Resilience Corps NC works alongside communities to address resilience and conservation challenges through service.
Conservation Trust for North Carolina offers Resilience Corps NC, a national service program of AmeriCorps, designed to support capacity building for resilience, environmental education, and stewardship and outreach that builds bridges between conservation organizations and the local communities they seek to serve.
Through Resilience Corps NC, CTNC partners with host sites in North Carolina to address issues related to environmental education, disaster services, and resilience in their community. The program supports rising conservation leaders through real-world, hands-on experience, professional development, networking, community engagement, and volunteerism. Understanding that a welcoming, inclusive workspace is critical to member success during service, host site partners participate in ongoing training to ensure they are prepared to support members with a variety of lived experiences.
Resilience Corps NC is managed by Conservation Trust for North Carolina and supported by a grant from the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. We offer AmeriCorps service members a living stipend ($31,000), healthcare premium reimbursement, child care assistance, SNAP eligibility, and monthly professional development opportunities. Participants who complete the program receive an education award of $7,395.
Program goals:
Make environmental education more accessible to people of all socioeconomic backgrounds
Provide experience for future leaders seeking conservation careers
Build bridges between conservation groups and the communities they serve
Connect more North Carolinians to the outdoors through environmental education
Where Are Our Members Serving Now?
Who are the members serving now?
