At Arizona Serve, we take pride in providing a meaningful, supportive experience for our National Service members to full valuable volunteer roles in Arizona. Our AmeriCorps team members receive many benefits, including one-on-one coaching, a collaborative and open team environment, exploration of regional issues, and professional development training with a service-learning twist that results in a Certificate in Civic Leadership through Prescott College. Creating community is at our core, so we collaborate with partners and other National Service agencies several times a year for our National Days of Service.
Learn more about National Days of Service and various training opportunities for AmeriCorps members with Arizona Serve by checking out our regional team calendars below.
Certificate in Civic Leadership and Practicum
A four-credit class through Prescott College, the Certificate in Civic Leadership Training helps participants develop the knowledge and skills to be effective community leaders. Members complete ten service-learning trainings. Up to five of these may be Community Based which aligns with their current service.
The ten modules are:
- The Third Sector
- Capacity Building and Sustainability
- Positionality
- Leadership Theory
- Impact on Beneficiaries
- Public & Nonprofit Governance
- Volunteer Management
- Nonprofit Fundraising
- Project Management
- Evaluation Metrics
Guest Speaker Series
Panel series where National Service and community members alike hear directly from local leaders about issues that influence poverty at a national and community level. Topics are timely and relevant and allow engagement in real conversations with field experts. The series promotes opportunities to network and get involved. Topics include:
- Criminal Justice System
- Education
- Environment
- Food Insecurity
- Housing and Homelessness
- Introduction to Poverty
- Immigration and Refugee Resettlement
- Low-Income Elders
- Native American Communities
- Public Health and Opioid Issues
Team Meetings
Held monthly across regions and grants, these meetings serve as a way for our members to collaborate and connect on an ongoing basis. Each month a professional development focus area is highlighted, meant to strengthen skills National Service members often use at their sites. Topics include:
- Difficult Conversations
- Creating an Elevator Pitch
- Cultivating Empathy and Understanding
- Diversity and Inclusion
- How to Become an Effective Leader
- Life After Service
- Morale Curve & Stress Management
- Networking
- Personality & Collaboration in the Workplace
- Professionalism and Communication
- Self-Advocacy
- Time Management and SMART Goals
- Understanding your WHY
Our scope widens to the broader community with National Days of Service. Spearheaded by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the following days seek to connect National Service members across the country to volunteer projects happening in their communities. At Arizona Serve, these events are an opportunity for members and the community at large to come together, make new connections, and work as one team. These volunteer opportunities in Arizona might be single Days of Service, but we also encourage service-learning based volunteerism throughout the year and are always willing to connect interested community members to our partner organizations.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday observed as a national day of service – a “day on, not a day off.” Arizona Serve celebrates this “day on” by planning service projects to celebrate King’s legacy.
National Service Recognition Day
Mayors and city leaders, county officials, and tribal leaders across the country are using national service more and more to solve their community’s toughest challenges; this day spotlights their impact and thanks those who serve.
September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance
An annual and forward-looking tribute to the 9/11 victims, survivors, and those who rose up in service in response to the attacks.
