Welcome AmeriCorps Promise Fellows!

Goals and Agenda

Welcome and Check-in

Introductions and Icebreaker

Onboarding Documents

Benefits Review

Promise Fellow Model Overview

Day 1/Week 1

Questions

Promise Fellow Introductions

Name

Host Site

Who was a mentor or caring adult for you in middle or

high school?

PF Leader

Alliance Training Team

(left to right) Noam Wiggs, Rachel Greenwalt, Sarah Ullmer, Nabil Shuna

Noam Wiggs – Director of Training and Evaluation nwiggs@mnyouth.net 612-599-6021

Rachel Greenwalt – Training Manager rgreenwalt@mnyouth.net 651-262-4889

Sarah Ullmer – National Service Director sullmer@mnyouth.net 612-554-6019

Nabil Shuna – Training Coordinator nshuna@mnyouth.net 651-587-0531

Alliance Operations Team

Kita Yang – Chief Practice Officer kyang@mnyouth.net 651-529-2013

Bette Benson – Compliance and Program Coordinator bbenson@mnyouth.net 651-340-0758

Kyle Kline– Recruitment Manager kkline@mnyouth.net 651-272-7959

Hannah Zelmer- Director of Operations & Finance Manage hzelmer@mnyouth.net 651-528-8584

(left to right) Kita Yang, Bette Benson, Kyle Kline, Hannah Zelmer

Kori

Redepenning

CEO Minnesota

Alliance With

Youth

Alliance Team

Values

Mission: The Alliance works in

partnership with youth to ensure that

ALL young people have equitable

educational opportunities that foster

their individual assets, honor their

voices, and prepare them to reach their

goals.

Vision: A Minnesota that

supports young people in

building their own present

and future.

Onboarding Documents

Thank you for completing onboarding

steps in iCIMS. You are close to being

done with Onboarding!

Today:

Confirm Eligibility

Next steps

Create MyAmeriCorps Account

Compete Pre Service information in iCIMS

Sign Member Agreement in iCIMS

• Required for all AmeriCorps

members

• Apply for federal student loan

forbearance

• Apply for federal student loan

interest accrual payoff

• Education Award information will be

in this account after you have exited

service

Creating your MyAmeriCorps Account

Pre-Service

Pre-Service is an optional short-term opportunity, separate

from service, which allows individuals to engage in beneficial

training or orientation activities offered prior to their official

service start date. Not all host sites will offer this option.

Optional - NOT REQUIRED for service

Pre-Service is NOT service:

No hours counted towards your total hours needed

No living allowance

No Alliance provided benefits

Check with your supervisor!

Member Service Agreement

Member Service Agreement will be made

available in iCIMS in August

Member Agreement is your contract for service

As reading, if you have questions please contact Bette Benson

Action Step:

You electronically sign

Your site supervisor electronically signs

AmeriCorps Benefits

Bimonthly Living Allowance

Tax Information

Applying for Forbearance

Student Loan interest Accrual Payoff

Education Award

Heath Insurance

Metro Pass

SNAP Application

Service Verification Letters

Child Care Assistance

Questions

Promise Fellow Pair Share

Find a partner and share:

Your Name

Your Service Site

Why you decided to serve as an AmeriCorps Promise Fellow?

Why you chose your service site?

Favorite or least favorite class during middle or high school

Introduce partner to group

Share one highlight from conversation

What are you a part of?

Minnesota Alliance With Youth

and AmeriCorps

Minnesota Alliance With Youth

Alliance Values

AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps, a national service program, engages over

80,000 Americans in service to communities each year.

AmeriCorps at the Alliance

AmeriCorps Promise Fellow

Alliance VISTA

Service Year Commitment

All AmeriCorps members serve for a term

of service

Promise Fellows serve for 10 -11 months

Expectation based on your position (40

hours/week, 30 hours/week, 20

hours/week)

Minimum (1700 hours, 1200, 900 hours)

(not a stopping point!)

Necessary to receive Education Award

Promise Fellows: Snapshot

We are recruiting for the 2019-2020 term of service!

Applications accepted on a rolling basis

Promise Fellow Model

Our Focus

Promise Fellow Model

What We Do

Promise Fellow Model

What We Change

Promise Fellow Model

Long Term Outcomes

Day In the Life – School Based

Day In the Life – School Based

Day in the Life – Community Based

Day in the Life – Community Based

Video: AmeriCorps Promise Fellows

Promise Fellow Orientation

▶ Members will be on site the first day of service,

Alliance Kickoff! (full day training with Alliance) to

follow based on start date.

▶ For 9.1 starts, Kickoff! will be Wed, Sept 4th

▶ 9.16 & 10.1 starts -> Wed, Oct. 2nd

▶ 10.16 & 11.1 starts -> Mon, Nov. 4th

Key Contacts

Name Email Phone

Host Site

Supervisor

MN Alliance

With Youth

Trainer

Alliance communicates primarily via email – please

make sure we have your most up to date email address.

We are here to support you! Don’t hesitate to reach out

to any of us now or as you prepare for your term.

Promise Fellow Training

Promise Fellow Kick Off! Overview of AmeriCorps and Promise Fellow

Forming caring adult relationships with students

Getting started at your service site

Meet other Promise Fellows!

Promise Fellow Trainings (101, 102, 103, 104) Metro, Northern, Southern (RSVP based)

Every other month meetings

Other Trainings & Support Regional trainings

Circles

Optional trainings and ongoing support

Promise Fellow Training

Training with Your Host Site On Site Orientation

Introduction to Staff and Organization

Site Specific Training for Supporting Students

Overview of Schedule, Site Polices, etc.

On Going Site Support Regular Supervision Check-ins

Youth Success Team Meetings

Mid/End of Year Evaluations

Tool Box: mnyouth.net

Questions

Recruitment

We are recruiting for the 2019-2020 term of

service! Applications accepted on a rolling basis

Facebook Invitation

Invite coming for Promise Fellow

1920 Facebook page

Next steps

Online steps

Create MyAmeriCorps Account

Sign Member Agreement in iCIMS

Compete Pre Service information in iCIMS

Contact site supervisor to learn more about first week

schedule

Promise Fellow Toolbox

Confirmation email sent week before service begins

See you at the Promise Fellow Kick Off!

Photo

Photo taken today

for your “Serving

here” poster

Recruitment Incentives!

Earn up to $50 for each new member you recruit to

support students at a 2019-20 Promise Fellow

The first 20 will receive this incentive!!

Closing Reflection

I am feeling _______ about my

upcoming service