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Prohibited Activities and Policy

Trainings

CNCS & WSC Prohibited Activities

Fund Raising and Direct Benefits

Politics Religion

Civics and Organizing

Safety Risks Abortion Services

AmeriCorps members, like other private citizens, may participate in the listed

prohibited activities on their own time, at their own expense, and on their own

initiative. However, the AmeriCorps logo must not be worn while doing so.

Prohibited Activities Related to

Fund Raising and Direct Benefits

Providing a direct benefit to any: for-profit business, labor

union, partisan org, and, under certain circumstances (see website), non-profit and

religious orgs

Preparing any part of a grant proposal or performing other fundraising functions to help

the program achieve its match requirements, or pay

the program’s general operating expenses

Fundraising, unless under certain circumstances

(see website)

Prohibited Activities Related to

Politics

Attempting to influence legislation

Engaging in partisan political activities or influencing a public

election

Participating in or endorsing events or

activities likely to include advocacy for or against

political parties, platforms, candidates, or officials

Conducting a voter registration drive, or using CNCS funds to conduct a

voter registration drive

Organizing a letter writing campaign to congress Educating vs. Lobbying

Prohibited Activities Related to

Religion

Engaging in religious instruction or worship

services

Providing instruction as part of a program

that includes mandatory religious

instruction or worship

Constructing or operating facilities

devoted to religious instruction or worship

Maintaining facilities primarily or

inherently devoted to religious instruction

or worship

Engaging in any form of religious

proselytization

Prohibited Activities Related to

Civics and Organizing

Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts,

or strikes

Assisting, promoting, or deterring union

organizing

Impairing existing contracts for

services or collective bargaining

agreements

Attempting to influence legislation

Prohibited Activities Related to

Safety Risks

Participating in activities that pose a significant safety risk to participants

Prohibited Activities Related to

Abortion Services

Providing abortion services or

referrals for receipt of such services

CNCS definition of abortion services

CNCS & WSC Policies

Member Supervision

Managing Member Hours

Ensuring Allowable Service

Activities

Alternative Service

Member Leave

Participation in Training

Institutes

Member Teleservice

Request Form

Managing Member Conduct

Member Appearance and Use of

Service Gear

Member Grievance

Service-related Accident or Injury

Incident Report

Reasonable Accommodations

Request Form

Member Transfers

Member Deployment for

Disaster Response

Child Care Benefits

Background Checks for

Members and Site Staff

Member Exits

Website link to

page for all

prohibited

activities and

policies.

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Having Trouble or Have Questions?

Please contact your WSC/WRC Program Coordinator

Immediately

Washington Service Corps

Phone number: 1-888-713-6080 (toll free)

Website: https://washingtonservicecorps.org/who-we-

are/contact-us/

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