NC LiteracyCorps
The Duke University NC LiteracyCorps is a statewide consortium of NCLC AmeriCorps Volunteers working to build the capacity and impact of community and campus-based literacy programs. NCLC Volunteers will provide direct service and/or capacity-building support to local education nonprofits and schools in Durham, Wake, Forsyth, Pitt, and Mecklenburg Counties.
The mission of the NC LiteracyCorps is to increase opportunities for North Carolina children and adults through tutoring, small group teaching, classroom assistance, and capacity-building activities that strengthen an organization’s abilities to increase reach and impact. NC LiteracyCorps Volunteers will work alongside education professionals to increase the academic achievement, English skills, High School completion, or access to education and community resources across the state.
Scroll down to see full role descriptions for each service opportunity. If you have trouble viewing any of the linked materials, please email mdw31@duke.edu.
Apply
Interested applicants should complete the NC LiteracyCorps Recruitment Intake Form (link here) after reviewing the service opportunities linked below. This form is the only step needed to register your interest at this stage. Please do not apply separately through Indeed, Handshake, or other job boards. After your NCLC Intake Form response is reviewed, if a host site is interested in moving forward, NCLC Staff will follow up to schedule an information session and share next steps.
Candidates are asked to complete the AmeriCorps application on MyAmeriCorps.gov around the time of their site interview, sometimes immediately following it, as a later step in the process.
Book Harvest | Durham, NC
Book Harvest Overview
Book Harvest is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization based in Durham, NC, with an ambitious mission: books for every child, support for every parent, and literacy for every community. Since 2011, Book Harvest has placed more than three million books in the hands of children and families—grounded in the belief that literacy starts at birth, in the home, powered by parents, and nourished with books.
Book Harvest is now at a defining moment. The organization is embarking on a national movement to ensure that every child has the home library they need to become a reader and is building the research, policy, and field infrastructure to realize a new standard of care. With annual revenues exceeding $10 million and programmatic reach expanding nationally, this is an organization accelerating toward national impact.
Service Description(s)
One Fulltime opportunity: Position filled
Book Harvest | Winston-Salem
Book Harvest Overview
Book Harvest is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization based in Durham, NC, with an ambitious mission: books for every child, support for every parent, and literacy for every community. Since 2011, Book Harvest has placed more than three million books in the hands of children and families—grounded in the belief that literacy starts at birth, in the home, powered by parents, and nourished with books.
Book Harvest is now at a defining moment. The organization is embarking on a national movement to ensure that every child has the home library they need to become a reader and is building the research, policy, and field infrastructure to realize a new standard of care. With annual revenues exceeding $10 million and programmatic reach expanding nationally, this is an organization accelerating toward national impact.
Service Description
One Halftime opportunity (Winston-Salem):
THRIVE| Durham, NC
THRIVE Overview
THRIVE Family Health & Education Center works to improve the health and well-being of growing families through education, advocacy, and community-rooted systems change. THRIVE centers caregiver voice, early relational health, and cross-sector collaboration to strengthen support for families across preconception, pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood.
Service Description(s):
All positions filled
Koinonia Community Solutions| Winterville, NC
KCS Overview
Koinonia Community Solutions mission is to build bridges to the underserved in northeastern North Carolina through education, housing and economic empowerment initiatives.
Service Description(s)
One Fulltime opportunity:
This is a combined role between Partners for Success and Student U
Partners for Success Overview | Durham, NC
Partners for Success (PfS) is an office within Duke's Program in Education that places undergraduates in education-focused service-learning courses into education placements throughout Durham. Placements are in Durham Public Schools and community organizations that work with DPS students, including Student U. Through these placements, PfS connects Durham teachers and programs with a consistent source of trained volunteer tutors, while giving Duke undergraduates hands-on experience in school- and community-based learning environments.
Student U Overview | Durham, NC
Student U is a nonprofit organization that works to cultivate joy and academic excellence in learning communities so all students thrive in Durham and beyond. At the WG Pearson Center in Durham, Student U provides out-of-school-time academic & holistic programming for Durham Public School middle and high school students and their families.
Service Description:
One Fulltime Opportunity (Durham): Position filled
Read and Feed | Cary, NC
Read and Feed Overview
The mission of Read and Feed is to strengthen literacy skills among underserved elementary school children and provide meals in a nurturing neighborhood environment. Read and Feed serves Wake County students with academic support, healthy snacks and meals, as well as diverse books to build home libraries.
Read and Feed is a part of the Campaign for Grade Level Reading in Wake County and Wake Up and Read’s collaborative. Our collective goal is for all children to read on grade level by the end of third grade. To accomplish this, we utilize an approach of targeted universalism, using broad strategies to promote literacy and information to children in Wake County and targeted strategies that focus on increasing access to literacy resources and supports among the community’s most vulnerable children (e.g., students of color, those living in high poverty areas, and students speaking a language other than English in the home).
Service Description(s)
Two Fulltime and Two Halftime opportunities:
NCLC Volunteer Capacity Builder: Academic Support, Book Provisions & Volunteerism
Freedom School Partners | Charlotte, NC
Freedom School Partners minimum-time members will teach small group literacy classes and enrichment activities in locations throughout Charlotte (Summer 2027).