AmeriCorps Cape Cod is dedicated to offering a diverse group of up to twenty-six full-time environmentally-focused adults an opportunity to enhance their personal development, foster civic values, build community leadership, mobilize volunteers, promote community preparedness to natural or human-made disasters, and respond to critical environmental needs in Barnstable County. Corps members serving in this coastal residential living experience will be dedicated to the conservation, protection, education, restoration, and maintenance of the finite and fragile environment of Cape Cod. Land and water resources on Cape Cod are of such a limited nature and central importance to the welfare, safety, and appreciation of the entire nation, that conservation and management of these limited resources are critical. Environmental education and disaster preparedness and mitigation activities led by Corps members will ensure lasting impacts on the community. Our strength as a Corps, serving the environment and in times of emergency, will provide environmental sustainability and promote community safety and security.