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IA (5/15/2008)
http://media.www.ucbvu.com/media/storage/paper1235/news/2008/05/02/Features/Americorps-3362947.shtml
For all students figuring out how to pay off their student loans after graduation, there is an option that rewards students just for doing their normal volunteer work. This program is called AmeriCorps…
…The only requirements for joining AmeriCorps are being a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident, age 17 or older, enrolled in or connected to an Iowa Campus Compact member college or university and being interested in serving the community…
The experience of interacting with some of the [homeless] people on the streets was an eye-opener. You leave those types of experiences with a mix of emotions--hope, disgust, love, grief--but I always leave motivated to do more.
-Taryn Anderson, Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA member, Capital University
