AmeriCorps, part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, provides trained, dedicated people to help nonprofits accomplish more and make more effective use of volunteers. It is a network of national service program that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health and the environment. AmeriCorps is made up of several different programs - AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and AmeriCorps NCCC - each with its own focus and structure.