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ENTREPRENEUR CORPS BENEFITS
- Stipend of $720 per month
- Major medical, optional life insurance
- $1,200 lump sum stipend OR $4725 educational award after completion of one year of service
- Relocation benefits
RELOCATION ADJUSTMENT BENEFITS
- Reimbursement for driving to the sponsor site (current residence to Spokane) 40.5 cents per mile
- On the road expenses $10 per 100 miles
- General relocation expenses - $500
- Shipping personal items - $20 per 100 miles, up to $500
RULES REGARDING OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT
(from the Americorps*VISTA Member Handbook)
Role of the AmeriCorps*VISTA Member
AmeriCorps*VISTA members pledge themselves to serve on a full-time basis for a term of one year (in addition to time spent in Pre-Service Orientation), and it is expected that this pledge will be honored. In certain circumstances, members may be invited to extend or re-enroll in their service beyond one year, for a period not to exceed three years. AmeriCorps*VISTA members are not entitled to an extension or re-enrollment of their service beyond their first year..... During their term of service, members live at the economic level of the people they serve. They remain available for service without regard to regular working hours at all times. During their term of service, except for periods of approved leave, A member may not be absent from the project site without approval from the Sponsoring Organization or supervisor. Full or part-time employment is not permitted during AmeriCorps*VISTA service Full or part-time enrollment in an educational institution is prohibited....A member may not receive any additional monetary compensation beyond the standard allowances for services rendered as an AmeriCorps*VISTA.
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE OVERVIEW
(from the Americorps*VISTA Member Handbook)
Personal Health Insurance Coverage
AmeriCorps*VISTA members may continue their own private health insurance during their service. Members with dependents may wish to continue private coverage because spouses and dependents are not covered under AmeriCorps*VISTA health benefits program. Also members with pre-existing conditions may wish to do so to ensure that they will have the type and amount of coverage they need during and after service. If a member decides to maintain a private insurance policy, AmeriCorps*VISTA health plan ordinarily will pay only for those benefits not paid by the member's private plan.
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