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AmeriCorps partners with LARRI to rehabilitate flood affected homes |
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Friday, 22 January 2010 17:36 |
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An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team is collaborating with Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana (LARRI) from Jan. 18 - Feb. 26, to rehabilitate and restore flood affected homes of those who do not have the resources to repair their own homes. The United Way of Porter County is the local Service Project Sponsor of the ten-member AmeriCorps team. The NCCC team, based in Vinton, Iowa, hopes to restore at least 12 - 16 homes to safe, sanitary, and secure habitability during its stay. United Way improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of the community. Last year, the United Way branches in Northwest Indiana raised over $8 million to fund services that impacted the lives of over 200,000 area residents. Lakeshore Area Regional Recovery of Indiana (LARRI) is a long-term recovery committee of non-profit and faith-based organizations created in response to the needs of survivors of the devastating floods in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties in September 2008. NCCC is part of AmeriCorps, a network of national service programs created to improve the environment, enhance education, increase public safety, and assist with disaster relief and other unmet human needs. The North Central Region campus, located in Vinton, Iowa serves Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The North Central Region campus is one of five campuses in the United States; the others are located in Perry Point, Md.; Sacramento, Calif.; Vicksburg, Miss.; and Denver, Colo. NCCC members, 18-24, must complete at least 1,700 hours of service during the 10-month program. In exchange for their service, they receive $4,725 to help pay for college or to pay school loans. Other benefits include leadership development, team building skills, increased self-confidence and the satisfaction of knowing that they have made a real difference in communities across the country. AmeriCorps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. For information about applying to AmeriCorps NCCC, call 1-800-942-2677 (1-800-94-ACORP) or visit the website at www.americorps.gov/nccc. If interested in applying for an AmeriCorps NCCC team, please call 319-472-9660 or e-mail
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