The application period for the 2018-19 SNAP program is closed. Check back this summer for details about the 2019-20 program, which begins in October. Click "Join SNAP" above for more information and position descriptions.
places 28 AmeriCorps members with partner conservation organizations throughout the Sierra Nevada. Beginning in October, Full-Term SNAP Members serve for 11 months, and Half-Term Members serve for 5 month, beginning in April. During their terms of service, members restore and monitor impaired Sierra watersheds, educate and outreach to Sierra residents and visitors on environmental issues, and recruit and manage volunteers for a variety of programs. SNAP members gain skills and technical training, are mentored by outstanding environmental leaders, and make a real difference in the communities of the Sierra Nevada. A living allowance, loan forbearance, and health care benefits are provided during the term of service, as well as an end-of-service education award.
Since 2007, the SNAP Program has restored more than 15,000 watershed acres, monitored more than 1,250 sites, educated more than 165,000 individuals,recruited more than 35,000 volunteers, and contributed more than 500,000 hours of service! SNAP members are on the frontline of protecting and restoring the Sierra Nevada, and they truly embody the mission of the Sierra Nevada Alliance by "Serving the Sierra." SNAP member applications are due each year in July. SNAP host site applications are due each year in May.
sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).