Roswell Receives AmeriCorps Grant for After-School Programs Last year, the City and two of its nonprofit partners Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA and STAR House Foundation received a $74,000 planning grant to begin the process of providing enhanced after-school programming at select Roswell elementary schools. This years grant, for up to $89,709, will be used by the City and these partners to continue the work by supporting after-school programming at four area schools with the goal of increasing elementary literacy and providing additional STEM and health and wellness education. The City of Roswell is contributing up to an additional $39,748 in monetary and in-kind funding to facilitate the project.The City of Roswell is recruiting twenty AmeriCorps members to implement the enhancements to after-school programming specifically by working with teachers to provide additional instruction and homework support to participating students. These AmeriCorps members will also engage participants parents through meetings and information sessions, and the community through service opportunities on nationally recognized days of service. Individuals interested in becoming AmeriCorps members to help in the local effort are invited to visit RoswellGov.com/AmeriCorps for more information and to apply. Additional questions regarding the City of Roswell grant or AmeriCorps opportunity may be addressed to Megan Boynton at 770-817-6715 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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