Apply to be a Community Host Partner to host a College Corp Fellow.  UCSB will be offering College Corps for the first time in September 2026- May 2027.  Below you will find information about how to apply and what the program entails. 

Benefits of Being a Community Host Partner:

  • Provided with one or more College Corps Fellow(s) who are committed to investing 450 hours of community service with your organization over a year.  Student fellow will be paid through College Corps Program and the Host Partner will not need to pay for this service.
  • College Corps provides financial support for fellows for transportation to your site.
  • Student fellow(s) are given extensive training through UCSB to ensure that they are respectful, professional, organized, and ready to serve your community.
  • Opportunity to connect with a well trained group of college students who may want to work for your organization in the future.
  • Access to the College Corps network across California and training resources.
  • Opportunity to engage in a regional collaboration.

Climate Action

Climate related outreach, education, and training

Planting! Trees, native plants, gardens, and farms.

 

Food Security

Food distribution

Food harvesting

Health or nutrition related outreach, education, and training

K-12 Education

Tutoring

Mentoring

 K-12 related outreach, training and education (College prep/outreach, AVID and similar style programs, etc)

*Please note Environmental Education efforts will fall under "Climate Action" instead of this category.

Eligibility Criteria for Potential Hosts:

To be eligible, Community Host Partners must:

  • Be a non-profit, government agency, or school. 
  • If you are a UCSB department proposing a project, you must service the off-campus community.
  • Service activities should be primarily in-person. Occasionally zoom meetings are permitted, but intern check-ins with their supervisor should be in person and most service hours should be spent working in person with the communities they are serving.
  • Host partners must have the time, staff, and supervisory capacity to direct the fellow project, supervise participants, and provide necessary administrative support to ensure goals and objectives are achieved. 
  • Sites will be allocated 1 to 2 fellows.
  • All sites should be able to provide sufficient meaningful service opportunities for fellows to meet hours requirements. 15 hrs. per week.
  • Activities must be aligned with climate action, food insecurity, and/or K-12 education. 
  • Host partners must be willing to develop a project plan that identifies key activities, outputs and outcomes for the service year as provided by California Volunteers. Data reporting in line with a standardized metrics plan is a requirement of the program. 
  • Host partners should understand that they represent the entire program beyond serving as a placement site, and they may be asked to contribute content or participate in various opportunities to promote #CaliforniansForAll College Corps. 

Eligibility Criteria for Projects Proposed by Community Host Organizations: 

Unallowable Activities 

General Concepts

  • Supplantation: Fellows may not be used to replace State and local public funds that had been used to support programs of the type eligible to receive AmeriCorps support.
  • Legislative Advocacy: Fellows may not be used to assist, provide, or participate in direct or indirect attempts to influence passage or defeat of legislation or proposals by initiative petition.
  • Religious Activities: Fellows may not be used to assist, provide, or participate in religious instruction, conduct worship services, engage in any form of proselytization, or any other religious activity as an official part of a Fellow’s duties.
  • Political Activity: Fellows may not be used to assist, provide, or participate in partisan and non-partisan political activities or events associated with a candidate, or that are likely to include advocacy for or against political parties, political platforms, political candidates, proposed legislation, or elected officials, including voter registration and/or voter registration drives.
  • Labor Organizations: Fellows may not be used to assist, provide, or participate in labor or anti-labor organization or related activities.
  • Nonduplication: Fellows may not be used to duplicate an activity that is already available in the locality of a program. And, unless the non-displacement requirements listed below are met, will not be provided to a private nonprofit entity to conduct activities that are the same or substantially equivalent to activities provided by a State or local government agency in which such entity resides.
  • Non-displacement: A Fellow may not perform any services or duties or engage in activities that would otherwise be performed by an employee or volunteer as part of the assigned duties of such employee.

Specific Examples of Unallowable Activities

  • Serving in the organization office or service site office doing administrative or clerical duties (filing, typing, making copies, answering phones, cleaning, data entry, grade entry)
  • Indirect non-public facing assignments exclusively
  • Front desk duty
  • Cleaning kitchens/refrigerators exclusively
  • Substitute for absent staff (no service time should be spent taking the place of staff)
  • Overseeing and/or monitoring space for other groups
  • Research at a desk

A complete listing and additional details on prohibited activities and restrictions can be found at the links below:
eCFR :: 45 CFR 2520.65 – What activities are prohibited in AmeriCorps subtitle C programs? 
eCFR :: 45 CFR 2540.100 – What restrictions govern the use of Corporation assistance?

Projects proposed by Community Host Partners need to be able to report and demonstrate success in one of these metrics:

K-12 Education (*Can include early childhood education. Please also see “Climate Action” category for environmental education)

  • unchecked# of students tutored

  • unchecked# of students mentored

  • unchecked# of persons receiving K-12 related outreach, training and education (such as AVID style programs, College prep and outreach, etc). Should be related to K-12 curriculum and/or academic success.

 

Climate Action

  • unchecked# of individuals engaged through climate related outreach, education, and training

    • uncheckedCommunity Engagement: Organize and participate in events like workshops, town halls, and community gatherings to inform and involve community members. Share information on the benefits of reducing carbon emissions and building resilience and encourage active participation.

    • uncheckedTraining and Education: Create and deliver educational sessions to help people learn practical ways to lower their carbon footprint. This may include workshops, webinars, and informational materials on topics like energy efficiency, sustainable transport, and waste reduction.

    • uncheckedPlatform Support: Assist community members in using relevant platforms or tools by offering guidance on setting goals, tracking progress, and accessing resources. Facilitate community discussions and promote collaboration among participants.

    • uncheckedCurriculum Development: Develop customized educational materials to support the initiative's goals. Provide clear instructions, practical tips, and resources tailored to the needs of the community.

    • uncheckedCollaboration with Local Entities: Work with local governments and organizations to align efforts and utilize resources effectively. Participate in meetings, offer recommendations, and help implement strategies for carbon reduction and resilience. Support data collection and analysis to assess impact. Please note in this category, the fellow still needs to spend time interacting in person with the community they are serving. Please also note the restrictions on political and legislative activity under unallowable activities above.

  • unchecked# of trees planted

  • unchecked# of other plants planted 

 

Food Insecurity

  • unchecked# of individuals served through a food distribution program 

  • unchecked# of lbs. of food distributed

  • unchecked# of lbs. harvested 

  • unchecked# of individuals engaged through health or nutrition related outreach, education, and training

Application Process and Timeline for Community Host Partners

  • Apply using this form: (Google form for submittal and document version to prepare answers). If you aren't already in touch with Katie Maynard kcmaynard@ucsb.edu please check in with her about our status for accepting applications.  The original deadline for applications has passed and we are accepting late applications on a case by case basis to fill in gaps.
  • 4/03/2026 - CHPs are notified if they were selected
  • 4/10/2026 - Secondary Details Form Due
    • This is a follow up form with additional information needed to best match you to a fellow
  • 5/01/2026 12pm -2pm Fellow and CHP Speed Dating Event
    • This will be a speed-dating event where fellows and CHPs can meet and then share their preferences for placements.
  • May - Fellows Matched with Community Host Partners  
    • During May we will work to match you to a Fellow(s).  We will take into account your preferences, skill set needs, and those of the fellows.  Your feedback from the speed dating event will also be used here.
  • August/Early September - Onboarding course for fellows
  • 9/28/2026 - Launch of Fellowships (By special request it is possible that some fellows could start in August if September is too late for your organization)
  • Fall 2026 - 6/4/2027 - Fellowship 

   

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