FRYSC AmeriCorps partners with the Division of Family Resource and Youth Services Centers to help students who struggle to read well and to support FRYSCs.
The federal AmeriCorps agency is the primary funder of FRYSC AmeriCorps, providing a grant through Serve Kentucky. This grant supports the program by providing a living allowance, health benefits, and training for individuals to act as reading tutors at host FRYSCs throughout districts in targeted Kentucky counties. It also enables school districts to involve high school students in service to families, schools, and communities.
FRYSC AmeriCorps members are committed to a term of service that may last up to two years. They serve under the supervision of FRYSC coordinators in cooperation with principals and teachers. Full-time members provide high-dosage reading tutoring for students identified as at risk for academic failure. Members support school reading programs to give struggling students the tools necessary to succeed in school and beyond. Notably, high school students, as minimum-time members, play a significant role in addressing food insecurity in their communities, all while gaining valuable work experience as they support FRYSC programs.
FRYSC AmeriCorps members are uniquely positioned to contribute to the core components of Family Resource and Youth Services Centers through their direct service to students in the classroom and the center.
FRYSC Corps Mission Statement
FRYSC AmeriCorps members are committed to serving Kentucky children in partnership with caring families, supportive schools and resource centers, active communities, and dedicated volunteers to provide literacy-rich opportunities to help K-12 students improve their reading skills and life-long opportunities.
FRYSC Corps Quick Facts
- Seventy-five AmeriCorps members serve full- or part-time in FRYSCs during the school year.
- Reading tutors work with K-12 students.
- Members tutor 15-25 students for over 13 hours each during service.
- Youth members address food insecurity in their communities.
- They organize food drives, manage food pantries, and volunteer with community food banks.
- Members directly support FRYSC programming to eliminate non-academic barriers to learning.
- Tutors earn a living allowance and an education award.
- High school student members earn an education award for college or vocational education.
- AmeriCorps-sponsored health insurance and childcare assistance are available to tutors with FRYSC AmeriCorps.
- Host sites provide a match (cash and in-kind) for FRYSC Corps literacy service.
- Partner site applications are available year-round. Annual partner allocations are announced in early May each year.
- FRYSC AmeriCorps services begin August 1.
If you are interested in requesting and/or would like to continue a partnership with the FRYSC Corps Literacy Tutors program for 2024-2025 please use the link below: