JASA Welcomes NYC Civic Corps Members

JASA is pleased to have been chosen as a site for Mayor Bloomberg’s new NYC Civic Corps program. NYC Civic Corps is part of the Office of the Mayor’s NYC Service initiative, a new program designed to make NYC the easiest city in which to volunteer.

NYC Civic Corps is a signature program that places trained college graduates with nonprofit organizations for a year of service to work on volunteer recruitment and management programs. The program, which is being funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service through the Americorps*VISTA program, is being administered by the Office of the Mayor. Corps members receive a stipend and other benefits through Americorps and NYC Civic Corps.

JASA is one of approximately 60 nonprofit organizations selected to host members of NYC Civic Corps’ inaugural class. JASA’s eight corps members will be working on expanding volunteer capacity across the agency, especially at Senior Centers and Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs). JASA’s Corps members come from as close as Riverdale to as far as Omaha, Nebraska. All Corps members will be working on specific projects to strengthen volunteer initiatives across the agency.

JASA utilizes over 1,000 community volunteers to help fulfill its mission to enable older adults to remain in their communities with dignity and autonomy. Popular volunteer programs include the PETS Project, Friendly Visiting, and volunteering at Senior Centers.

JASA also organizes special volunteer projects at JASA sites for corporations, schools, universities, camps, religious organizations, and other community groups.

For more information about volunteering at JASA or coordinating a volunteer project at JASA for a group, please contact the Volunteer Services Department at volunteer@jasa.org.