Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc. is proud to be a part of the state AmeriCorps program. AmeriCorps is a national organization dedicated to community service in different states throughout the nation. Federal funding gives Women In Distress an opportunity to recruit twenty full-time team members each year to further the mission of the agency through the Social Change Department. The AmeriCorps members are responsible for providing Broward County with domestic violence awareness and prevention through presentations, community outreach and advocacy. AmeriCorps members are given a living allowance and awarded an educational stipend in return for their yearlong dedication to the program.

The members use a mix of curriculum and creative approaches in their presentations to impact the diverse communities and agencies in Broward County. Different members are assigned to different communities, such as the legal, medical, faith-based, Caribbean, GLBT, and incarcerated communities, in addition to the dozens of public schools that they attend regularly.

For more information on the AmeriCorps program, Click Here. To request a presentation from AmeriCorps at Women In Distress, please contact AmeriCorps Coordinator Andrea Cuva.

Read about the 2008-2009 year

AmeriCorps Members

Women In Distress is pleased to announce that all AmeriCorps positions have been filled for the 2009-2010 term. We are so excited to have 20 AmeriCorps members this year.