AmeriCorps shiri ne na ƙungiyoyin jama'a na son rai wanda gwamnatin tarayya ta Amurka ke tallafawa, gidauniyoyi, kamfanoni, da sauran masu ba da gudummawa waɗanda ke haɗa manya cikin ayyukan hidimar jama'a tare da manufar "taimakawa wasu da biyan buƙatu masu mahimmanci a cikin al'umma." Membobi sun ƙaddamar da matsayi na cikakken lokaci ko na ɗan lokaci wanda cibiyar sadarwar ƙungiyoyin jama'a masu zaman kansu da hukumomin jama'a ke bayarwa, don cika ayyuka a fagagen ilimi, amincin jama'a, kiwon lafiya, da kare muhalli. Ana yawan kallon shirin a matsayin kungiyar zaman lafiya ta cikin gida. Tana ɗaukar fiye da Amurkawa 75,000 a cikin sabis mai zurfi kowace shekara.