To determine if a service position is an eligible placement for National Bonner AmeriCorps, refer to the list below of currently eligible position types:

After School Programs (ASP)

          In order for an after-school program to serve as a placement site for a Bonner AmeriCorps

          member, the following must be true:

            • The population served should be from an at-risk population, defined as at least 51%   

              eligible for free or reduced lunch

            • the youth/children served should participate in programming at least 5 hours/weekly  

              for at least 16 weeks.

Capacity Building (CB) 

          Eligible positions under capacity building must meet two criteria:

          1) Fall within one of our five categories (see Capacity Building Opportunities Form; always remembering that some of these Capacity Building Activities, such as              Fundraising, Grant Writing and Administrative Activities are prohibited by the rules of Americorps, see Prohibited Activities); and

          2) Be based at an organization which addresses at least one of the following CNCS priority issue areas:

• Disaster Services:  Concerns regarding the preparation, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts that relate to disaster events. 
• Economic Opportunity:  Addresses unmet needs of economically disadvantaged individuals, including financial literacy, affordable housing, and employment‐related assistance. 
• Education: Topics related to unmet educational needs within communities, especially those that help at-risk youth to achieve success in school and prevent them from dropping out. 
• Environmental Stewardship: Matters regarding energy and water efficiency, renewable energy use, at-risk ecosystems, and behavioral change leading to increased efficiency. 
• Healthy Futures: Addresses unmet health needs, including access to health care, increasing physical activity and improving nutrition in youth, and increasing seniors’ ability to remain in their own homes. 
• Veterans and Military Families:  Addresses unmet needs of veterans, members of the armed forces, and family members of deployed military personnel.