AmeriCorps GSC

Join AmeriCorps Guåhan Sustainable Culture and help care for our vibrant community gardens. Dive into hands-on activities like planting, weeding, and harvesting while learning about sustainable practices. Get your hands dirty and make a real impact with us!

Member Recruitment Reopens October 2024

Even A Day Makes A Difference

Volunteer and work alongside an AmeriCorps GSC member as they participate in garden activities and maintenance. Volunteer tasks include planting, watering, weeding, harvesting, preparing garden beds, maintaining an aquaponics system, and more.

Ways To Make An Impact

  • Conduct workshops and outreach that focus on eating fresh local foods, healthy eating habits, and promoting other activities which help human health from deterioration.

  • Engage with the community on environmental conscious practices & stewardship conduct workshops and outreach that teach different methods of sustainable food production that help reduce negative human and environmental impact.

  • Engage with organizations and the community on local disasters and how to prepare for them.

    Disaster Response and Recovery

  • Expand the scale, reach, efficiency, and effectiveness of our program engage with two organizations to recruit, train, and manage volunteers to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their programs.

Benefits

  • $650 Monthly living allowance *subject to tax withholding

  • Upon successful completion of 1 term, member will be awarded a $3,172.50 Segal education award 

  • Qualify to seek Loan forbearances on current student loans for the duration of their service term

  • Professional development

Eligibility

  • US citizen, national, or permanent resident

  • 17 years of age or older

  • High-school graduate or agree to obtain diploma or equivalent

  • Pass federal criminal background check

  • Must serve 900 hours over the course of 12 months

Member Recruitment Reopens October 2024

Transform Guam’s Gardens with AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps Guahan Sustainable Culture cares for four community garden sites; Sagan Kotturan CHamoru, Hamamoto Gardens, Hagatna G3 Community Garden, and Dededo G3 Community Garden.

 These gardens include a solar powered aquaculture system, three seedling nurseries, two children garden areas, compost systems, several different agricultural practices, and over 30 garden beds.

Volunteer Requirements

  • We encourage participants to bring a hat, sunscreen, a reusable water bottle, gloves and closed toe shoes

  • All volunteers under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian give signed permission to volunteer with our program.

  • Download and fill out the Volunteer Registration and Liability forms, then send the completed document to minerva@gusustainable.org or print it out and bring it with you to submit when you arrive.

This material is based upon work supported by AmeriCorps through the Serve Guam Commission, Office of the Governor, which oversees the AmeriCorps programs on Guam, under Grant No.20AFHGU0010001, to the AmeriCorps Guåhan Sustainable Culture (Oceanic Ascent Education Inc. ). Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of, or a position that is endorsed by AmeriCorps.