I just finished an AmeriCorps term and I have to say it was a super shitty experience
They are basically marketing a full time job as a ~volunteer experience~ so that they can pay shit
During my interview it was promised I would have SNAP benefits garenteed, and that my Healthcare costs would be covered- neither of these things happened
It's also based on a salary so no matter how much you work you get the same shitty ammount
A big promise about doing it is receiving an education award at the end of the term,
but they don't tell you it's fully taxed like a normal income, but because you receive it as a lump sum the tax is fairly high and can basically screw you
I'm feeling really disgusted after my experience with the program…
They also would constantly laugh about how little people were being paid
Someone in the program was sexually harassed repeatedly and they didn't do anything
If you came to them with any real tangible problem they would brush it off and tell you to think more positively