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Our Impact

Through our nation’s most trying times, AmeriCorps has been there. Disaster response, the opioid crisis, academic achievement – these are just a few areas where AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers have made a difference in communities.
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National Service Reports

Every year, AmeriCorps produces a comprehensive report about national service investments across the United States. These state reports demonstrate the scope of AmeriCorps presence throughout the nation.

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Volunteering in America

In partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, AmeriCorps takes the pulse of our nation’s civic health every two years through the Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement.

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Evidence Reports

By learning from available evidence, we can continually improve how we deliver on our mission to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement. The AmeriCorps Evidence Exchange is a digital repository of research, and evaluation reports.

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Learn how we build evidence of impact

AmeriCorps' Open Data

AmeriCorps promotes transparency by making agency data available to the public.

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Featured Data

Upon exiting service, AmeriCorps invites members to complete an exit survey to provide information on their service experiences. By collecting data on member experiences, AmeriCorps and its partners can better understand how to support members and show potential members the benefits of serving.

State of the Evidence Report

In coordination with state and local entities, national service responds to the most pressing issues facing our nation. AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs, reduce crime, connect returning veterans to jobs, fight the opioid epidemic, support seniors to live independently, make college more accessible and affordable, and help Americans rebuild their lives following disasters.

Read the 2023 report

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How We Build Evidence of Impact

The agency’s strategic evidence plan provides a roadmap for generating credible, relevant, and actionable information about the extent to which it is achieving its mission. 

At AmeriCorps, we view evidence building as an ongoing cycle, and incorporate the process into our work across the agency through four phases: innovation, implementation, improvement, and expanded impact.

AmeriCorps Learning Agenda 2022-2026

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Innovation

AmeriCorps researches and develops unique service programs that explore how to engage and improve communities.

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Implementation

AmeriCorps members, grantees, and partner organizations adopt programs locally to address social issues.

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Improvement

AmeriCorps leverages rigorous evaluation methods to measure program performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

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Expanded Impact

Using evaluation results, AmeriCorps provides the framework for other organizations to replicate and scale programs in their communities.

Supporting Research and Evaluation

The AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) produces accurate and timely research on national service, social innovation, volunteering, and civic engagement. We conduct original and sponsored research and evaluations, support evaluations of grantees’ research and programs, and promote evidence-based service models – all of which infuses data into AmeriCorps programs and contributes to the public understanding of national service.

Research and Evaluation Digest

The Research and Evaluation Digest highlights the agency’s recent research, evaluation and evidence tools, reports, and knowledge building activities on national service, social innovation, volunteering, and civic engagement. The Digest is your go-to resource for original and sponsored research and evaluations, evaluations of grantees’ research and programs, and promotion of evidence-based service models – all of which infuse data into AmeriCorps programs and contribute to the public’s understanding of national service.

Research and Evaluation Digest Archive

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