Habitat AmeriCorps

Gain skills, experience and connections through a year of service while helping families and individuals build and improve places to call home

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Habitat AmeriCorps is part of the growing national service movement. AmeriCorps members serve a term of 10.5 to 12 months in the field and in the office to build and repair homes, expand housing services, and engage the community. A service term with Habitat provides hands-on nonprofit experience that allows members to learn and develop lifelong skills and confidence. Members serve a critical role in helping Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build a better future for themselves and their families. Learn more about AmeriCorps. 

Why Habitat AmeriCorps?

  • Raise your awareness of the social issues that face your community. 
  • Learn and develop new skills and confidence. 
  • Gain hands-on project management experience. 
  • Increase your knowledge of service and engagement. 
  • Maximize your construction and homebuilding experience. 
  • Improve your performance at a future job. 
  • Help strengthen communities and families through your service. 
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Perks of Serving in Portland

  • A city very proud of its slogan to “Keep Portland Weird”. 
  • A focus on sustainability and eco-friendly living, including excellent walkability and biking greenways. 
  • Lots of green spaces within the city: Forest Park, Mt. Tabor, and Washington Park to name a few. 
  • A diverse and innovative food scene with a reputation for quality food trucks and local culinary gems (many vegan and gluten-free options, too!). Themed weeks where there are discounted options at many restaurants such as Portland Pizza Week. 
  • Enjoy watching live sports events such as the Trailblazers (NBA), Timbers/Thorns (MSL/NWSL), the Hillsboro Hops (feeder team for MLB), and the Portland Pickles (summer wooden bat league). 
  • Participate in activities like Pickleball at The People’s Court, learning new things at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, watching a movie outdoors in a local park in the summertime, and attending the Rose Festival. 
  • Quick trip to the mountains and the ocean for hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, paddleboarding, and other outdoor activities. 

Benefits

  • Living allowance provided bi-weekly 
  • $550 housing stipend for the individual AmeriCorps member 
  • Quarterly lunch and learns to expand professional development 
  • Monetary education award 
  • Forbearance of qualified student loans and payment of interest that accrues during the term of service. 
  • Healthcare benefits 
  • Childcare, if eligible 

Learn more about the differences between AmeriCorps National and AmeriCorps VISTA 

Do you have questions about becoming an AmeriCorps member with us? Contact Bri Lopez (she/her) at volunteer@habitatportlandregion.org.