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Gain experience improving your community and help pay for your college education by joining Indy Parks’ AmeriCorps program.

Indy Parks is searching for candidates ages 18 and older to fill positions funded by AmeriCorps, a federal organization that helps fund community service efforts around the country. Local positions include camp counselors, greenspace crew and community engagement members.
The positions are 3 or 10 months long and include living allowances ranging from $6,750 to $28,000. They also include a Segal Education Award ranging from $1,824 to $7,395 that can be used to pay tuition or pay off student loans.

To learn more about the Indy Parks AmeriCorps Program or to apply, head to the program site. For more information, contact Indy Parks Improvement and Beautifications Projects Manager Bryce Patz.

Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at @enriquesaenz.bsky.social.

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How to help your community through Indy Parks’ AmeriCorps program

by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy
February 5, 2025

<h1>How to help your community through Indy Parks’ AmeriCorps program</h1> <p class="byline">by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy <br />February 5, 2025</p> <p>Gain experience improving your community and help pay for your college education by joining <a href="https://parks.indy.gov/about-us/americorps-program/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Indy Parks’ AmeriCorps program</a>.</p> <p>Indy Parks is searching for candidates ages 18 and older to fill positions funded by <a href="https://americorps.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AmeriCorps</a>, a federal organization that helps fund community service efforts around the country. Local positions include camp counselors, greenspace crew and community engagement members.<br />The positions are 3 or 10 months long and include living allowances ranging from $6,750 to $28,000. They also include a <a href="https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/segal-americorps-education-award" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Segal Education Award</a> ranging from $1,824 to $7,395 that can be used to pay tuition or pay off student loans.</p> <p>To learn more about the Indy Parks AmeriCorps Program or to apply, head to <a href="https://parks.indy.gov/about-us/americorps-program/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the program site</a>. For more information, contact Indy Parks Improvement and Beautifications Projects Manager <a href="mailto:bryce.patz@indy.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bryce Patz</a>.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or <a href="mailto:enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org</a>. Follow him on Bluesky at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/enriquesaenz.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@enriquesaenz.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indy-park-americorps-program-accepting-applications-2025-indianapolis/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=45189&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indy-park-americorps-program-accepting-applications-2025-indianapolis/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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