Harvey Conservation Corps

The AmeriCorps Harvey Conservation Corps in Chicago, IL, seeks members to support community gardens, urban farms, and trails in parks. Duties include greening vacant lots, maintaining public lands, and promoting environmental stewardship. The position offers childcare assistance, an education award, and a stipend upon completion. It's a part-time role with a service period from 10/01/2024 to 09/01/2025, allowing for school and another job during off hours.
The AmeriCorps members will take responsibility for supporting community gardens, urban farms and healthy green streetscapes; creating and maintaining trails in nearby parks and forest preserves; helping residents with both environmental stewardship and health education around nature, connecting Harvey students with nature; and maintaining and improving public lands.

Member Duties : 1. Greening vacant lots and caring for street trees 2. Designing informal green spaces a. Creating /maintaining nature trails in public lands around the South Suburbs 3. Working in urban farms and community garden

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Stipend .

Terms :
Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :
None

Skills :
None

SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps State / National

Program

Harvey Conservation Corps

Program Start/End Date

10/01/2024 - 09/01/2025

Work Schedule

Part Time

Age Requirement

Minimum: None Maximum: None

Program Locations

ILLINOIS Chicago

Accepting Applications

From 11/01/2024 To 04/30/2025

Contact

Kwame Amuh

710 Argyle Ave

Flossmoor IL 60422

7086776872

kiamud@neighborscapes.org

Listing ID

124878