Building Community Resilience
and Cultivating Career Opportunities                                   
for the Next Generation of Civic Leaders

Meet CivicSpark

CivicSpark is an award-winning and evidence-based AmeriCorps program that builds local government and community capacity to address emerging and entrenched community resilience challenges.

The Fellowship

Each year, CivicSpark recruits 100+ emerging leaders who are interested in gaining professional experience in the community resilience field and developing technical skills, all while creating a meaningful and lasting impact in their service community.

During the 11-month service year, CivicSpark Fellows will complete research, planning, or implementation projects that support local governments and community organizations in advancing their resilience initiatives.

Want to advance your career and make an impact in local communities?

Need help with a community resilience project in your agency?

Building Capacity around

Affordable Housing

Our Impact

11 Years

of Building Local Community
Resilience

1,250,000

Hours of Service

1,700

Community Events Hosted

15 States

Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia & Washington

110,000
Community Members Engaged

73%

of Alumni Still Work in
the Public Sector

300

Local Public
Agencies

1,000

Emerging Leaders

95%+

of Completed Projects Have
Met or Exceeded Expectations

Awards & Recognition
2024 Segal AmeriCorps Alums Segal Leadership Award | 2024 ecoAmerica Climate Leadership Awards – Top 10 Finalist | 2020 Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development – ZEVe- Award | 2020 American Climate Leadership Awards – Finalist | 2018 Governor’s Volunteering & Service Award – Agency of the Year | 2017 Service Year Impact Award – Mid-Size Program 

Organizations who participate in CivicSpark are 5 to 15 times more likely to achieve their project goals than organizations who don’t have a Fellow.

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