Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) receives funding from AmeriCorps - the federal agency connecting individuals and organizations through service and volunteering - to tackle some of Appalachian Kentucky’s most pressing challenges. As an AmeriCorps grantee, CAP places members in several of our human services programs, where they impact educational outcomes, provide safe and affordable housing, increase food security, help elderly individuals remain in their homes, and restore homes devastated by natural disaster.

The mission of AmeriCorps is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Like CAP, AmeriCorps seeks to bring together Americans from various backgrounds to enrich the lives of those they serve--and their own lives—through service.

AmeriCorps members serve full-time for two months or longer, up to one year. In addition to being a part of the National Service Movement, CAP AmeriCorps members are eligible to receive a living allowance, as well as student loan forbearance and scholarship assistance toward qualified federal student loans and/or future education expenses. Members age 55 and older may be able to transfer that scholarship to a child or grandchild.

Interested in serving as an AmeriCorps member with CAP? Contact us to learn more or apply today!