Lead For America is a national service program building the next generation of leaders for our country and communities across all 50 states.Through the Hometown Fellowship, Fellows serve in a paid, full-time capacity alongside a local leader in their hometown or home state for one year, before advancing into positions of community, state, and national leadership for decades to come.Since 2018, Lead For America has created more than 200 paid, full-time Fellowships for outstanding young leaders nationwide. In 2021, Lead For America launched its largest cohort yet of 115 Fellows and became one of the earliest stage organizations to ever receive full funding of a national service program through AmeriCorps. LFA has been featured prominently in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, CBS This Morning, and Forbes. Altogether, LFA has raised more than $10 million in just three years to launch the civic leadership careers of hundreds––soon to be thousands––of our nation’s most outstanding young people. LFA is proud that 100% of alumni remain committed to careers in public service and civic leadership, and nearly 90% remain committed to the communities they call home.

ACC AmeriCorps members will serve in positions of leadership in rural and emerging communities across America to advance economic prosperity and help bridge the digital divide.WICHITA, Kan., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lead For America (LFA) announced the expansion of its signature AmeriCorps program today, called the American Connection Corps (ACC), and is now accepting applications for more than 100 new members nationwide. Selected members will address America's most pressing challenges at the local level and join a nationwide cohort of leaders by participating in a paid year of service to advance economic prosperity in rural communities and emerging cities. The ACC member application period closes on May 18, 2023, with applications accepted on a case-by-case basis thereafter.ACC AmeriCorps Members earn a living allowance of $30,000 per year, plus benefits, and an education award of $6,895 upon completion of the program. ACC Members typically serve 40 hours per week, providing key capacity building as "boots-on-the-ground" support for local host site organizations that advance economic opportunity, health and social capital, broadband access, and agriculture and natural resource development. Members also take part in a premier training program throughout the experience in locations including Kansas, Minnesota, and Washington, DC. The extensive training allows members to travel nationwide and explore topics like leadership, economic development, digital inclusion, and broadband