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About | Overdose prevention | COVID-19 response | ▸ The service year | FAQ | For current members
Make an impact and boost your career in public health by supporting local teams and organizations
AmeriCorps members support the work of multi-sector teams and local organizations to bolster overdose prevention efforts and the response to COVID-19 and related impact. Service members work on a wide range of projects, including robust social media presence, project coordination, data analysis, and more.
About the year of service
Where members serve
OVERDOSE PREVENTION
AmeriCorps members are placed in counties across the state of California covering 85% of the population.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
AmeriCorps members are placed in counties across the western United States.
Who serves
AmeriCorps members are 21+ years old. Most have bachelors or master’s degrees with a health focus and diverse work experience.
Why serve
Get professional development
AmeriCorps members participate in monthly Learning Network webinars and topic-specific discussions covering these topics and more:
Capacity building
Managing up
Strategic communications and storytelling
Stigma and harm reduction
Youth engagement
Get support & grow your network
AmeriCorps leaders conduct quarterly 1-on-1 check in calls to provide individualized support.
Geographic cluster calls connect members working in similar areas. A member discussion hub and resources are coming soon.
Featured AmeriCorps member profiles
AmeriCorps members placed in the field with our coalitions have…
Distributed 5,400 Naloxone doses to 13 agencies across Los Angeles county in 3 weeks.
Created a website so that the Sacramento Opioid Coalition could launch an anti-stigma campaign.
Designed a two-day training to address stigma and develop strategies to implement harm reduction principles in Butte county.
IMPACT AREAS