The financial transition can be challenging for corps members but with proper planning and accessing of resources, you can be prepared for moving to Houston and awaiting your first paycheck in late August/early September. It is important to remember that you will not receive a paycheck until around 2 weeks after you've started teaching. This will require you to create a budget and stick to it!

💸Houston Regional Costs💸

Approximate Houston Regional Costs

All costs listed are approximate and not actual. They are listed as a way to give you a visual understanding of costs you can expect to pay throughout your corps experience.

FY24 Houston | Regional Costs

Are you an Incoming Corps Member? Below you will find more information about TFA's Financial Support Disbursal Timeline.

Houston Financial Guide (2024)

Financial Support Disbursal Process & Timeline

Transitioning to the corps and your region can be both exciting and stressful. While it brings you one step closer to making an impact in our community and meeting the students and families with whom you’ll be working in partnership, it can also pose a financial challenge. At Teach For America, we’re committed to making your transition to the corps as seamless as possible. Our Teach For America Corps Member Financial Support is designed to assist you in meeting your essential living needs so that you can focus on training and student impact in our partner communities.

Early Disbursal Option

We recognize that some of our corps members may need a portion of their Baseline Regional Stipend earlier in the season to cover the cost of test registration and other expenses required before starting Pre-Service. As such, the Teach For America finance team offers the possibility of early disbursal of funds. For more details or questions, please email HOUconnect@teachforamerica.org

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Program Overview

Teach For America began its partnership with AmeriCorps in 1994, as an inaugural AmeriCorps program. We are proud to participate in this network of national service programs committed to addressing critical community needs across the country, such as increasing academic achievement, mentoring youth, fighting poverty, sustaining national parks, preparing for disasters, and more.

AmeriCorps Eligibility

To qualify for AmeriCorps membership, you must be a US citizen, a US national, or a lawful permanent resident and meet other service term requirements. (Those who have already served in an AmeriCorps program and earned previous education awards may be ineligible for additional education awards.) AmeriCorps awards rely on federal funding and participation is not guaranteed every year.

EAD Holders

DACA recipients and other eligible EAD holders are not eligible to enroll in AmeriCorps or receive the Segal Education Award. However, Teach For America is committed to matching that financial support for our DACAmented and other eligible EAD holding corps members. DACA recipients and other eligible EAD holders will receive the same dollar amount in the form of a Teach For America Education Award directly from TFA instead of from AmeriCorps. They will receive additional information directly from the Senior Managing Director of Educator Grants.

AmeriCorps Benefits

Note: As AmeriCorps awards rely on federal funding, these benefits are not guaranteed every year. These benefits are not automatic; corps members enrolled in AmeriCorps must take specific actions to activate the benefits. More information on how to do so will be shared once corps members are enrolled.

TFA Houston | Budget Tracker

2024 Houston Financial Guide

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