• Enrollment: Relay enrolled a grand total of 980 AmeriCorps members for the 2020-21 service year*! And, there are over 64,000 AmeriCorps members serving across the country this year.

• Beginning of Term Survey: Relay's AmeriCorps Team prides ourselves in providing you with a quality service experience. If you have not completed the member survey, please take 5-minutes to do so now. The insight you share is very important to us — thank you in advance!

• AmeriCorps Swag: 2020-21 swag items will be shipped to your listed home address early January. Each member will receive a re-usable AmeriCorps PPE face mask and a Relay/AmeriCorps branded lanyard. AmeriCorps members are required to sport the “big A” while performing service, so we encourage you to wear the lanyard and/or face mask daily. If you have questions or haven't received your items, please reach out to support@relay.edu.

• Member Spotlight: We know you’re doing outstanding work in your virtual or in-person classrooms with kids. We would love to highlight your efforts on this website! Check out the Member Hub page and nominate yourself or a fellow member to be featured as an AmeriCorps Member Spotlight!

• Texas Member Online Training: Calling all Relay Texas Members! You are required to participate in a basic disaster services training. While you will not be deployed in times of natural disaster (e.g, Hurricane Harvey), the Texas AmeriCorps state commission (OneStar) requests that you view this training video (40-mins) before June 3, 2021. Thank you in advance for completing this requirement.

• Mental Health Resources: Free mental health resources are available to AmeriCorps members through two services. Work Life Matters is available to all Relay students. The Member Assistance Program (MAP) is available to members in certain states and includes free, 24/7 unlimited telephonic counseling services. Check out the Resources page to learn more about these great benefits.

• Loan Forbearance: Do you need to apply for loan forbearance? This is a benefit available to you as an AmeriCorps member. Click here to see if your loan is eligible and read more about that process.

*Excludes Teach for America corps members

• New AmeriCorps Branding: AmeriCorps National unveiled new branding in September, which was big news since the agency has had the same logo for multiple decades! You can spot the new logo above (and on the swag you received in the mail). Check out the updated website here and watch a short video about the new brand here.

• AmeriCorps Response to COVID-19: Click here to read how AmeriCorps is stepping up to support our nation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

• AmeriCorps and Peace Corps Alum: Have you successfully completed service in both AmeriCorps and Peace Corps? If so, the federal government wants to recognize you with an award! The new Harris Wofford Award honors the legacy of the late Senator Harris Wofford. Wofford helped establish both the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, so this award was created to recognize more than 10,000 individuals who choose to serve their country at home and abroad through both programs. We encourage you to review the criteria and apply before June 30, 2021! Please don’t forget to let us know by emailing support@relay.edu (attn: AmeriCorps-Peace Corps award).

• AmeriCorps Vista Member Addresses Poverty & Racial Injustice: Click here to read more about AmeriCorps Vista member, Emily Ward, and her work to eliminate equity gaps in STEM undergraduate degree programs in the California State University system for communities of color and other marginalized groups.

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, "What are you doing for others?"- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• MLK Day of Service 2021: One month from today on January 18, 2021, we celebrate the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy. Dr. King believed in a nation of freedom and justice for all, and encouraged all citizens to live up to the purpose and potential of America by applying the principles of nonviolence. MLK Day of Service is a way to honor his life and teachings by engaging in community action that continues to solve racial and social problems. Now more than ever, we need to reflect and act according to his teachings. Service may look different this year due to COVID, but there are still so many ways to get involved.

Call to Action [20- min ask]: Click here to check out ways to engage (including this resource list) and share your reflections via this survey by January 13th. Cruise on over to the Member Hub page to read more!

• AmeriCorps Midyear Evaluations: Look out for an AmeriCorps Midyear Evaluation coming your way through DocuSign mid-February. This evaluation will capture your midyear AmeriCorps progress. You will simply need to review and e-sign.