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AmeriCorps Cape Cod is a 24 member national service organization operating through Barnstable County. Our program focuses on meeting Cape Cod’s critical and pressing environmental and disaster response needs through a dedication to community service and local collaboration.

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AmeriCorps Cape Cod will be suspended effective Ma

AmeriCorps Cape Cod will be suspended effective May 31st for the remainder of the service year. We remain committed to providing the best and safest service environment for our upcoming program year. AmeriCorps Cape Cod and Barnstable County staff are working with members to ensure a smooth and safe transition out of the program residences.
We would like to thank our year 21 AmeriCorps members for their outstanding dedication to service. Over the course of 9 months our members successfully came together to complete meaningful service in the Cape Cod Community. They have improved conservation trails and open space - at times battling greenbrier, poison ivy, and ticks. They have installed symbolic shorebird fencing, propagated shellfish, and raised osprey poles to benefit the wildlife that also calls Cape Cod home. They sought out opportunities to get involved in the community- sharing fellowship over community dinners and volunteering with local organizations outside of ACC programming. They were an amazing corps!
We will be celebrating our member's achievements in a virtual graduation/ celebratory event on June 23rd at 11 AM EST. Stay tuned for more information!

#TBT to some of our group service projects pre-Pan

#TBT to some of our group service projects pre-Pandemic. 💥Picture 1: Some of our upper cape members at the top Sam Nye “Mountain”-the highest point in Sandwich! You can find this amazing view by checking out the Maple Swamp Conservation Lands. 💥Picture 2: Our Lehac house members pose after a field day of cutting pitch pines for habitat restoration at Hawksnest State park with Brewster DNR. 💥Picture 3: ACC Members from all over the cape served alongside the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe AmeriCorps members to spend the day putting up symbolic shorebird fencing with @massaudubon staff 🐦 Next time you are at the beach be sure to look for this fencing and respect our shorebird friends nesting habitat. 💥Picture 4: Upper Cape members spent a group service day clearing herring runs in preparation of the herring migration that happens every spring here on the cape🐟
#americorpsworks #teamwork #nationalservice #pipingplover #herringrun #capecod #natureisbeautiful #gooutandexplore #naturalresourcemanagement

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Nick lives in our Outer Cape hou

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Nick lives in our Outer Cape house and spends his Tuesdays-Thursdays serving with the Town of Brewster Department of Natural Resources and the Brewster Conservation Trust. We asked Nick what national volunteer service means to him . He replied, "Service means to give wholeheartedly, to give compassionately, and to give knowing you are making a difference." ❤️ We value Nick's dedication to serving the local Cape Cod community and are excited that he is spending his second term of AmeriCorps service with ACC! Learn more about our members and how Individual Placements work on our website, www.americorpscapecod.org !
#memberspotlight #americorpscapecod #gettingthindsdone #year21 #brewstahoystahs #nationalserviceworks #landmanagement

How many of our current members and Alumni can get

How many of our current members and Alumni can get BINGO?! 🎊 Check out our story to partipcate in AmeriCorps Cape Cod BINGO!
1.) check out our story for a blank template
2.) screenshot the bingo template
3.) tag your fellow corps members and alumni to play!
4.) tag @americorps_cape_cod to be featured on our story
#socialdistancingfun #bingochallenge #bingo #AmeriCorpsCapeCod #naturalresourcemanagement #waderproblems #americorpsalums

Today some of the Wellfleet members helped The Fam

Today some of the Wellfleet members helped The Family Pantry of Cape Cod (@familypantryofcapecod) prep their production garden for the 2020 growing season! 🥕We are glad that the sun could make an appearance! ☀️ #gardenprep #funinthesun

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Sarah is currently teleserving o

