Recent Nebraska-based graduates are invited to apply for a fellowship to work in rural Nebraska and start a movement. The fellows serve rural communities in three capacities: As Lead for Nebraska/Lead for America fellows, as AmeriCorps Service Members through our state’s service commission ServeNebraska, and as American Connection Corps and Public Health Equity Corps members. However, there is no limit to what focus a member can have! The fellowship is a 1-year commitment with the option to continue.
Fellows are placed in a paid, full-time position in which they work on a critical challenge alongside an existing community leader in their hometown or home state. Working together for 35 hours per week, the placement serves as an “apprenticeship” in leadership and local service for the Fellow within a nonprofit or local government. Outside of the leadership apprenticeship, Fellows begin their service with a community-wide listening tour. Fellows talk with community members from all walks of life to understand the challenges, assets, and opportunities of their community. Following the listening tour, each Fellow will be responsible for launching a community venture––a project of the Fellow’s choosing that addresses a critical challenge they have identified. Previous Fellows have done everything from getting elected to their local nonpartisan City Commission to launching a nonprofit that raised more than $18M to serve their community. As AmeriCorps service members, all Fellows will receive a $30,000 stipend for the year, and a $6,345 Education Award upon completion of the Fellowship.
Learn more about our AmeriCorps Fellowship at ruralimpacthub.com/lfne.
More details at: https://ruralimpacthub.com/