
The City of Orlando partners with AmeriCorps with three main programs: Operation AmeriCorps, OPASS and AmeriCorps VISTA.
The Operation AmeriCorps program is a competitively funded grant which provides funding for the city to deploy 24 full-time AmeriCorps members who work directly with 1,000 high school juniors and seniors residing in Orlando’s lowest income neighborhoods. The types of service the members provide include:
- Tutoring
- SAT/College Prep
- Advocacy
- Counseling
- Workforce development
- Post-Secondary Planning
- Mentorship/Guidance
Operation AmeriCorps members work with four local high schools:
- Jones High School
- Edgewater High School
- Boone High School
- Colonial High School