Americorps St Louis

Americorps member experience: supported by a federal Americorps grant and fee-for-service partner agreements, Americorps St. Louis (acstl) hosts 40+ fulltime Americorps members for an 11-month (1,700 service hour) national service term focused on environmental conservation, wildland fire, and disaster response.acstl supports members with a living allowance, food budget, gear / equipment, and industry-relevant trainings / certifications. As a career pathway, members are well-positioned to accept positions of leadership in conservation and emergency management agencies upon exit from the program. Over its 30 year history, acstl members have served more than 3 million hours across Missouri, Illinois, Montana and other disaster-impacted states. In the 2022-23 program year, the following outputs were recorded: 2,236 trees felled, 874 acres of invasive species treated, 197 miles of trail constructed, 11,600 acres of prescribed burn and 1,792 acres of wildfire response.

Homelessness services: Americorps St. Louis operates the mkb center at its headquarters in soulard, within the city of St. Louis, mo. The mkb center provides weekly daytime shelter services to individuals without stable housing. Weekly services include access to showers, mail services, personal hygiene products, clothing, laundry, and meals. Most importantly, while visiting the mkb center, guests are connected with partner providers to address needs of mental health services, medical services, housing, addiction and abuse support. The shelter opens as a cooling station on days with extreme heat, and acts as an emergency overnight winter shelter during cold months. Overnight shelter can be provided for 60 guests, and is supported through the St. Louis winter outreach network.acstl acts as a host site for St. Louis winter outreach street outreach volunteers, offering a meeting place and storage of supplies.