Return on Investment Study: Colorado Home Instruction for Parent of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program

Parent Possible is a Colorado-based organization that equips parents with the tools they need for success in their children’s education and lives. Parent Possible has administered Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) since 1989. HIPPY is a home visitation program model with a curriculum to promote children’s development prior to kindergarten. In Parent Possible’s implementation of HIPPY, AmeriCorps members work with parents’ one-on-one with weekly visits.

Return on Investment Study: Montana Conservation Corps

Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) is an environmental service program dedicated to promoting field research and direct conservation service. Founded in 1991, MCC has received AmeriCorps support since 1993. MCC supports communities and public lands in the Northern Rockies (including Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota) through the deployment of teams to develop beaver dam analogs (BDAs), mitigate fire threats, reduce the spread of invasive species, and restore and re-designate trails.

Return on Investment Study: Green City Force

Green City Force (GCF), operating in Brooklyn, New York, uses workforce training to improve the economic mobility of AmeriCorps members, all of whom reside in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) housing. During the six-month program, members gain hands on experience with building sustainable infrastructure, engaging in urban agriculture, and distributing fresh produce. That experience can lead to green career pathways such as energy conservation assistants, compost coordinators, solar energy installers, energy auditors, and other positions and apprenticeships.

2023 State of the Evidence Report

The AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) builds a portfolio of evidence around the agency’s mission and its programs. As a follow-up from the first State of the Evidence report published in 2017, this 2023 State of the Evidence report synthesizes key themes from studies produced by or for AmeriCorps from 2017 to 2022 with the goal of describing the state of the evidence where the agency seeks to make an impact.

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AmeriCorps Fosters Civic Engagement: AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey Analysis 2017-2021

At the completion of service, AmeriCorps members are invited to complete the Member Exit Survey (MES). This report presents data related to measures associated with civic engagement from the MES for years 2017 to 2021. “Civic Engagement” is one of the four pathways (alongside Cultural Competency, Getting Things Done, and Life and Career Skills) that articulate the AmeriCorps member theory of change. 

Total Learning Classroom Impact Evaluation

The Total Learning Classroom (TLC) program supports whole-school learning outcomes in kindergarten through third grade by providing schools with Scholar Coaches, who are AmeriCorps members trained in evidence-based literacy interventions and deliver effective literacy tutoring to students and support teacher-led priorities, and Systems Coaches, who provide ongoing coaching to Scholar Coaches and help school leaders with decisions and practices that affect entire grades or the whole school.