About Sac State College Corps (SSCC)

The Sacramento State College Corps program offers full-time undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue career development and training opportunities that help build new skills, explore potential career paths, and get paid while working in the community to further initiatives and efforts. As part of a broader initiative by California Volunteers, the program provides students with opportunities to:

• Contribute to non-profit initiatives and efforts via our community partners.
• Gain experience that can set your resume above the rest as you complete your education and prepare for your future career path.
• Work with local agencies and non-profits to alleviate issues within the community.

As a condition of service, Fellows must volunteer 450 hours over the academic year – about 12-15 hours each week, to receive the full $10,000 (subject to the review of financial aid eligibility).

For Students

Who Can Join?

Students selected to join the program must meet all the following criteria:

• Students who are in need of financial assistance for college. This can be best exhibited if you are a Pell Grant/Middle Class Scholarship/Cal Grant B eligible.
• Undergraduate students who are full-time (12 units) at Sacramento State and have not graduated from a bachelor's degree program in the past.
• Students committed to finishing all 450 hours during the 10-month academic year, from Aug 2025 through May 2026.
• Is NOT currently enrolled or planning to enroll into another AmeriCorps sponsored program during the term of service.
  
  

Financial Benefits? Earn up to $10,000!

• Fellows will receive a monthly living allowance and become eligible to receive the education award after completing 450 hours of approved service.

Fellow Application

Applications for the 2025-26 academic year will be open from February 3, 2025 through May 2, 2025 for the 2025-2206 academic year.

Fellow Application

Cohort 4 Fellow Onboarding Timeline

*To receive a confirmed offer, you must register and attend one of the mandatory meets and greet sessions. (Registration Links will be provided with conditional offers.)

For Community Partner Organizations

A key element of the Sacramento State College Corps program is YOU: local community-based organizations and government agencies who are interested in hosting members throughout the academic year.

Funded by California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, the California College Corps initiative has three goals:

• engage college students in meaningful service to build leadership and civic responsibility;
• promote academic success and economic well-being;
• support the work of community-based organizations within targeted program focus areas.

Eligibility and Criteria

Eligible community partners for the Sacramento State College Corps program must be a nonprofit organization or government agency able to:

• Supervise at least three to five Fellows, providing a minimum of 12-15 service hours each week in a targeted program focus area.
• Participate in required training (i.e. in-person orientation, timesheet training, etc.). Please expect to attend the mandatory community partner orientation in August 2025 (TBD) which will be five hours in length. All supervisors are required to attend.
• Support Fellows with data collection regarding community outputs. (Required by California Volunteers)
• Comply with AmeriCorps grant requirements.

College Corps Fellows are required to complete a total of 450 hours of service during the 10-month program. Because some Fellows may choose to enroll in the program-specific course (considered indirect or training hours), complete required trainings and attend mandatory events, we estimate that Fellows will need to complete 360 service hours with their host site. This translates to 12-15 hours per week with your organization. Service with your organization can be a mix of direct and indirect service but should be predominately direct service.

Direct service; refers to activities that directly benefit individuals, groups, or communities and can include actions such as: tutoring, mentoring, outreach, harvesting and distributing meals, and more.

• At least 300 hours (80%) of the Fellows’ time must be spent on direct service.

Indirect service refers to activities that indirectly benefit individuals, groups, or communities and can include research, material preparation, or other activities that support the organization’s efforts.

• At least 60 hours (20%) of the Fellows’ time may be spent on indirect service.

Please fill out an interest from below to receive notification when the Community Host Partner application opens on March 21, 2025.

Community Host Partner interest form

Information Sessions

Our information sessions are for organizations interested in applying to be a community partner for the Sac State College Corps program. To join us live, we will be holding these sessions via Zoom in April 2025. Please check back in late March 2025 for a registration link.

Past Host Site Information Session (VIDEO)

Application and Acceptance Process

1. To apply, you need to provide information on what the Fellows will gain from their experience with your organization and describe both direct and indirect activities they will undertake.
2. The applications will be reviewed by a committee, and provisional acceptance letters will be sent out three weeks after the application deadline.
3. Upon provisional acceptance, you will be asked to provide the following:
   • Final position descriptions
   • Fellow onboarding and training materials
   • Additional requirements required by your organization (e.g., background checks, testing requirements, etc.)
   • Signed MOU (Please check if there is a governing agency or department head that must sign the MOU on your behalf)
   • Community site addresses and contact information of supervisors
4. Once you have submitted all the necessary items that fit the needs of the program and have been selected by interested Fellows, your final acceptance will be confirmed.

For Faculty and Staff

Hornet faculty, staff, and campus centers can participate in the SSCC in many ways, including:

• Promote and refer the program to students and community organizations
• Apply to the program to make your campus center a community host site (a limited number of Fellow positions are available)
• Partnering to deliver College Corps training, curricula, and/or service-day events.

Contact

For all inquiries about SSCC at Sacramento State, please email collegecorps@csus.edu.

For inquiries about the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Program visit: https://www.californiavolunteers.ca.gov/californiansforall-college-corps.