AMERICORPS FELLOWS

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Are you a current AmeriCorps Fellow Host Site?
Have you ever applied to become an AmeriCorps Fellow Host Site before?

All applicants are eligible to request 1-2 AmeriCorps Fellows. How many positions are you applying for?

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION

In a short narrative, please provide a brief overview of your organization. Please include your mission/vision, describe the community needs your organization addresses, and overall how you think a Citizen Schools AmeriCorps Fellow can contribute to your team.

Please select which of the statements best reflects where your organization is in the process of supporting authentic experience-based learning with mentors in your community.

We are just getting started (seeding)We have been working with other stakeholders in our community but would like to establish more long term collaborations and partnerships (sustaining)We are part of a strong network of stakeholders in our community who are working together to scale models and best practices for maker-centered learning (growing)

ALIGNMENT AND COMMITMENT TO ACTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

AmeriCorps VISTA Fellows will leverage their training to establish and sustain a robust local volunteer network and implement high quality showcases of student learning. Through strategic collaboration with educators, community stakeholders, and volunteers, VISTAs will aim to mobilize the local community around student learning and achievement. For Direct Service AmeriCorps Fellows in Massachusetts, they will be in the classroom working closely with students and teachers on developing and implementing EBL projects.

In a short narrative, please share how your organization is either currently engaging volunteers, or how you plan to engage volunteers in the future, from within your community to enhance student learning. Please share specifics about how you envision the AmeriCorps VISTA member meaningfully contributing to these community engagement initiatives.

In a short narrative, please provide a brief overview of how your organization is currently engaging local community members to both participate in and inform your programming. Please mention specific programs, community stakeholders and partners within your community.

MANAGERIAL CAPACITY AND TRAINING

Fellows require active supervision and coaching to be successful in their role. In this section, we would like you to identify the supervisor that will oversee the Fellow, provide background on their role at your organization, and summarize the training the Fellow(s) will receive.

Describe the supervisor’s role as it relates to the program focus of the AmeriCorps Fellow(s), the overall managerial and staffing capacity you are dedicating to the programs that Fellows will support, and how you will engage Fellows in ways that build a sense of “team” and connection between them and your existing staff.

Describe your plans for the onboarding and ongoing training and professional development the AmeriCorps Fellow(s) will receive from their supervisor and your organization.

Host Site Supervisor's Information

Host Site Supervisor first name

Host Site Supervisor last name

Host Site Supervisor email

Host Site Supervisor phone

Host Site Supervisor title

Host Site Supervisor job role

RECRUITMENT

If selected, our team is excited to collaborate with you to source a candidate that exceeds your expectations. Our Host Sites are critical partners in helping to identify local talent that is best positioned to have an impact on your community. In this section, we’d like to learn more about how you have approached recruitment for similar roles in the past and if you have any specific candidates in mind or ideas for building a pipeline of qualified candidates.

Please share how your organization approaches recruiting roles similar to the AmeriCorps Fellow position. What types of strategies and tools would you explore to build the pipeline of candidates? Please share any general insight into talent pipelines in your local community.

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Do you have any specific local recruitment pipelines already identified and/or specific candidates in mind for this position?

Please share more about the pipeline/candidates you have in mind.

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