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Sarah is currently teleserving off cape but stays connected to her fellow AmeriCorps Cape Cod members through video lunch dates and virtual house meetings. She is serving with the Town of Falmouth Department of Marine and Environmental Services 🌊 🐚 . One of Sarah's accomplishments includes designing and implementing lesson plans to teach local third graders about shellfish and their role in local marine ecosystems. We admire Sarah's commitment to service and passion for environmental education 📚 here on Cape Cod. We are grateful to have her as part of the Year 21 Corps! Learn more about our members and how Individual Placements work on our website, www.americorpscapecod.org !
#memberspotlight #teleservice #americorpscapecod #gettingthingsdone #year21 #marineeducation #nationalserviceworks #womeninSTEM

Today the Wellfleet members celebrated the 50th An

Today the Wellfleet members celebrated the 50th Annual Earth Day by cleaning up local beaches and repairing a publicly accessible kayak rack. From all of us at ACC, we hope that you took some time today to appreciate all that our planet has to offer! 🌎☀️🌊🛶 #americorpscapecod #gettingthingsdoneinyear21 #mothernature

Our members at our Pocasset have been using their

Our members at our Pocasset have been using their extra time at home to construct raised garden beds for some future planting 🥦🥕🥬 🌶They even were able to #reuse some extra wood they had tucked away on the property.

What are some hobbies you have picked up while at home?
#homegarden #quarentinelife #servefromhome #reducereuserecylce

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Kelsey lives in one of our Upper

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Kelsey lives in one of our Upper Cape houses and spends her Tuesdays-Thursdays serving with Town of Dennis Department of Natural Resources and the Dennis Conservation Land Trust. We asked Kelsey what advice she would give to future members. She replied, "When you join ACC you become part of the Cape community, so get out there and meet the locals! Say yes to opportunities to get things done in the field and be willing to step outside the ACC bubble to truly enjoy the off season on Cape Cod." We admire Kelsey's can-do attitude and her commitment to service here on Cape Cod. We are happy to have her as part of the Year 21 crew! Learn more about our members and how Individual Placements work on our website, www.americorpscapecod.org !
#memberspotlight #americorpscapecod #gettingthindsdone #year21 #landstewardship #womeninscience #burnbabyburn #prescribedburn 🔥

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Katie lives in one of our Upper

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Katie lives in one of our Upper Cape houses and spends her Tuesdays & Wednesdays serving with Town of Sandwich Department of Natural Resources. One of Katie's accomplishments this year includes assisting the Town of Sandwich with shellfish propagation that lead to the largest recreational oyster harvest in town history 🌊 🐚 . We value Katie's passion and dedication to get things done for the local Cape Cod community. We are so excited to have her as part of the Year 21 Corps! Learn more about our members and how Individual Placements work on our website, www.americorpscapecod.org ! #memberspotlight #americorpscapecod #gettingthindsdone #year21 #naturalresources #womeninconservation #oystersfordays #shellfishwomen

The Wellfleet members have been blowing off some q

The Wellfleet members have been blowing off some quarantine steam the past two weekends with a backyard barbecue and a birthday bash (safe cleaning practices included)! #year21 #quarantineadventures

A little spring cleaning and TLC at the LeHac hous

A little spring cleaning and TLC at the LeHac house. Here’s how the Wellfleet members are serving from home today! #springhassprung #cleanandtidy

Our members on the Upper Cape have found some crea

Our members on the Upper Cape have found some creative ways to continue to “Serve From Home”. Members at the Pocasset House are building oyster bags while our members at the Ranch House are filling bags with recycled shellfish shells for oyster spat- both projects coordinated by the Falmouth Marine and Environmental Services Department. Huge shout out to our service partners at Falmouth MES for their flexibility and out of the box thinking to still get the project done! ✅
#stayhomesavelives #washyourhands #makeshellfishcool #oysters #servefromhome #workfromhome #nationalserviceworks #americorpscapecod

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Travis lives in our Outer Cape h

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Travis lives in our Outer Cape house and spends his Tuesdays-Thursdays serving with the Wellfleet Shellfish Department 🌊 and the Cape Cod National Seashore's Park Planning Department 🏖 . Travis's advice to future members is to be open to all of the new ideas and experiences that ACC will offer you. Travis's spirit and determination are infectious, and we are grateful to have him as part of ACC Year 21! Learn more about our members and how Individual Placements work on our website, www.americorpscapecod.org ! #memberspotlight #americorpscapecod #gettingthindsdone #year21 #wellfleetoysters #parkplanning #applytoday #nationalserviceworks #americorps

A sneak peek into how the Wellfleet members S(erve

A sneak peek into how the Wellfleet members S(erve)F(rom)H(ome)!

