Host Site Partner Fact Sheet

Maryland Corps/Service Year Option Prospective Host Site Partners: Fact Sheet

Become a Host Site Partner

Applications are closed for the 2025-26 service term.

Have questions? Please schedule a time that works best for you with one of our Recruitment Specialists using the following links:

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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 and the Service Year Option

Maryland Corps/Service Year Option Host Site Partners are non-proﬁts, government agencies, or businesses of all sizes and industries. We seek 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 our Department, and to supporting our Members.

What Does a Partnership Look Like?

Hosting multiple Members from September 2025 to June 2026.
Providing meaningful full-time work, ongoing supervision for the participants including on-site professional development, job training, and mentoring.
Providing healthcare and other fringe benefits.
Supporting required professional development activities for members, including online education, progress monitoring and regular in-person meetings.
Committing to strengthen the talent pipeline into high-demand jobs, state and local government positions, and to ﬁll present and future employment needs in Maryland.

What Does DSCI Need from Partners?

Partners share the commitment to develop and support the talent needed for Maryland’s future. After 9.5 months of service with your organization, the supervision and mentorship provided has allowed members to develop skills that will enable them to successfully make the transition from the program to employment or an institution of higher education, toward vocational certiﬁcates, associate degrees or bachelor’s degrees.

Additional Requirements

Ability to provide members with 40 hours/week of meaningful work that provides professional skill development
Host Site Partners must have an established and formal timekeeping/payroll mechanism
Communicate HR policies and procedures to Members
Assigned on-site staff who are able to provide supervision and/or mentoring to each Member placed at your organization

Maryland Corps/Service Year Option Program Participant Beneﬁts:

Earn at least $15 an hour
Develop as Professionals
Receive Support
Earn Money for School for Future Plans

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