AmeriCorps Instructional Support Team

Butler County Board of Education

Greenville, Alabama

Program Director: Kathy Tolin

Phone: (334) 382-5199, Ext. 1402

E-mail: ​ ​Kathy.Tolin@butlerco.k12.al.us

• Awarded Federal Funding: $236,324

• Awarded AmeriCorps Members: 20

• Counties Served: Butler

Members are providing instructional assistance and early intervention to economically disadvantaged preschool through 12th grade students.

Selma AmeriCorps Neighborhood Development Initiative

City of Selma 

Selma, Alabama

Program Contact: Teresa Carter
Phone: (334) 874-2409

E-mail: planningdevelopment@selma-al.gov

• Awarded Federal Funding: $416,694

• Awarded AmeriCorps Members: 28

• Counties Served: Dallas

Members will assist citizens, repair houses and units, disseminate information, facilitate meetings, distribute food, and mentor students.

Student Conservation Association

Alabama Conservation Corps

Mobile, Alabama

Program Director: Sara Boccardo

Phone: (251) 459-2328

E-mail: sboccardo@thesca.org

• Awarded Federal Funding: $216,000

• Awarded AmeriCorps Members: 24

• Counties Served: Baldwin & Mobile

Members serve to protect, restore, and enhance public lands and waters as well as natural, cultural, and historical resources through such activities as removal and treatment of invasive plant species; preparing for and participating in prescribed burns; installing living shorelines; replacing, repairing, and or creating trails; and providing environmental education and outreach.       

Teach For America - Alabama

Teach For America

Birmingham, Alabama

Program Contact: Bryan Billy 

Phone: (205) 583-4637

E-mail: bryan.billy@teachforamerica.org

• Awarded Federal Funding: $60,000

• Awarded AmeriCorps Members: 60

• Counties Served: Hale, Jefferson, Perry, Sumter, and Dallas

Members teach for two years in low-income and under-resourced schools.      

Goodwill Industries AmeriCorps Program

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers 

Phenix City, AL

Program Contact:  Stephanie Hundley

Phone: (334) 664-9716

E-mail: ​shundley@gwisr.org

• Awarded Federal Funding: $99,066

• Awarded AmeriCorps Members: 7

• Counties Served: Russell, Lee, Randolph, Barbour, Henry

Members will assist in the recruitment and outreach strategies to their target audience to increase client engagement within Mission Services offerings with the goal of helping individuals achieve gainful employment.               

EmpowerEd Conecuh 

Reid State Technical College 

Evergreen, Alabama

Program Director:  Jessica Dent

Phone: (251) 578-1313 

E-mail: ​jdent@rstc.edu

• Awarded Federal Funding: $337,500

• Awarded AmeriCorps Members: 25

• Counties Served: Conecuh

Members will play a key role in guiding and supporting students through their educational journey, helping them improve their skills and reach their full potential.    

Impact America

Impact America

Birmingham, Alabama

Program Director:  ​Ty Jackson

Phone: (205) 202-4780

E-mail: tjackson@impactamerica.com

• Awarded Federal Funding: $286,703

• Awarded AmeriCorps Members: 17

• Counties Served: All 67 counties in Alabama

AmeriCorps members serve with Impact America initiatives - FocusFirst, SaveFirst, and SpeakFirst. FocusFirst provides free vision screenings to preschool-aged children across the state of Alabama. SaveFirst ensures Alabama families have access to high-quality, free tax preparation services. SpeakFirst is a debate and college preparation program for high school students in the Birmingham area. Members contribute direct service, recruit, train, and manage volunteers serving with each program.