AmeriCorps Program
Overview
The Citizens Conservation Corps (CCC)
of West Virginia, in partnership with the National Association of
Service and Conservation Corps (NASCC), offers Education Awards to its
eligible Twin Branch participants.
AmeriCorps Education Awards can be
used in many ways, including repayment of qualified, existing or future
student loans; payment of all or part of the cost of attending a
qualified institution of higher education, including certain vocational
programs; and other applicable educational goals.
The amount of the Education Award is
$1,250.00. All service and training hours go towards accumulating
the necessary 450-hour requirements for the quarter-time award. On average,
award requirements are completed within 4-6 months.
The award voucher worth $1,250.00 may
be spent in portions, or in its entirety. The recipient of this
award has seven years after the completion of service to utilize the
award.
AmeriCorps Education Awards are
provided from a special account in the United States Treasury called the
National Trust Service. The Trust is managed by the Corporation
for National and Community Service (CNCS), the parent organization of
the AmeriCorps program. Education Awards are subject to income
taxes in the year they are used.
AmeriCorps continues to impact our
program participants and the community in many varied and valuable ways.
The CCC is proud to be associated with a program of this stature.
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