Become an Americorps Mentor Today

Pleasants County needs three AmeriCorps Mentors (contact information is located at the bottom of this post.)

West Virginia students are looking for you! Are you passionate about children and want to help them succeed in school? Join the Education Alliance AmeriCorps team to help students improve their attendance, behavior, and course performance! Education Alliance AmeriCorps empowers at-risk students to see their potential by connecting them with a caring adult role model—an element lacking in many of their lives. By providing consistent, ongoing mentoring for West Virginia's most at-risk students it considerably increases their school attendance, behavior and course performance and thereby improves their chances of successful high school graduation. The vision of Education Alliance AmeriCorps is that every West Virginia public school student will graduate high school and be ready to begin a career or pursue additional education and training. There are three positions available in Pleasants County Schools. Education Alliance AmeriCorps Mentors are part-time members who complete 675 hours of service (21 hours per week) during an 8-month period of time who receive a $2,474.27 education award and

$6,353 per term living allowance. Members serve in any of our four schools. Education Alliance AmeriCorps is a program of The Education Alliance. The Education Alliance is a statewide nonprofit organization that operates programs and advances policies to improve achievement by public school students in West Virginia. 

Member Duties: Education Alliance AmeriCorps members provide weekly mentor- ing sessions to at-risk students in grades 2-12. These sessions help students devel- op positive attitudes towards school and learning, problem solving, social skills, note taking, homework help and time management. Members leverage the sup- port of community volunteers from local business and community organizations to engage students in job-shadowing activities and extended learning opportunities.

Program Benefits: Education award upon successful completion of service, Living Allowance .

Terms: Permits attendance at school during off hours, Permits working at another job dur- ing off hours

Service Areas: Education , Children/Youth

Skills: Counseling , Education , Youth Development , Recruitment , General Skills 


Interested in learning more? 

Please contact Dr. Allen Laugh, Director in Pleasants County Schools 

304-684-3047 or by email at alaugh@k12.wv.us