AmeriCorps Members Are Available to Serve in School Districts as Sustainability Coordinators

Through the Sustainable Schools AmeriCorps initiative based out of the University of Northern Iowa, AmeriCorps members may be placed directly in school districts to serve as Sustainability Coordinators.

The cost is $5,000 cash match for two, full-time AmeriCorps members to serve 11 months at the district and work in a full-time capacity in order to decrease district wide energy costs, help facilitate and promote environmental education, and create greater opportunities for low-cost service learning.

For more information, you can read about the programs at three participating school districts or contact Carmen Rae Finken, Sustainable Schools AmeriCorps Program Manager, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education, at carmenfinken@gmail.com or (319) 273-7194.