AmeriCorpsAmeriCorps is a federal, national and community-service program administered through the Corporation for National and Community Service (Washington D.C.) and in California through the Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism (GOSERV). AmeriCorps calls communities into action and provides funding to address local education, public safety, environmental, and human needs. Currently, the Chancellor's Office administers three AmeriCorps programs at 31 colleges, including the Early Childhood Education Literacy Project, the Foster Youth Mentoring Project, and the Teacher and Reading Development Partnerships program. The Chancellor's Office also sponsors a VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) project.

The Chancellor's Office AmeriCorps staff coordinate all facets of the AmeriCorps programs with the participating campuses, and is the program liaison with GOSERV, the federal pass-through entity responsible for over-seeing AmeriCorps programs in California. Staff work closely with participating campuses to ensure the delivery of a quality AmeriCorps program, and provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, and continuous improvement services to campuses. The Chancellor's Office AmeriCorps staff is also responsible for allocating AmeriCorps funds to campuses, ensuring fiscal accountability for each AmeriCorps program, and reporting on program progress to GOSERV.

Chancellor's Office AmeriCorps staff and the campus AmeriCorps program coordinators have developed standardized data collection instruments, tracking, and reporting systems for the program's community service, member development, and community-building objectives.