Host a City Service Corps Member

Overview of City Service Corps Program for Host Sites

City Service Corps is an AmeriCorps program administered by NYC Service in which individuals are recruited to serve full-time at select City agencies from September 2024 - June 2025. City Service Corps members are diverse civic leaders building their pathway to a public service career. Each member’s role serves to build capacity, add value to agency priorities, goals, and/or initiatives, and support in delivering vital resources or programming to more New Yorkers.

City Service Corps Mission: City Service Corps partners with City agencies to address critical local needs through direct engagement with residents, the development of new programming, and the management of resident-facing programming.

City Service Corps Vision: New York residents will have a better understanding of and access to programs designed to positively impact their quality of life.

Note: As members are not considered employees of the City of New York but rather are AmeriCorps members who are placed at agencies for their term of service, members do not count towards agency headcount.

City Service Corps Host Site Applications are Currently Closed.

New host sites are organizations that have never served as a host site in City Service Corps or have not served as a host site in the last 2 program years (i.e. If you were a host site in 2021-2022 but not since then, you would be considered “new” for 2024-2025.) Returning host sites are organizations that served as a host site in the 2023-2024 program year with one or more members, or organizations that were accepted to serve in the 2023-2024 program year but did not receive a member.

Learn more about the City Service Corps program before applying, contact Joann Villacres at servicerecruitment@cityhall.nyc.gov to schedule an informational call.

Review our 2023-2024 Info Session Deck.

Schedule a one on one informational call with our Recruitment and Partnerships Coordinator, Joann Villacres HERE

Host Site Criteria and Eligibility
- Must be a City Agency that has a new or emerging program area that needs to expand its capacity and/or programming.
- Host site will provide a space and access to technology systems for each AmeriCorps member
- Host site will provide a supervisor for their AmeriCorps member(s) who will provide guidance, management, and coaching support
- Supervisor will attend a full-day orientation prior to the start of the program
- Supervisor will attend three 2-hour training sessions throughout the program year
What You'll Need
- Position Description (PD) - Organizations are required to submit a proposal detailing each potential project the member will be serving on. If you are requesting more than one member for a project, then you only need to submit one PD for that project
- PDs must be in the appropriate template (see the Resources Tab for templates, sample PDs, and guides to help applicants navigate PDs)
Service Bureau Funding Opportunity

Use the NYC Service Bureau Program to fund your time as an AmeriCorps host site while advancing your agency's volunteer initiatives! Just apply using our City Service Corps Host Site Application and indicate your interest at the end of the application.

To learn more visit NYC Service Bureau Program or email nycservicebureauprogram@cityhall.nyc.gov

Host Site Application Process

Step 1: Review and collect all supplemental materials

Financial commitment: Organizations hosting an City Service Corps member pay a host site fee and are expected to place their member on their payroll, submitting payroll records for reimbursement quarterly

City Agencies hosting a City Service Corps member pay a host site fee which covers the member’s stipend and is expected to pay Employer FICA Costs. The funding will be transferred via intercity transfer via OMB by the beginning of FY24

Host Site Fee/ Member Stipend	Employer FICA Costs ~7.65% of stipend	Total Commitment per Member
$21,250	$1,626	$22,876

Direct Supervisor Expectations

Step 2: Create Position Descriptions using the City Service Corps Position Description Template

Step 3: Submit your application

Make sure you have attached the following materials:
- All PDs for all requested positions

Step 4: Interview with NYC Service

If selected to move forward, supervisors will be invited to participate in an interview on a rolling basis starting in December. The interview will take approximately 30 minutes and is a time for NYC Service to learn more about your supervision experience, go over expectations for the upcoming program year, and discuss your proposed project(s)
Note for returning host site applicants: Past performance as a host site will be discussed during the supervisor interview and taken into consideration when evaluating the overall application.

Step 5: Accept Your Offer!

If selected, each host site will sign an MOU agreeing to the terms of having an AmeriCorps member placed at your host site. This will include agreeing to the financial commitment. The MOU and a partial amount of the financial commitment is due before members will be able to start at the host site. (See payment schedule on sources of funding and commitment sheet)
NYC Service will support accepted organizations with recruitment of City Service Corps members, as well as provide a supervisor orientation, training, and ongoing support.

More Information on City Service Corps
City Service Corps members serve full time from September 2024 – June 2025. Read the City Service Corps Outcome Evaluation by the Urban Institute outlining how organizations benefit from the City Service Corps members’ service, the extent to which members gain valuable skills, and whether they continue to be civically engaged after completing the program.

Member Benefits Include
- Living stipend - $21,000 - $25,000
  - Monthly unlimited MetroCard
  - Eligible for healthcare (covered by NYC Service)
  - Childcare
  - Student loan forbearance
  - Education award – approx. $5,176.50
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