• Organization Name: Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps Program
• Compensation: $2,300 monthly stipend, plus $7,395 education award
• Location: On-site
• URL: https://rare.uoregon.edu/application-process/member-application-process/

The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments AmeriCorps Program is now accepting member applications for the 2024-25 service year. RARE AmeriCorps Members serve for 11-months in rural Oregon communities where they get to take on meaningful and impactful projects, chosen by the communities themselves. Project areas broadly fall under community and economic development, environmental and sustainability planning, and food systems. The application deadline is Sunday, April 28. Are you seeking an unparalleled service-learning experience? Are you looking to serve with a rural community to create meaningful change? Would you like to dive into community and economic development, sustainability planning, or food systems? Rural Oregon needs you now more than ever! Oregon's rural communities need your expertise, energy, and drive to make a difference. Consider stepping in and stepping up by taking on a year of service with the RARE AmeriCorps Program. Rural Oregon calls... NOW is your time to make a difference! Serving rural Oregon for over 30 years, University of Oregon's Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps Program builds the capacity of rural communities to improve their economic, social, and environmental conditions, through the assistance of trained graduate-level members who live and work in communities for 11 months. Our members assist communities and agencies in the development and implementation of plans for achieving a sustainable natural resource base and improving rural economic conditions while gaining community building and leadership skills.

Thank you to Laura Ray from RARE AmeriCorps for sharing this position!