Please consider donating your extra PPE and essent

Please consider donating your extra PPE and essential medical supplies (sealed and unopened) to our healthcare professionals. @capecodhealthcare and Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps have partnered to open additional donation sites around Cape Cod. See below for donation site locations 👀 ❗️Falmouth Hospital - 100 Ter Heun Drive, Falmouth (Employee Parking lot)
❗️Fontaine Outpatient Medical Center – 525 Long Pond Road, Harwich
❗️Hyannis Urgent Care - 1220 Iyannough Road, Hyannis
❗️Parking Lot - 9 East Main Street, Yarmouth (intersection of Rt. 28)
❗️Stoneman Outpatient Medical Center – 2 Jan Sebastian Drive, Sandwich

#covid_19 #personalprotectiveequipment #donate #flattenthecurve #socialdistancing #washyourhands

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Jordanne lives in one of our Upp

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! Jordanne lives in one of our Upper Cape houses and spends her Tuesdays-Thursdays serving with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension. Jordanne takes the lead on scheduling and hosting the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension's water education programs 🌊💧(WetFests) at local schools. One of Jordanne's accomplishments includes creating a new WetFest activity involving a mini beach clean up where children can learn about why recycling and picking up after yourself is so important. She hopes that this activity will spark thoughts about reducing litter and keeping Cape Cod beautiful! WetFest educates around 2,000 students each year. We appreciate all of the effort and passion Jordanne puts into making WetFest memorable for students across the Cape! Learn more about our members and how Individual Placements work on our website, www.americorpscapecod.org ! #memberspotlight #americorpscapecod #gettingthindsdone #year21 #environmentaleducation #groundwaterguardians

REMINDER: If you are going outside to soak up some

REMINDER: If you are going outside to soak up some vitamin D and alleviate some stress don’t forgot to protect yourself from ticks! 🥾🧦❗️Use insect repellant! ❗️Wear long clothing!❗️Do a #tickcheck❗️Throw your clothes in a dryer! Checkout our friends at the @ccextension for more ways to protect yourself (and your pets!) from ticks 👍

COVID-19 UPDATE March 18th: The AmeriCorps Cape Co

COVID-19 UPDATE March 18th: The AmeriCorps Cape Cod/ Resource and Development Office will be closed until further notice. AmeriCorps Cape Cod staff will be working remotely and are available via phone and email. Staff will be in constant communication with members and service partners to implement further safety precautions related to containing COVID-19.
❗️Members will continue to conduct essential Natural Resource Management group service projects while practicing social distancing
❗️Members will NOT continue to serve at their Individual Placements. Members will utilize tele-service to complete IP projects from home.
The safety of our members, staff, and community is our biggest concern and we respectfully ask that you continue to implement good social distance practices when you interact with AmeriCorps Cape Cod in the field.
As the situation continues to change, we will provide updates on our website. For specific questions, please reach out to Kayla Baier by email or phone: Kayla.baier@barnstablecounty.org | 508.375.6848.

We are currently accepting applications to be an A

We are currently accepting applications to be an AmeriCorps member for our year 22 corps! AmeriCorps Cape Cod is seeking individuals dedicated to completing a year of service surrounding natural resource management, environmental education, and disaster preparedness and response! See the link in our bio to learn more TODAY!
#madeinAmeriCorps #AmeriCorpsCapeCod #engageCapeCod #Volunteer #AmeriCorps #bestyearofyourlife

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