The AmeriCorps programs that Volunteer Iowa manages or supports focus on a wide variety of issues, including educational achievement, economic opportunity and organizational capacity building. If you are interested in joining or learning more about AmeriCorps programs in Iowa, please contact us by email at americorps@volunteeriowa.org or call 1-800-308-5987. A team member will answer your questions and help you explore which program is the best fit for you!
- View an interactive map of AmeriCorps State program locations in Iowa.
- If you’re not sure which branch of AmeriCorps is a best fit for your interests, check out our Choosing to Serve in an Iowa AmeriCorps Program guide (PDF, 175.25 KB).
AmeriCorps Iowa Programs Listing
AmeriCorps 4-H Outreach - Iowa State University
Focus Area(s): Education, Youth Development
Service Area(s): Statewide
AmeriCorps 4-H members use Positive Youth Development framework to deliver exciting, hands-on learning experiences to youth across the state of Iowa! Members facilitate programs from 4-H's core curricula areas: STEM, Healthy Living, Communication and the Arts, Leadership and Civic Engagement, and Agriculture and Natural Resources.
For more information, please contact:
Teri Mash, Program Director
Phone: 515-294-8013
Email: terimash@iastate.edu
Website: AmeriCorps 4-H Outreach
AmeriCorps VISTA - Volunteer Iowa
Focus Area(s): Capacity Building, Education, Economic Opportunity, Healthy Futures, Disaster Services, and Veteran and Military Families
Service Area(s): Statewide
The Volunteer Iowa VISTA Program offers the opportunity for individuals to serve full-time for 1 year gaining valuable experience in a nonprofit, government, or higher education institutions. VISTA members support organizations to make sustainable change in areas that effect poverty through activities such as volunteer management, fund development, research, communication, and much more. VISTA members gain professional experience and leadership skills while immersing themselves in the community where they serve. VISTA prepares you for a life of service in the public, private, or nonprofit sector. Whether you are a young adult finding your path, making a career change, or looking for something to fill your time post-career, VISTA has something for you!
For more information, please contact:
Julie Struck, Program Officer
Phone: (515) 349-4715
Email: julie.struck@volunteeriowa.org
Website: Volunteer Iowa AmeriCorps VISTA Program
AmeriCorps Youth Launch - Graceland University
Focus Area(s): Education, Youth Development
Service Area(s): South Central Iowa
AmeriCorps Youth Launch provides opportunities for students to lead successful, rewarding, and productive lives. AmeriCorps members mentor youth, build valuable Developmental Assets, instill civic engagement, and help young people find the "sparks" that ignite their passions in life.
For more information, please contact:
Kallie Burton
Phone: (641) 784-5495
Email: kallie2@graceland.edu
Website: AmeriCorps Youth Launch
Bur Oak Land Trust AmeriCorps Program - Bur Oak Land Trust
Focus Area(s): Environmental Stewardship
Service Area(s): Iowa City
Bur Oak Land Trust AmeriCorps members serve to protect and restore Eastern Iowa's natural resources. In the field, members restore critical habitat through prescribed fire and planting native plants, and remove invasive species by mechanical and targeted chemical use to create more biodiverse and resilient ecosystems. Members also engage with the community to connect people to nature by creating maps of Bur Oak properties and leading hiking tours for the public.
For more information, please contact:
Meredith Roemerman, Program Director
Phone: (319) 338-7030
Email: meredith@buroaklandtrust.org
Website: Bur Oak Land Trust AmeriCorps Program
City of Davenport AmeriCorps and Youth Corps Program - City of Davenport
Focus Area(s): Education, Youth Development
Service Area(s): Davenport
As an AmeriCorps member of the City of Davenport AmeriCorps/Youth Corps Program, you will focus positive youth development activities by serving with an organization that supports youth out-of-school-time programs in a variety of settings throughout Davenport. Members provide support at organizations such as Davenport Parks and Recreation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Common Chord and Putnam Museum.
For more information, please contact:
Becca Niles
Phone: (563) 888-3084
Email: becca.niles@davenportiowa.com
Website: City of Davenport AmeriCorps and Youth Corps Program
City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program: Creating Opportunities - City of Dubuque
Focus Area(s): Social-Emotional Learning, Youth Development
Service Area(s): Dubuque
City of Dubuque AmeriCorps members address the most critical needs with Dubuque's youth. Join our partnerships for the opportunity to improve vital learning skills to re-enforce positive, strength-based development for K-12 students. Our program offers several exciting and unique full and part-time positions during the whole year, school year, and summer - making it easy to fit creating change in your community into your schedule!
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Berna, AmeriCorps Coordinator
Phone: (563) 690-6171
Email: americorps@cityofdubuque.org
Website: City of Dubuque AmeriCorps Program: Creating Opportunities
College Access & Success AmeriCorps - Iowa College Student Aid Commission
Focus Area(s): Education, Youth Development
Service Area(s): Statewide
College Access and Success AmeriCorps members assist high school and current college students as they plan for, prepare for and succeed in college. The College Access and Success AmeriCorps Program includes two member roles: Student Leader and College Coach. Current high school seniors from our partner schools serve as student leaders to support and encourage their peers throughout the college-going process, as well as promoting a college-going culture throughout the community. Current college students and recent college graduates serve as virtual college coaches, providing college-going assistance and support to high school and college students through timely text messages and virtual assistance.
