AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps Week is a time to salute AmeriCorps members and alums for their service. We here at Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity want to take this opportunity to thank the many AmeriCorps service members who have grown with us and do so much for our community. Their hard work and dedication building homes and hope on Kaua‘i has made a tremendous impact on...

How did you celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. day of service? Our AmeriCorps service members spend 10 1/2 months of their year serving our community by building homes and hope with us. But on this special day of giving service they took the day off from building homes to volunteer at the Kauai Humane Society. They made a new friend...

Today seemed like a good day to celebrate! We at Kaua‘i Habitat are so fortunate to have the most amazing people volunteering their time and energy to building homes and hope on Kaua‘i, that we thought it's time to celebrate them with a delicious lunch in our office. There was even room for birthday cake as three of our volunteers have ...

Tomorrow is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of service. Let this beautiful video inspire you to do something for your community. Click here to view....

We are so fortunate that a group of very special AmeriCorps service members have come to Kaua‘i to devote their time and energy to Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity. These eleven individuals will be with us through March as they tackle the problem of poverty housing by working on the ‘Ele‘ele Iluna Subdivision. AmeriCorps engages thousands of Americans in intensive community...

On September 12th, 1994, President Bill Clinton swore in the first class of 20,000 AmeriCorps members, stating: "Service is a spark to rekindle the spirit of democracy in an age of uncertainty. When it is all said and done, it comes down to three simple questions: What is right? What is wrong? And what are we going to do about...

With the 20th Anniversary of AmeriCorps approaching we thought we would share with you some of the wonderful people that make serving others part of theirs lives, and what motivates them to help. Attached is the story of one such AmeriCorps Alum and what motivated her to get and stay involved. AmeriCorps 20th Anniversary is September 12th!...