Half-time Member Benefits
900 hours of service (approximately 20 hours/week for 48 weeks):
Bi-weekly, pre-tax living allowance of $252.08
Post-education award of $3,047 to help pay for federal student loans and/or future edu-cation expenses
Federal student loan forbearance during service
Exemption from paying federal student loan accrued interest payments
Quarter-time Member Benefits
450 hours of service (approximately 10 hours/week for 48 weeks): hash
Bi-weekly, pre-tax living allowance of $93.75
Post-education award of $1,612 to help pay for federal student loans and/or future educa-tion expenses.
Federal student loan forbearance during ser-vice
Exemption from paying federal student loan accrued interest payments
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Minimal-Time Member Benefits
300 hours of service (approximately 6 hours/week for 48 weeks):
Post-education award of $1,289 to help pay
for federal student loans and/or future educa-tion expenses
Federal student loan forbearance during ser-vice
Exemption from paying federal student loan accrued interest payments
To learn more contact:
Dr. Aaron Willis, Program Director, [email protected] Or Michele Corron, Program Coordinator:
www.salisbury.edu/hopecorps
H.O.P.E.Corps
Heroin Opioid Prevention & Education Corps
Salisbury University’s HOPECorps program was established to respond to the opioid crisis impacting
Maryland’s Eastern Shore. HOPECorps AmeriCorps members, in half-time, quarter-time or minimum
-time positions, will serve to increase the capacity and reach of nonprofits working to tackle the
opioid crisis. HOPECorps is currently recruiting potential AmeriCorps members to start serving at
identified sites for the 2019-2020 program year. Interested individuals do not need to be students at
Salisbury University to apply.