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National Service Leadership Council
A space for New York City’s AmeriCorps and service programs to collaborate and strengthen the presence and culture of National Service.
Connecting New Yorkers to meaningful service
Find opportunities to serve through AmeriCorps programs across NYC.
Connect to ServeConvening NYC’s service programs
Join a network of organizations strengthening national service together.
Join the Council
Join the National Service Leadership Council
The council welcomes AmeriCorps and national service programs that place members in NYC. Member organizations join in-person quarterly meetings for thought-partnership, resource sharing, collaborative initiatives and events.
Join the CouncilUpcoming Meetings
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
| October 20, 2026 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
Our Goals and Committees
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Collaborative Member Support
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Engaging Alumni & Mentors
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Leveraging Our Common Success
Collaborative Member Support Committee: Supports active members with training and development opportunities, networking and career fair events, housing support, and overall retention and employment outcome trends.
Alumni and Mentorship Committee: Engages NYC AmeriCorps alumni, organizes mentorship opportunities, and shares resources to support alumni who want to champion national service in their communities and companies.
Leveraging Common Successes Committee: Raises awareness, organizes outreach strategies, and tells the story of NYC AmeriCorps programs and their impact.
Benefits to NSLC Members
Strengthen Our Programs
- Program and recruitment visibility
- Resources and best practices
- Collaborative trainings
Strengthen Our Voice
- Collective coordinated outreach
- Cross-sector collaboration
- Stakeholder engagement
Connect to Serve
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Meet Our Partners
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City Year New York
Our AmeriCorps members, ages 17 to 25, develop critical workforce and interpersonal skills and access exclusive scholarships through a year of service with City Year, helping students to achieve their goals. City Year AmeriCorps members serve in schools preparing students with academic, workforce and interpersonal skills they need to succeed in school and in life and acquire valuable workforce skills that help them and prepare them to be leaders in their communities and their careers.
Service Term:
Sept 2026 – June 2027
Apply NowSept 2026 – June 2027
Coach Across America
Coach Across America is based on a simple premise: That highly trained coaches can be among the most transformative adults in young people’s lives and inspire their success on the field, in the classroom, and in life. As an AmeriCorps member, you will coach teams and programs for elementary to high school age youth. AmeriCorps members are trained on how to become a Sports Based Youth Development Coach to positively impact youth mental and physical well-being.
Service Term:
Fall term: Aug – July & Winter Term: Feb – Jan
Apply NowFall term: Aug – July & Winter Term: Feb – Jan
Community Health Care Association of New York State
Our mission is to increase health care access and enhance workforce development through service in community health centers throughout New York State, with the goal of eliminating health disparities for the medically underserved through long-lasting projects. CHCANYS AmeriCorps is a workforce development program dedicated to preparing members for careers in public health and community-based primary health care, while addressing the most pressing health care needs in communities.
Service Term:
Sept – July, plus rolling start dates
Apply NowSept – July, plus rolling start dates
Concrete Safaris
PlacemakingCorps members explore a career in public and environmental health and placemaking, while supporting youth development and community building. Through direct service, planning, and leadership of child and youth-centered environmental health service learning projects, you will gain skills and confidence, educate children and youth on environmental health, and facilitate implementation of their visions for a healthy neighborhood.
Service Term:
300, 450, & 675-hour terms Nov, Jan, June
Apply Now300, 450, & 675-hour terms Nov, Jan, June
Green City Force
The Service Corps is a structured, six-to-ten-month, full-time workforce development experience. Members serve on average four days a week in the field in service, and one day a week in classroom training and gain hands-on experience through service as part of a cohort. Service projects cultivate and distribute fresh produce, build green infrastructure, and reach residents with various health and resilience programs in public housing communities.
Service Term:
March – Sept & Sept – Feb
Apply NowMarch – Sept & Sept – Feb
Hunger Free America
The Anti-Hunger Corps is a national AmeriCorps VISTA program with members that work at community based nonprofits to identify and implement sustainable solutions to ending hunger. Members identify barriers, implement sustainable solutions, and build organizational capacity to further the anti-hunger mission. VISTA members commit to a one-year full-time service and Summer Associates serve full-time from June to August.
Service Term:
VISTA: Aug – Aug; Summer Associates: June – Aug
Apply Now
VISTA: Aug – Aug; Summer Associates: June – Aug
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Our AmeriCorps members, whether young or more seasoned, are taking up the leadership challenge and making lasting, positive changes. They are at the forefront in helping people help themselves to gain access to scarce employment opportunities, aiding families in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure to find viable refinancing options and working with youth to provide safe alternatives through after-school programming.
Service Term:
Fall and Spring; full-time, half-time, part-time
Apply NowFall and Spring; full-time, half-time, part-time
New York Immigration Coalition
We are a state-wide member-led coalition of immigrant and refugee organizations working to transform the lives of all New Yorkers by strengthening and building our members’ power, organizing and educating our communities and the public, and using our collective voice to advocate for opportunity and justice. NYIC AmeriCorps VISTAs engage in full-time paraprofessional service for a year at a host organization, where they work on capacity-building projects in support of the host's immigrant-focused anti-poverty services.
Service Term:
Year-long terms beginning between March and September
Apply NowYear-long terms beginning between March and September
NYC Service
NYC Civic Corps members receive real-world professional experience at a City agency or nonprofit while tackling some of our city's most pressing challenges. During your 10-month, full-time service term, you are paid to channel your passions, serve your city, and jumpstart a career in engaging communities, developing programs, and managing volunteers. Join us to connect to a cohort of future civic and civil leaders, access training and career planning, and set up yourself for success.
Service Term:
Sept – June
Apply NowSept – June
Reading Partners
AmeriCorps members are passionate individuals who support critical needs in communities across the United States through service. At Reading Partners, our AmeriCorps members are the heart and soul of our program and come from diverse backgrounds and lifepaths to support students K-4 in becoming lifelong readers!
Service Term:
August – June
Apply NowAugust – June
St. Nicks Alliance
AmeriCorps Members serve as Youth Success Mentors who play a pivotal role in the lives of high-needs youth, ages 12-24, in middle and high schools and within Brooklyn’s Williamsburg and Bushwick neighborhoods. Members mentor and help youth to complete high school or vocational training, prepare for graduation, and transition into the workforce or college. Members receive training prior to their placement and during their service year in order to successfully meet their service responsibilities.
Service Term:
Vary
Apply NowVary