NeighborScapes Harvey AmeriCorps Position 2025-2026
$25000/y
a day ago
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Summary
The MetroAlliance, Inc. is seeking a Harvey Conservation Corps Member for the NeighborScapes AmeriCorps Position 2025-2026 in Harvey, IL. The role involves supporting community gardens, urban farms, and maintaining green spaces.
About the Role
As a Harvey Conservation Corps Member, you will be responsible for revitalizing green spaces in Harvey, Illinois. Your duties will include supporting community gardens, urban farms, and healthy streetscapes, creating and maintaining trails in parks and forest preserves, and assisting residents with environmental stewardship and health education.
About You
Required:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident of the U.S.
- Must pass a background check upon arrival to the program.
Preferred:
- Availability for full-time service.
- Experience in environmental conservation or community service.
Benefits
- $25,000 living stipend (around $14.75/hour)
- Discounted health insurance
- Educational Segal Award of $7,000+ for completing 1700 AmeriCorps hours
- Childcare assistance if eligible
- Fire training and commercial pesticide certification
- Discounted apartment units available in Harvey
The MetroAlliance, Inc.
Launched in 2016, The MetroAlliance makes and facilitates investments in inclusive and diverse neighborhoods, as an investor, counsel, consultant, lawyer, board member, and principal, based on a theory of change described in the 2013 DePaul Journal for Social Justice article, The Coming Integration
Harvey, IL