JustServe AmeriCorps is one of Solid Ground's AmeriCorps/ VISTA teams helping local nonprofits, faith-based organizations, schools and public agencies increase their capacity, pilot new initiatives and mobilize youth and adults of all ages to work for positive change in their community. JustServe's two corps, the Anti-Violence Advocate Corps and Pathway to Career Corps, prevent youth violence, domestic violence and recidivism, and provide valuable career path opportunities for youth.

The Anti-Violence Advocate Corps is a collaboration between Solid Ground, the Corporation for National and Community Service, Seattle Police Department and other frontline violence prevention organizations to create a more just and safe community in Seattle/King County. In the upcoming 2011-2012 National Service term, we will hire seven full-time AmeriCorps Members to support the following Anti-Violence Advocate Corps projects in Seattle/King County. (All 2011-2012 positions are now closed.)

New in 2011-2012, our Pathway to Career Corps is a pilot project using the National Service experience to transform the lives of young adults (aged 18 to 24) facing lifelong unemployment, underemployment and poverty in our community. Young people who enroll in this corps will receive intensive case management, job training and experience, leadership development, exposure to living wage career options, and college preparation and navigation – all based in a year of service to the community as AmeriCorps Members. (All 2011-2012 positions are now closed.)

About serving with AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a year of direct service, addressing our community’s most vital needs, while gaining powerful skills and experience for lifelong civic engagement.

• Anti-Violence Corps Members receive a modest living stipend ($1,100/month) and a $5,500 post-secondary educational award in exchange for an 11-month term of service from September 2011 to July 2012.
• Pathway to Career Corps Members receive a modest living stipend ($1,008/month) and a $5,500 post-secondary educational award in exchange for a 12-month term of service from September 2011 to August 2012.