Program Description
Destination: College (D:C) promotes higher education to low-income, first generation, underprivileged youth in the Bay Area.  D:C members are placed with a partner site and prepare youth for college through academic advising, tutoring/academic support, and volunteer mentor recruitment/management.  D:C is a program of UC Berkeley’s Center for Educational Partnerships and Cal Corps supports the recruitment and training of D:C members.

Program participants can work 300 hours/10 hrs a week or 450 hours/15 hrs a week while earning a monthly stipend.  In addition, participants will receive a scholarship of $1,000 for 300-hour positions or $1,200 for 450-hour positions for educational expenses.

D:C began in 2002 and continues to be generously supported by AmeriCorps, the California Campus Compact Students in Service Program,  Work-Study, partner sites, the Center for Education Partnerships, and the Cal Corps Public Service Center.

All Destination College Partners

Requirements

• Participants must have a genuine interest in increasing educational opportunities
• Able to travel to and from school sites. 
• Particpants must be able to work independently
• Expected to serve as a positive role model for elementary through high school students.

Qualifications

• Ability to serve as a positive role model for elementary through high school students, representing the very best of the Berkeley student body.
• Ability to balance a number of priorities including Americorps and schoolwork.
• Genuine interest in increasing educational opportunities and helping to bring access to institutions of higher learning.
• Personal responsibility and motivation to continue through the entirety of the program.
• Flexible schedule, including the ability to meet second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from 5:30-7:30.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work independently.
• Ability to travel to and from school sites
• Ability to attend one National Day of Service. The Day of Service will take place 9am-4pm, mid January.
• Our primary target are UC Berkeley students, however, we will consider students from surrounding colleges and universities.
• This is a sensitive position and finalists are subject to a criminal background check. Continued employment is contingent on successful completion of the background check.  

How to Get Involved

Apply on-line and complete Parts 1 and 2 of the application

• Submit Part 2 to Damali Burton damali-burton@berkeley.edu via fax (510)643-0326 or mail to 505 Eshleman Hall #4550, Berkeley, CA 94720.
  

Important Dates

• Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.

Contact Information

Damali Burton (510) 643-0307 or damali-burton@berkeley.edu
Leslie Swain at (510) 643-1925 or lswain@berkeley.edu

       Complete Part 1 of the application online and we will contact you about an interview. Click below for Parts 1 and 2 of the application.