AmeriCorps

Corporation for National and Community Service
Agency overview
Formed	1993
Preceding agency	ACTION;
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	250 E Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20525
Employees	586 (2020)
Annual budget	$1.055 billion USD (2013 Annualized CR level)
Agency executive	Michael D. Smith, Chief Executive Officer;
Website	www.americorps.gov

AmeriCorps (/əˈmɛrɪkɔːr/ ə-MERR-ih-kor; officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work programs in many sectors. These programs include AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps Seniors, the Volunteer Generation Fund, and other national service initiatives. The agency's mission is "to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering." It was created by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. In September 2020, the agency rebranded itself as AmeriCorps, although its official name is unchanged.

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