City Year Benefits

A more comprehensive list can be found here

AmeriCorps members may choose to opt into medical insurance, you will be walked through that process in person. That medical insurance will include the following

• Physician services for illness or injury

• Hospital room and board

• Emergency room

• X-ray and laboratory

• Prescription drugs

• Limited mental/nervous disorders

• Limited substance abuse coverage

• An annual deductible of no more than $250 charges per member

• No more than $1,000 total annual out-of-pocket per member

• A 20% co-pay or comparable fixed fee with the exception of a 50% co-pay for mental and substance abuse care

• A maximum benefit of at least $50,000 per occurrence or cause

The plan currently in use does not cover routine optical exams or dental visits (unless a tooth is injured in a nonservice related accident). In addition to the medical coverage, all active corps members have free access to City Year’s Employee Assistance Program, Health Resources Inc., which is a confidential intervention and referral resource for help with personal issues. Health care coverage begins on your first day actively serving as a corps member and will continue through the last day of any month in which you actively serve (June 30th for members who graduate). As an AmeriCorps participant and not a City Year employee, you will not be eligible for COBRA benefits after graduation. As such, corps members who are already enrolled in a plan when they begin with City Year may wish to remain so in order to ensure continuous coverage after graduation.

As an AmeriCorps member, you are entitled to have your government (public) loans deferred for the time that you are in service (program start date through City Year graduation). During the first week of the program, you will fill out the appropriate paperwork that will then be sent to AmeriCorps, which notifies your lenders that your loans are deferred. Make sure you bring addresses for all of your lenders at registration. We will submit the form for deferment on your program start date with City Year. If you really want to get a start on things, you can fill out a profile on my.americorps.gov and wait for further instructions.

If you just graduated college in May you automatically have a six-month grace period to begin paying back your loans. Filling out paperwork in September will be no problem. If you are currently paying back loans and are worried about paying them in September and October while making a corps member stipend, you should contact your loan officer to see if you can fill out paperwork through them for deferment. We can provide a letter supporting your claim. In addition, AmeriCorps also pays for any interest that has accrued during your term of service. You will fill out this form at the end of the year.

At City Year we are committed to providing as many avenues for professional development as possible to our AmeriCorps Members. From coaching conversations with your Impact Manager, to mock interviews with our dedicated Career Services Manager, to networking lunches – there are many opportunities you can take advantage of! Each month AmeriCorps Members experience multiple training days to learn about how to best serve their students as well as time dedicated to working on professional growth. Tulsa is a unique hub of career incubation – it is wonderful place for young professionals to blossom.

There are too many scholarship opportunities to mention in this manual, many of them can be found here. It is worth mentioning that the Eli Segal Education Award is given to every AmeriCorps Member who completes their

year of service successfully, and that many institutions match that award dollar for dollar. City Year scholarships AmeriCorps scholarships