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42 U.S. Code § 12572. National service programs eligible for program assistance
(a) National service corpsThe recipient of a grant under section 12571(a) of this title and a Federal agency operating or supporting a national service program under section 12571(b) of this title shall use a portion of the financial assistance or positions involved, directly or through subgrants to other entities, to support or carry out the following national service corps or programs, as full- or part-time corps or programs, to address unmet needs:
(1) Education Corps
(A) In general
The recipient may carry out national service programs through an Education Corps that identifies and meets unmet educational needs within communities through activities such as those described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance on the indicators described in subparagraph (C).
(B) ActivitiesAn Education Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as—
(i)
tutoring, or providing other academic support to elementary school and secondary school students;
(ii)
improving school climate;
(iii)
mentoring students, including adult or peer mentoring;
(iv)
linking needed integrated services and comprehensive supports with students, their families, and their public schools;
(v)
providing assistance to a school in expanding the school day by strengthening the quality of staff and expanding the academic programming offered in an expanded learning time initiative, a program of a 21st century community learning center (as defined in section 7171 of title 20), or a high-quality after-school program;
(vi)
assisting schools and local educational agencies in improving and expanding high-quality service-learning programs that keep students engaged in schools by carrying out programs that provide specialized training to individuals in service-learning, and place the individuals (after such training) in positions as service-learning coordinators, to facilitate service-learning in programs eligible for funding under part I of division B;
(vii)
assisting students in being prepared for college-level work;
(viii)
involving family members of students in supporting teachers and students;
(ix) conducting a preprofessional training program in which students enrolled in an institution of higher education—
(I)
receive training (which may include classes containing service-learning) in specified fields including early childhood education and care, elementary and secondary education, and other fields such as those relating to health services, criminal justice, environmental stewardship and conservation, or public safety;
(II)
perform service related to such training outside the classroom during the school term and during summer or other vacation periods; and
(III)
agree to provide service upon graduation to meet unmet human, educational, environmental, or public safety needs related to such training;
(x)
assisting economically disadvantaged students in navigating the college admissions process;
(xi)
providing other activities, addressing unmet educational needs, that the Corporation may designate; or
(xii)
providing skilled musicians and artists to promote greater community unity through the use of music and arts education and engagement through work in low-income communities, and education, health care, and therapeutic settings, and other work in the public domain with citizens of all ages.
(C) Education Corps indicatorsThe indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are—
(i)
student engagement, including student attendance and student behavior;
(ii)
student academic achievement;
(iii)
four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (as defined in section 7801 of title 20);
(iv)
rate of college enrollment and continued college enrollment for recipients of a high school diploma;
(v)
any additional indicator relating to improving education for students that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary of Education, establishes; or
(vi)
any additional local indicator (applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to improving education for students, that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.
(2) Healthy Futures Corps
(A) In general
The recipient may carry out national service programs through a Healthy Futures Corps that identifies and meets unmet health needs within communities through activities such as those described in subparagraph (B) and improves performance on the indicators described in subparagraph (C).
(B) ActivitiesA Healthy Futures Corps described in this paragraph may carry out activities such as—
(i)
assisting economically disadvantaged individuals in navigating the health services system;
(ii)
assisting individuals in obtaining access to health services, including oral health services, for themselves or their children;
(iii)
educating economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations about, and engaging individuals described in this clause in, initiatives regarding navigating the health services system and regarding disease prevention and health promotion, with a particular focus on common health conditions, chronic diseases, and conditions, for which disease prevention and health promotion measures exist and for which socioeconomic, geographic, and racial and ethnic health disparities exist;
(iv)
improving the literacy of patients regarding health, including oral health;
(v)
providing translation services at clinics and in emergency rooms to improve health services;
(vi)
providing services designed to meet the health needs of rural communities, including the recruitment of youth to work in health professions in such communities;
(vii)
assisting in health promotion interventions that improve health status, and helping people adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles and habits to improve health status;
(viii)
addressing childhood obesity through in-school and after-school physical activities, and providing nutrition education to students, in elementary schools and secondary schools; or
(ix)
providing activities, addressing unmet health needs, that the Corporation may designate.
(C) Healthy Futures Corps indicatorsThe indicators for a corps program described in this paragraph are—
(i)
access to health services among economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations;
(ii)
access to health services for uninsured individuals, including such individuals who are economically disadvantaged children;
(iii)
participation, among economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, in disease prevention and health promotion initiatives, particularly those with a focus on addressing common health conditions, addressing chronic diseases, and decreasing health disparities;
(iv)
literacy of patients regarding health;
(v)
any additional indicator, relating to improving or protecting the health of economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, that the Corporation, in consultation (as appropriate) with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, establishes; or
(vi)
any additional local indicator (applicable to a particular recipient and on which an improvement in performance is needed) relating to improving or protecting the health of economically disadvantaged individuals and individuals who are members of medically underserved populations, that is approved by the Corporation or a State Commission.