Our Programs
Rhode Island Campus Compact administers a number of programs that directly involve community service and civic engagement activities at our college campuses and in K12 schools.
The AmeriCorps*VISTA program is a year-long AmeriCorps service program that provides for a living allowance and a Segal Education only award for college graduates who are interested in developing service and service learning programs on college campuses and in public schools throughout Rhode Island.
The Learn and Serve America Higher Education grant supports colleges and universities in Rhode Island and Massachusetts that are creating strategic and sustainable campus-community partnerships based on the needs of underserved youth in their communities. Additionally, the grant involves faculty in the development of service-learning curriculum and community partnerships.
The Scholarships for Service - Bridge to Civic Participation Program is an on-campus part-time AmeriCorps program with many RI colleges that provides $1000 Segal Education only awards for 300 hours of service.
Raise Your Voice is a national effort that engages students in public life and enables them to speak out on issues of importance to them. Rhode Island Campus Compact, in collaboration with Massachusetts Campus Compact, offers annual competitive grants to campuses to support civic activities including student dialogues, conferences and service.
The Partnerships for Success Project is a statewide initiative which has identified collaborations between higher education and PK-12 public school districts. The goal of the Partnerships for Success project is to improve educational opportunities and future prospects for all Rhode Island students by developing standards of partnership models that can be replicated throughout the state. The initiative is led by Rhode Island Campus Compact, the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education.
The Project on Civic Reflection pilot program and the New England Region of Campus Compact allows RICC to offer the facilitation of civic reflection sessions to its member institutions. Sessions can be focused to engage students, faculty, staff and administration, board members or mixed groups. Civic reflection is the practice of reading and discussing short pieces of literature as a means of reflecting on the central questions of civic life. This simple practice can help citizens talk more comfortably about values, think more deeply about choices, and respond more imaginatively to the needs of their communities.
Finally, RICC has developed and managed a number of other service programs over the past decade; resources related to these programs are included on the Resources Page.