Ko e AmeriCorps ko ha polokalama fakaʻofoʻofa ia ʻo e sōsaieti sivilé ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he puleʻanga fakafederal ʻo e Puleʻanga ʻAmeliká, ngaahi fakavaʻé, ngaahi kautaha, mo e kau foaki kehe ʻoku nau fakakau ʻa e kakai lalahí ʻi he ngāue fakapuleʻangá mo ha taumuʻa ke “tokoniʻi ʻa e niʻihi kehé mo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi fie maʻu mahuʻingá ʻi he komiunitií.” ʻOku tukupā ʻa e kāingalotú ki ha ngaahi lakanga taimi kakato pe taimi nounou ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe ha netiueka ʻo e ngaahi kautaha fakakomiuniti ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu paʻangá mo e ngaahi kautaha fakapuleʻangá, ke fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻi he ngaahi malaʻe ʻo e akó, malu ʻa e kakaí, tokangaʻi ʻo e moʻuí, mo e maluʻi ʻo e ʻātakaí. ʻOku faʻa sio ki he polokalamá ko ha Kau Tau ʻo e Melino fakalotofonuá. ʻOkú ne fakangāueʻi ha kakai ʻAmelika ʻe toko 75,000 tupu ʻi he ngāue lahi ʻi he taʻu kotoa pē.