National Civilian Community Corps
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AmeriCorps*NCCC, or National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), is an AmeriCorps program in which 18- to 24-year-olds dedicate 10 months to address national and community needs. 1,200 Members are trained annually at and operate from one of four regional campuses, located in Sacramento, California, Denver, Colorado, Charleston, South Carolina and Perry Point, Maryland. They travel with their team throughout a multi-state region to a series of six- to eight-week-long service projects. Projects fall in the areas of the environment, education, public safety, unmet human needs, disaster relief, and homeland security. While in the program, members receive room and board, a modest living stipend of approximately $13 a day, health coverage, and, after graduation, a taxable education award of $4,725. As of 2006, NCCC cost $27,859 per member for each 10-month service year. $4,725 of this is accounted for via the taxable education award, with the balance going toward salaries and operating/living expenses across the four campuses and numerous project sites.
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The cost per member was brought down substantially in 2007 due to federal budget cuts on the program.