For more information, please contact:
Christina M. Sibaouih, Division Administrator
Phone: (515) 725-3101
Email: christina.sibaouih@iowa.gov
Website: College Access and Success AmeriCorps
Conservation Corps Iowa AmeriCorps - Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa
Focus Area(s): Environmental Stewardship
Service Area(s): Des Moines, Cedar Falls
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa is serving outdoors with purpose! Make a difference while caring for the environment and gain valuable skills for your future. We offer a wide variety of positions for youth and young adults from diverse backgrounds who are interested in connecting with nature, engaging in environmental stewardship, and supporting the community.
For more information, please contact:
Brian Miller, Program Director
Phone: (651) 209-9900
Email: brian.miller@conservationcorps.org
Website: Conservation Corps Iowa AmeriCorps
Disaster PrepWise AmeriCorps Program - University of Iowa
Focus Area(s): Disaster Preparation
Service Area(s): Eastern Iowa
Disaster PrepWise AmeriCorps is a program based out of the University of Iowa College of Public Health whose mission is to increase disaster preparedness among older adults in Iowa. Members will be serving either within a local public health/senior service organization or with our team at the College of Public Health. Members will be recruiting older adults and delivering our program to them, as well as working with their own and other local organizations to help promote our program and developing resources that allow us to more specifically aid our more vulnerable populations.
For more information please contact:
Sato Ashida
Phone: (319) 467-1193
Email: CPH-AmeriCorps@uiowa.edu
Website: Disaster PrepWise AmeriCorps
Green Iowa AmeriCorps - University of Northern Iowa
Focus Area(s): Environmental Stewardship
Service Area(s): Statewide
Green Iowa works to empower Iowa's communities and school districts to make more conservation-minded decisions and improvements by engaging our AmeriCorps members in direct service work, conservation education, professional development opportunities, and volunteer engagement. Green Iowa AmeriCorps is recognized by the state as a Green Corps program (Iowa Administrative Code Section 15H.6).
For more information, please contact:
Ashley Coffin, Program Director
Phone: (319) 273-7273
Email: ashley.coffin@uni.edu
Website: Green Iowa AmeriCorps
Habitat for Humanity of Iowa AmeriCorps Program - Habitat for Humanity of Iowa
Focus Area(s): Economic Opportunity
Service Area(s): Statewide
Habitat for Humanity of Iowa's AmeriCorps Program offers members the ability to learn, serve, and give back to the community by building houses, managing volunteers, and engaging homeowners at local Habitat for Humanities across the state of Iowa. In addition to this, members can join our Mobile Response Team that are on call to respond to natural disasters across the state as they appear.
For more information, please contact:
Katie Sylvis, Program Director
Phone: (515) 266-6886
Email: kzellmer@iowahabitat.org
Website: Habitat for Humanity Iowa AmeriCorps
Iowa Community Corps
Focus Area(s): Capacity Building, Food Security, Resource Navigation, Volunteer Management
Service Area(s): Statewide
The Iowa Community Corps is a Public Health AmeriCorps program housed at the Iowa Department of Health & Human Services. AmeriCorps members serve directly with community-based organizations and government agencies to support capacity-building projects that expand food security and resource navigation in Iowa communities. Members receive a living allowance, education award, and access to the Community Health Worker (CHW) Professional Skills Training program. Successful completion of the CHW Professional Skills Training results in the award of a professional certificate from the Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa Chronic Care Consortium. Our AmeriCorps members engage in rewarding service and develop a professional network and skillset to forge a successful career in public health. To become an Iowa Community Corps AmeriCorps Member, please complete the Iowa Community Corps Application.
For more information, please contact:
Erin Hardigree
Phone: (515) 415-0065
Email: erin.hardigree@idph.iowa.gov
Website: Iowa Community Corps | Health & Human Services
Iowa Legal Aid AmeriCorps Justice for All Project - Iowa Legal Aid
Focus Area(s): Economic Opportunity
Service Area(s): Statewide
Iowa Legal Aid (ILA) is a nonprofit organization providing critical legal assistance to low-income and vulnerable Iowans who have nowhere else to turn. From ILA's 10 regional offices and Courthouse Help Desks, AmeriCorps members provide direct services to ILA's clients and their communities, helping them access legal information, resources and support needed to resolve fundamental civil legal problems. These problems include preventing homelessness, ensuring safety and security to victims of domestic/sexual abuse, maintaining basic income supports, and avoiding unfair debt collection practices.
