A STAR! in Western Maryland AmeriCorps Programs
A STAR! (Appalachian Service Through Action and Resources) in Western Maryland is a Maryland AmeriCorps program. A STAR! provides direct, substantive service programs that improve the literacy of school children, enhance the health care and living conditions of children and elderly people, help at-risk youth by offering after-school programs, improve shelter and support services for low-income families and preserve the environment for the Western Maryland communities.
The A STAR! program is managed through a partnership with Frostburg State University located in Frostburg, Maryland, University of Maryland - Hagerstown, the Maryland Governor's Office of Service and Volunteerism, and the Corporation for National and Community Service. The A STAR! program is a regionally-based national service program spanning the four
Twenty site partnerships in the four-county region of Western Maryland sponsor AmeriCorps positions. The following is a list of agencies, names of site supervisors, and a brief description of the service objectives for members placed at that site. To learn more about A STAR!, please contact Lisa Clark, A STAR! in Western Maryland Director, at 301.697.3359.
AmeriCorps Official Application
All AmeriCorps members are required to complete a
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AmeriCorps Prohibited Activities
Funded in part by the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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