The Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation’s Service Year Option program provides Maryland students who have earned a high school completion certificate a chance to spend time working with partnering organizations that support their growth and development. Sign up to be a host partner today!

What is the Maryland Corps/Service Year Option?

The Service Year Option program provides recent Maryland high school graduates, GED recipients, or those who have earned a high school completion certificate the opportunity to spend at least nine months with partnering organizations that support their growth and development. In turn, the opportunities provided strengthen Maryland’s workforce and expand the state’s employment. The Maryland Corps program shares those same goals and aims to recruit more seasoned individuals looking to pivot in their career or reenter the workforce.

What Type of Organization Can Partner with Maryland Corps/Service Year Option

Maryland Corps/Service Year Option Host Site Partners are nonprofits, government agencies, or businesses of all sizes and industries. The program seeks to develop a cohort of Host Site Partners that is diverse and representative of the State of Maryland. The common denominator among all successful Host Site Partners is a commitment to Partnership with the Department, and to supporting their program Members.

For specific details on what a partnership looks like, as well as the benefits for partner hosts, view the Department’s Service Year Option Host Partner flyer.

To learn more, visit the Department’s website.