Sponsor a Preserve WV AmeriCorps Member
PAWV is currently seeking sites to host Preserve WV AmeriCorps members in the 2021-2022 service year, which will begin on Monday, August 30, 2021. Please review the application guidelines and program expectations closely. Complete the application and return it to Sara Volkmann, svolkmann@pawv.org, by Thursday, March 25, 2021.
PROGRAM INFORMATION & SITE ELIGIBILITY
The Preserve WV AmeriCorps program is the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia’s (PAWV) statewide national service initiative where AmeriCorps members help main streets thrive, help communities capture their local history, and help preserve beloved West Virginia landmarks. Preserve WV AmeriCorps is part of AmeriCorps State and National - a National Service initiative founded in the same spirit as AmeriCorps VISTA, the Peace Corps, and other service programs. Preserve WV AmeriCorps is partially funded by an AmeriCorps grant from a state agency, Volunteer West Virginia, and a federal agency, the AmeriCorps Headquarters.
To be eligible to sponsor a Preserve WV AmeriCorps, sites must be under-resourced nonprofit organizations or government agencies with historic preservation and/or history-oriented missions. Types of current site sponsors include:
Through Preserve WV AmeriCorps, PAWV leads a consortium of nonprofit organizations and government agencies that are cultural heritage tourism sites and/or utilize historic preservation to revitalize their communities. AmeriCorps members are placed for a year at consortium sites, and their primary objective is to inject new life into the state’s declining economy by completing projects that will attract more private spending to West Virginia’s cultural heritage sites and those sites’ communities.
To be eligible to sponsor a Preserve WV AmeriCorps, sites must be under-resourced nonprofit organizations or government agencies with historic preservation and/or history-oriented missions. Types of current site sponsors include:
- Educational institutions or universities,
- Heritage Areas,
- Municipalities,
- Museums,
- Historical societies,
- Cultural heritage sites,
- Statewide organizations and foundations,
- Libraries,
- State government agencies,
- Economic and community development authorities,
- Historical theaters,
- Historic Landmarks Commissions,
- Convention & Visitors Bureaus,
- County Commissions, and
- Main Street / OnTRAC organizations.
Through Preserve WV AmeriCorps, PAWV leads a consortium of nonprofit organizations and government agencies that are cultural heritage tourism sites and/or utilize historic preservation to revitalize their communities. AmeriCorps members are placed for a year at consortium sites, and their primary objective is to inject new life into the state’s declining economy by completing projects that will attract more private spending to West Virginia’s cultural heritage sites and those sites’ communities.
APPLICATION PROCESS & KEY DATES
Thursday, March 25th - Site Sponsor Applications Due: to be submitted to AmeriCorps Program Director, Sara Volkmann, svolkmann@pawv.org
May - August - Site selection & Recruitment: PAWV will receive notice of funding for the 2021-2022 AmeriCorps program year on June 7, 2021. Based on accepted sites and expected funding, PAWV will begin recruiting applicants near the end of June 2021. The recruitment process will take place until all slots are filled and may continue after the initial program start date. For recruitment, PAWV and site sponsors will review applications, interview applicants, select candidates for the service opportunities. PAWV will administer criminal background checks.
Monday, August 30, 2021 - Service Year Start Begins with Mandatory Orientation: All site supervisors and members are expected to attend one orientation to be determined. (If a member has not been assigned to your site by these dates, a separate orientation will be scheduled when the member starts and will likely occur at your site.)
May - August - Site selection & Recruitment: PAWV will receive notice of funding for the 2021-2022 AmeriCorps program year on June 7, 2021. Based on accepted sites and expected funding, PAWV will begin recruiting applicants near the end of June 2021. The recruitment process will take place until all slots are filled and may continue after the initial program start date. For recruitment, PAWV and site sponsors will review applications, interview applicants, select candidates for the service opportunities. PAWV will administer criminal background checks.
Monday, August 30, 2021 - Service Year Start Begins with Mandatory Orientation: All site supervisors and members are expected to attend one orientation to be determined. (If a member has not been assigned to your site by these dates, a separate orientation will be scheduled when the member starts and will likely occur at your site.)
