AmeriCorps Cape Cod is a residential program, requiring all Corps members to reside in one of two houses provided by the program. Each house consists of up to thirteen Corps members and one supervisor. The first house, located in Pocasset (a village in the town of Bourne) is currently owned by Barnstable County. The house was formerly the doctor's residence the neighboring County Hospital, which has since been closed. Currently, the residence is located next to the Cape Cod Senior Residences of Pocasset, an assisted living facility. The Pocasset house is located roughly ten minutes from various Cape Cod beaches and the Bourne Bridge, and is about an hour away from Boston by car. The Pocasset Corps members mostly perform service within the Upper Cape (the area closest to the Cape Cod Canal and the mainland) and parts of the Mid-Cape.

The second house is located in the town of Wellfleet and was donated by the Cape Cod National Seashore. The Wellfleet house is a little over an hour away from the Cape Cod Canal (making it over two hours from Boston by car), and is located fifteen miles south of the tip of Provincetown. The Wellfleet house is situated in a more rural, scenic setting. The residence is considered more rustic than the Pocasset house, and is more isolated. This antique home is nestled on over three acres of mixed pine-oak woodlands on the Cape Cod National Seashore, and is within minutes of beautiful Cape Cod beaches. Wellfleet Corps members mainly serve the Lower and mid-Cape.

Within each house, one member serves as a Member Leader. The Member Leader has additional responsibilities within the residence and during service. Member leaders work with staff to: develop, schedule, and implement group service projects, facilitate house meetings and member reflections, assist in designing and coordinating member training schedules, and other duties as needed.

Corps members participating in this residential living experience will be involved in promoting community preparedness to natural or human-made disasters, mobilizing volunteers, and responding to critical environmental needs within Barnstable County. It is important to note, that each individual performs service, and the meaning of service is central to the objectives of AmeriCorps. While there are a number of benefits to becoming member, our ultimate purpose is to give back to our environment and the community.

While living in the residences, Corps members are expected to maintain the houses and perform "house chores." Living in such close proximity with thirteen other members is challenging and new Corps members should prepare for the tasks of communal living. All members have at least one roommate, and while houses are co-ed, rooms are not. In addition, regardless of age, smoking and drinking of alcoholic beverages are not allowed in the residences. Each house has one telephone (local calls only) for member use and DSL Internet with wireless access. Each house provides living space for thirteen members and one Program Supervisor. Therefore each residence accommodates fourteen people. We are unable to provide housing for spouses and/or children. No pets are allowed in the residences.