AmeriCorps

UNITE employs 28 full-time AmeriCorps members during the 2011-12 school year as part of its UNITE Service Corps initiative.

Service Corps members teach the “Too Good for Drugs” curriculum, tutor students in mathematics, and help establish and coordinate anti-drug UNITE Clubs at 35 elementary schools in 11 counties.
 

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This is the fourth year UNITE has received funding to meet the classroom needs of schools in the eastern portion of the Fifth Congressional District.

During the 2010-11 school year UNITE’s Service Corps members recorded the following statistics:

• 1,793 students at 37 schools completed the 10-lesson Too Good For Drugs curriculum. This program’s focus is on resistance skills, role-playing, and decision-making skills to avoid using alcohol, tobacco or other drugs.
• 752 community volunteers were recruited to assist with UNITE Club activities.
• 4,751 hours of volunteer service were provided to the schools served by AmeriCorps members.
• 119 educational presentations were made to community organizations to recruit volunteers.
• 37 anti-drug UNITE Clubs (fourth grade and above) were established in schools by Service Corps members. There were approximately 2,200 student members of these clubs.
• 997 third grade or younger students were mentored in drug education, prevention and resistance strategies by UNITE Club members.

During the 2008-09 school year UNITE employed 10 AmeriCorps members at schools in 6 counties through a grant awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service. An additional 5 members were added in the 2009-10 school year with funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. There were 24 full-time and 9 part-time members serving 11 counties last school year.

Each participating school contributes $5,500 toward the salary of the AmeriCorps member.

For information about the UNITE Service Corps contact Eugene Newsome at enewsome@centertech.com or 606-794-0625.