A. The member’s term of service begins on ________________________ and ends on ________________________.
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The Program and the member may agree, in writing, to extend this term of service for the following reasons:
1.The member’s service has been suspended due to compelling personal circumstances.
2.The member’s service has been terminated, but a grievance procedure has resulted in reinstatement.
B. The member will complete a minimum of _____hours of service during this period.
1.Full-Time Members must serve 1700 hours during a period of not less than nine months and not more than one year.
2.Half Time Member must serve at least 900 hours over a time not to exceed one year.
3.Reduced Half-Time Members must serve at least 675 hours over a time not to exceed one year.
4.Quarter-Time Members must serve at least 450 hours over a time not to exceed one year.
5.Minimum Time Members must serve at least 300 hours over a time not to exceed one year.
C. The member understands that to complete the term of service successfully (as defined by the program and consistent with regulations of the Corporation for National and Community Service and to be eligible for the education award, he/she must complete all the hours of service (as noted in B above) and satisfactorily complete pre-service training and the appropriate education/training that relates to the member’s ability to perform service.
D. The member understands that to be eligible to serve a second term of service the member must receive satisfactory performance reviews for any previous term of service. The member’s eligibility for a second term of service with this program will be based on at least a mid-term and end-of-term
evaluation of the member’s performance focusing on factors such as whether the member has:
1.Completed the required number of hours
2.Satisfactorily completed assignments, tasks, or projects
3.Met any other criteria that were clearly communicated both orally and in writing at the beginning of the service term.
E. The member understands, however, that the mere eligibility for an additional term of service does not guarantee selection or placement.
F. The member understands that the program must abide by the Corporation’s duplication and non-displacement rules.
Nonduplication - Corporation assistance may not be used to duplicate an activity that is already available in the locality of a program. And, unless the requirements of paragraph (f) of this section are met, Corporation assistance will not be provided to a private nonprofit entity to conduct activities that
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are the same or substantially equivalent to activities provided by a State or local government agency in which such entity resides.
Nondisplacement. 1. An employer may not displace an employee or position, including partial
displacement such as reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits, as a result of the use by such employer of a participant in a program receiving Corporation assistance.
2.An organization may not displace a volunteer by using a participant in a program receiving Corporation assistance.
3.A service opportunity will not be created under this chapter that will infringe in any manner on the promotional opportunity of an employed individual.
4.A participant in a program receiving Corporation assistance may not perform any services or duties or engage in activities that would otherwise be performed by an employee as part of the assigned duties of such employee. 67
5.A participant in any program receiving assistance under this chapter may not perform any services or duties, or engage in activities, that—
(i) Will supplant the hiring of employed workers; or
(ii) Are services, duties, or activities with respect to which an individual has recall rights pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or applicable personnel procedures.
6.A participant in any program receiving assistance under this chapter may not perform services or duties that have been performed by or were assigned to any—
(i) Presently employed worker;
(ii) Employee who recently resigned or was discharged;
(iii) Employee who is subject to a reduction in force or who has recall rights pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or applicable personnel procedures;
(iv) Employee who is on leave (terminal, temporary, vacation, emergency, or sick); or (v) Employee who is on strike or who is being locked out.
G. The members understand under what circumstances they may raise resource for the program.
1.AmeriCorps members may raise resources directly in support of your program's service activities.
2.Examples of fundraising activities AmeriCorps members may perform include, but are not limited to, the following:
a.Seeking donations of books from companies and individuals for a program in which volunteers teach children o read;
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b.Writing a grant proposal to a foundation to secure resources to support the training of volunteers;
c.Securing supplies and equipment from the community to enable volunteers to help build houses for low-income individuals;
d.Securing financial resources from the community to assist in launching or expanding a program that provides social services to the members of the community and is delivered, in whole or in part, through the membersof a community-based organization;
e.Seeking donations from alumni of the program for specific service projects being performed by current members.
3.AmeriCorps members may not:
a.Raise funds for living allowances or for an organization's general (as opposed to project) operating expenses or endowment;
b.Write a grant application to the Corporation or to any other Federal agency.