AmeriCorps

Our National Service Program

Each year, CAC AmeriCorps enrolls individuals from across the nation to serve at organizations making a difference in Knox, Blount, Anderson, and Sevier Counties, and together they tackle the most pressing social and environmental challenges facing our community. At CAC, our AmeriCorps program offers an unique national service experience in one of the most picturesque and biodiverse regions of the United States. Service to others is a cornerstone of our culture, and our change-maker members build lasting outcomes and sustainable growth for our partner organizations. Members are provided an opportunity to connect to a large, multi-disciplinary cohort that shares a unifying commitment to taking action to improve the world around them. Our CAC AmeriCorps leadership team is passionate about building capacity in communities through people during their time with us and beyond. Click the link below to learn more and see where CAC AmeriCorps can take you.

CAC AmeriCorps leadership team working to improve communities
Through the dedication of our members and the organizations that they serve, the lasting impact of AmeriCorps service members speaks volumes:
AmeriCorps members walking in the community

Local Service Sites

Hours Served Annually

AmeriCorps members participating in a trash cleanup
community trash cleanup

Members Serving

Creative Placemaking at CAC

Announcing a creative arts grant award

CAC is a recipient of a Creative Placemaking grant through the Tennessee Arts Commission, which provides funding to help build stronger communities through the arts for positive economic and community outcomes. The Commission believes that creativity is a catalyst for innovation, entrepreneurship and invention.

The Creative Placemaking grant competition is designed to help communities enhance the distinctive local character of Tennessee places for positive economic and community outcomes.

Stay tuned for more information on how CAC will use these funds, and learn how to support projects like these by visiting tnspecialtyplates.org.