For more information, please contact:
Gail Klearman
Phone: (515) 243-2980 ext. 1678
Email: gklearman@iowalaw.org
Website: Iowa Legal Aid AmeriCorps Justice for All Project
Iowa Reading Corps AmeriCorps Program - United Ways of Iowa
Focus Area(s): Education, Youth Development
Service Area(s): Statewide
Iowa Reading Corps members are responsible for addressing on going literacy learning loss by working one on one with students in K-3rd grade. Reading Corps service provides the opportunity for members to have a positive, lifelong impact on students who struggle with reading--helping them achieve and succeed in the present and future. Iowa Reading Corps is recognized by the state as a Reading Corps program (Iowa Administrative Code Section 15H.7).
For more information, please contact:
Becca Eastman, Program Director
Phone: (563) 726-3673
Email: becca.eastman@uwiowa.org
Website: Iowa Reading Corps AmeriCorps Program
Polk County Conservation AmeriCorps
Focus Area(s): Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Education, Veteran services, Youth Programming
Service Area(s): Central Iowa
The mission of Polk County Conservation (PCC) is to provide the citizens of Polk county with quality outdoor recreation, conservation education and long-term protection of Polk county’s natural heritage.
Join our program and lead environmental education programs, lead Polk County teens within the Polk County Conservation Youth Corps program, complete various natural resource enhancement and restoration interventions, collaborate with staff to build on the Polk County Conservation volunteer program, and increase the reach and effectiveness of Polk County Conservation’s adaptive veteran programming. Come explore with us!
For more information, please contact:
Molly Huhn
Phone: 515-864-1306
Email: molly.huhn@polkcountyiowa.gov
RedTails LEAD AmeriCorps Program - Hawkeye Community College
Focus Area(s): Education
Service Area(s): Waterloo
Together, RedTails LEAD AmeriCorps members are a network of support for students by serving in one of four distinct roles to alleviate food insecurity, construct and remodel homes, provide child care, or help with academic and other life challenges.
For more information, please contact:
Program Coordinator
Phone: (319) 296-4044
Email: americorps@hawkeyecollege.edu
Website: RedTails LEAD AmeriCorps Program
RIVA AmeriCorps
Focus Area(s): Economic Opportunity
Service Area(s): Statewide
RIVA AmeriCorps leverages the power of community by training emerging leaders in work readiness to increase economic opportunities in Iowa. Members provide supportive services for fellow refugee and immigrant clients, such as English, digital/financial literacy and career development through learning support, referrals, outreach, and wrap-around services. RIVA AmeriCorps is recognized by the state of Iowa as Refugee Rebuild, Integrate, Service, Empower (RISE) program. Refugee RISE programs "provide Refugee RISE AmeriCorps members with training and support to increase community integration and engagement for diverse refugee communities." (Iowa Administrative Code Section 15H.8)
For more information, please contact:
Dayoung Lim, Program Coordinator
Phone: (515) 512-1881
Email: Dayoung@rivaiowa.org
Website: RIVA AmeriCorps
Rural Iowa AmeriCorps - Iowa Economic Development Authority
Focus Area(s): Capacity Building
Service Area(s): Statewide
The Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Center for Rural Revitalization recognizes that the needs of rural Iowa are community specific. Each community finds unique solutions to enhance the quality of life for their residents and visitors. These solutions improve community health, retain local talent, attract new residents, and build a sense of place. The Rural Iowa AmeriCorps Program will enroll AmeriCorps members to support quality programming and spaces, with a focus on either Community Development or Capacity Building, that encourage people to live, work, play, and engage in vibrant rural places.
For more information, please contact:
Sacha Wise, Program Manager
Phone: (515) 348-6156
Email: recovery.americorps@iowaeda.com
Website: Rural Iowa AmeriCorps
Seed Coalition
Focus Area(s): Education, Youth Development
Service Area(s): Statewide
The Seed Coalition AmeriCorps program focuses on robust career preparation opportunities getting experience in the nonprofit and public sector realms. Members in the program serve in either a student support role or in a career preparation role. Student support roles create and sustain ongoing relationships with current college students providing them much needed support for academic and personal success. Career preparation roles will serve with Iowa institutions for higher education or at local non-profit organizations.
For more information, please contact:
Kayla Lyftogt, Program Director
Email: klyftogt@seed-coalition.org
Website: Seed Coalition
Youth Connect AmeriCorps (YCA) - Iowa State University
Focus Area(s): Organizational & Community Capacity Building
Service Area(s): Statewide
Based at Iowa State University’s Child Welfare Research & Training Project, this statewide program focuses on direct service to foster care youth around preparing for education and employment goals, as well as increasing social-emotional skills. Using a healing centered engagement approach, YCA members connect foster care youth to resources and supports in the transition from foster care to independent living.
For more information, please contact:
Erika Abusharkh, Program Director
Phone: (515) 294-7340
Email: erikaa@iastate.edu
AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) is a full-time residential AmeriCorps program (not managed by Volunteer Iowa). NCCC members serve in teams based out of five campuses located across the country, including one in Vinton, Iowa. Ready to join? Apply online to AmeriCorps NCCC or contact the North Central Region Campus at 319.472.9664 or jburns@cns.gov for more information about recent and upcoming NCCC service sites.