I get a lot of questions about money situations in AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps provides you with the following things - uniform - supplies (kitchen kits, project specific tools) - training sessions and certifications (CTI) - a stipend (received every two weeks, amount received depends on what you claimed on taxes) - a food budget (each corps member gets a certain amount of money per day and it gets combined together on one card for the team to shop for the week) - 15 passenger vans and cargo vehicles (a gas card is given to your team leader each round to buy gas) - 7 corners limited health insurance - 3 personal days, 2 Life After AmeriCorps days (you get hours for LAA days this is for you to apply to jobs or colleges or build your resume etc) & unlimited sick days (but beware you must complete 1700 hours in order to graduate) The housing you will be living in during your project round is usually determined and set up by your project sponsor and an be anything from dorms, apartments, tents, a house, a cabin, a church, anything.
