Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D?SD) announced today that the Teaching the Young People AmeriCorps program at the Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota in Sioux Falls will receive a $47,911 federal grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The funding allows 8 AmeriCorps members to receive up to $4,725 to pay for college or qualified student loans.
“This grant will allow AmeriCorps volunteers to meet the needs the Sioux Falls community,” Johnson said. “AmeriCorps volunteers are a great example of how to give back to society. These programs maintain hundreds of thousands of volunteers and generate millions of hours of service to communities and families throughout the nation.”
AmeriCorps volunteers at the Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota provide tutoring and mentoring to students in structured after-school and service learning programs. Activities include developing classroom curricula, tutoring at-risk students, assisting students with computer-based reading and math testing software, monitoring standardized test results, and supporting expansion of after-school activities including cultural activities.
AmeriCorps supports community volunteer activities, mentors youth, builds affordable housing and helps communities respond to disasters. They serve in hundreds of nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and community and faith-based organizations in rural and urban communities across the nation.
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