AmeriCorps — Pennsylvania Service Programs

National service program placing AmeriCorps members at host sites for full-time service, including environmental and watershed organizations.

AmeriCorps places full-time and part-time service members at host sites across the country for one-year terms, with a stipend covered through the program. PennSERVE coordinates Pennsylvania placements, and several environmental host sites accept watershed-focused members.Watershed groups can apply to become AmeriCorps host sites or partner with existing programs like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Watershed Stewards or Western PA Conservancy's AmeriCorps slots. Members typically work on monitoring, outreach, restoration, and capacity-building projects.One of the most cost-effective ways to add capacity for early-stage or growing watershed organizations.