Gain valuable experience and give back to your community through service with First Steps AmeriCorps. Our AmeriCorps members engage directly with families and communities, helping to ensure that all children start school ready to reach their highest potential.
Part- and full-time service opportunities are available across the state and at the South Carolina First Steps office in Columbia, SC. Activities range from providing one-on-one support for parents to hosting outreach events about school readiness and local early childhood services.
Find available opportunities and learn about the requirements and benefits of service below.
Serve your community for 10 months, from August 2021 to June 2022. Schedules are flexible and determined by the AmeriCorps member and the service site. Hours of service may be completed between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
To see how our First Steps AmeriCorps Members manage their busy schedules, take a look at our Day in the Life schedules.
15 hours per week (450 Service hours) – $1,678.57
20 hours per week (675 Service hours)- $2,417.14
25 hours per week (900 Service hours)- $3,172.50
35 hours per week (1200 Service hours) -$4,441.50
The application for the 2021-22 program year will open May 9, 2021. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and orientations are hosted virtually twice a month.
Family and Community Engagement - Serves by conducting outreach activities, creating outreach materials, and connecting families of young children with community services and resources. Serves a total of 675 service hours over the program year. Living Allowance:$ $273.90 per stipend (pre-tax)
Berkeley (1 position available)
Orangeburg (1 position available)
Family and Community Engagement - Serves by conducting outreach activities, creating outreach materials, and connecting families of young children with community services and resources. Serves a total of 450 service hours over the program year. Living Allowance:$190.24 per stipend (pre-tax)
Lancaster (1 position available)
HIPPY Parent Educator - Serves by providing parents with the knowledge and tools to engage their 4-year-old children in developmentally appropriate, skill-building activities through 45-minute home visits (in-person preferred). Parent Educators receive weekly 90-minute training that focuses on how to use the HIPPY curriculum with parents. Serves a total of 900 service hours over the program year. Living Allowance:$ 359.52 per stipend (pre-tax)
SC Midlands (1 position available)