UAB’s Civitan
AmeriCorps
Community Service Program

Opportunities and Training
Being a Member of AmeriCorps is a community service opportunity, not a traditional job. In addition to a living allowance and education award. Members receive valuable training and experience in team building, knowledge of the disabilities community, and the ethics of service.

Training provided by UAB's Civitan AmeriCorps Program includes:

• Leadership skills and public speaking
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid
• Instruction in specific disabilities
• Personal assistance training
• Prejudice reduction/diversity awareness
• Conflict resolution
• Time management skills
• Community coalition building skills
• Career development skills

Part-time AmeriCorps Members will provide 925 hours of service in a calendar year (an average of 20 hours per week). They will receive a monthly living stipend of $387.50 and an education award of $2,362.50 at the end of their service year for a total of $7,012.50 (gross income).

Eligibility
You are eligible to participate in UAB’s Civitan AmeriCorps program if you:

• are at least 17 years old
• are a graduating high school senior, high school graduate, or willing to earn a GED
• have an expressed desire for post-secondary education
• have an interest in working with people with disabilities
• are able to learn and provide the needed services
• are willing to change your country by caring for your community

To get more information, or request an AmeriCorps volunteer, call or write:

Brenda Campbell
UAB’s Civitan AmeriCorps Program
Civitan International Research Center
1530 3^rd Avenue South, Room 160
Birmingham, AL 35294-0021

Telephone: (205) 934-2965
Fax: (205) 975-0330
E-mail:Brenda Campbell

The education award may be used to pay the cost to attend a qualified institution of higher education, to repay qualified federally approved student loans, or expenses incurred in an approved school-to work program.

About AmeriCorps
Legislation to administer the AmeriCorps Program was created with strong bipartisan support from Congress, the President, and community groups nationwide in 1993.  It engages Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service that strengthens communities.

UAB’s Civitan AmeriCorps Program is funded by a grant from the Corporation for National Service, with support from the UAB Civitan International Research Center and private donations. .

News and Information
About Our Mission
The mission of UAB's Civitan AmeriCorps Program is to provide an educational opportunity for Americans to increase the independence, productivity, and community integration of all people. Individuals with and without disabilities constitute the Corps. They provide an array of services including personal assistance, transportation, respite care, tutoring and job coaching to individuals with disabilities and their families. Members of the Corps help build community awareness of the many contributions that people with disabilities make and help to increase the community's capacity to provide opportunities for them to contribute. UAB’s Civitan AmeriCorps Program is based at the Civitan International Research Center’s LIFE Projects Office.

UAB Civitan AmeriCorps members include: (Front Row L-R) Nakisha Adams, Meleah Middleton, Baeka Martin, Asha Dickerson, and Chris Pate; ( Back Row L-R) Jim Higginbotham (Program Coordinator), Jennifer Oliver, Michael Hill, Trestalyn Grimes, Nadia Gray, Tyree Scott, Veronica Clark, Katie Livingston, Brenda Campbell (Program Director), Teresa Calix. Click photo above for larger image.

Members of the Month Award

Meleah Middleton (center) has been named the March 2003 Full-time member of the month for the UAB Civitan AmeriCorps program. The member of the month award is given in recognition of outstanding achievement by the AmeriCorps member. The recipient is chosen by vote of fellow members. Criteria for nomination includes number of service hours provided, participation in community sponsored events and going beyond the call of duty to enhance the morale of the Corps. Shown with Meleah are Jim Higginbotham, Program Coordinator, and Brenda Campbell, Program Director. Click photo above for larger image.

Nakisha Adams (center), serving in her second term as a Part-time AmeriCorps member, has been named the Part-time Member of the Month for march 2003. Nakisha serves AmeriCorps at the Birmingham Independent Living Center where she assists the consumers in tutoring and computer skills. Nakisha also volunteers at the American Red Cross and "Friday Night Respite" programs sponsored by several area Churches. Click photo above for larger image.

National service is nothing less than the
American way to change America.
(click image to go to National AmeriCorps web site)