Benefits for AmeriCorps members participating in the Maryland Conservation Corps program include:​

• A bi-weekly living allowance​​
  
• Health care benefits
  
• Child care assistance (if eligible)
• An AmeriCorps Education Award​; the award may be used toward school tuition, most federally approved student loans, or future education costs for up to seven years (contact your loan holder to see if your loan qualifies; private loans may not be eligible)
• Low-cost park housing
  
• Valuable professional and networking opportunities
• Professional skills development to prepare participants to enter natural resource conservation or park operations and management careers

MCC members receive extensive skill development training opportunities, which may include:
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• Basic ​First Aid and CPR/AED
  
• 40-hour Wildland Fire Fighting certification
• Environmental Education and Interpretation
• Chainsaw Skills and Safety
  
• Leave N​o Trace ethics
• Trail maintenance, monitoring and construction
  
• Canoe Trip Leading by certified instructors
• ​Foundation for Search Operations training
  

"I love the variety of work we do and the different skills I would have never learned without MCC. "

-- MCC Member 2024-2025

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"What I enjoy most​ about MCC is learning from experts in a vast array of subject matters followed by the opportunity to apply and demonstrate the important skills we learn."

-- MCC Member 2024-2025

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For additional information about the benefits of becoming an AmeriCorps member, please visit the AmeriCorps website at: www.americorps.gov​​

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