Empire State Service Corps

If you have a desire to do good and make a difference, you can get hands-on experience and serve your community through paid public service with the Empire State Service Corps.

 


Students: Apply Now to be A Corps Member

How Does It Work?

The Empire State Service Corps will focus on different types of work on campus or in the community:

K-12 Tutoring:

Students will partner with local school districts for regular tutoring sessions to support recovery from pandemic-era learning loss.

SNAP and Basic Need Outreach:

Students will serve on-campus supporting students with SNAP outreach as well as basic needs support (including shifts at the campus food pantry).

Peer Mental Health:

Available on select campuses, students will be trained to serve as peer mental health educators.

Sustainability:

Students will serve in campus roles, with local nonprofits and with state agencies, on sustainability work such as recycling campaigns, tree planting, pollinator gardens, sustainability outreach.

Anti-Hate and Bias Prevention:

Students will serve with local nonprofits focused on ending hate and bias in the community.

Civic Engagement:

Students will serve with local nonprofits on civic engagement, including nonpartisan voter outreach.

FAFSA Completion:

Students will serve in local communities and visit local high schools and work on campus to support students in completing the FAFSA.

Interested in becoming a Host Site?

Are you a Community-based organization or school district that would like to host Empire State Service Crops members? Please complete the form below or reach out to Jessie Stack Lombardo, Campus Coordinator.

Hosts: Apply Now to be a Host Site 

Important Information:

Corps members are expected to work 300 hours over the academic year (10 hours per week) and will be paid $6 an hour through the program, not by the host site. Corps members are employed by their campus and designated to the host organization where they will be available to perform service projects during the academic year.

For additional information and to learn more:

Contact Campus Coordinator Jessie Stack Lombardo, Director - careers@geneseo.edu / (585) 245-5721.