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AmeriCorps In Maine

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This document profiles AmeriCorps members in Maine and discusses their demographics, backgrounds, and experiences with the program. It finds that AmeriCorps attracts many out-of-state and well-educated volunteers, and encourages some to remain in Maine after their service ends. The program also helps ease recent college graduates' transition to the working world.

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Maine Commission for Community ServiceAmeriCorps Member ProfilesResearched and Created by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Demographic breakdown of Maine’s AmeriCorps MembersNON- RESIDENTSRESIDENTS of MaineResearched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Before their service, members:Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Where did members volunteer prior?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
When do AmeriCorps start volunteering?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Do members volunteer outside of their site?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Educational background of non-residentsResearched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Where do non-residents go after service?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
I love the community so much that I am staying in Maine...it felt like coming home when I came here from Tennessee. I loved my job my site the people that I worked for and with and I would have never known home without having become a VISTA…Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Educational background of Maine residentsResearched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Where do residents go after service?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
I'm just so glad I decided to participate in AmeriCorps as a grad fresh out of college. I wasn't very well-equipped to deal with the working world, and being an AmeriCorps member really eased me through that transition of "college student" to "young professional."Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
Conclusions AmeriCorps is not just a means of supporting communities in Maine through significant and essential service, but also:Attracts highly educated individuals from out of state and encourages them to stay.Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010

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AmeriCorps In Maine

  • 1. Maine Commission for Community ServiceAmeriCorps Member ProfilesResearched and Created by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 2. Demographic breakdown of Maine’s AmeriCorps MembersNON- RESIDENTSRESIDENTS of MaineResearched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 3. Before their service, members:Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 4. Where did members volunteer prior?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 5. When do AmeriCorps start volunteering?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 6. Do members volunteer outside of their site?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 7. Educational background of non-residentsResearched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 8. Where do non-residents go after service?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 9. I love the community so much that I am staying in Maine...it felt like coming home when I came here from Tennessee. I loved my job my site the people that I worked for and with and I would have never known home without having become a VISTA…Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 10. Educational background of Maine residentsResearched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 11. Where do residents go after service?Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 12. I'm just so glad I decided to participate in AmeriCorps as a grad fresh out of college. I wasn't very well-equipped to deal with the working world, and being an AmeriCorps member really eased me through that transition of "college student" to "young professional."Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010
  • 13. Conclusions AmeriCorps is not just a means of supporting communities in Maine through significant and essential service, but also:Attracts highly educated individuals from out of state and encourages them to stay.Researched by AmeriCorps*VISTA Elizabeth Cole May 2010

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