aid with Hurricane Katrina relief until at least 2010. In 2008 the National Civilian Community Corps opened a new campus in Vinton, Iowa. This was followed in July 2009 by the opening of a new campus in Vicksburg, Mississippi. In 2014, the Mid Atlantic Headquarters moved from the Perry Point VA Medical Center Campus to the Sacred Heart of Mary School in Baltimore County, MD. FEMA Corps In 2012, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and The Corporation for National and Community Service created FEMA Corps. FEMA Corps, a track of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program, is a national service program dedicated to disaster response and recovery. FEMA Corps is described as a "dedicated, trained, and reliable disaster workforce". Members serve full-time for ten months on federal disaster response and recovery efforts. The first 231 members of the FEMA Corps class were inducted on September 30, 2012. Members serve on teams of 8 to 12 people, and follow the traditional NCCC model of serving, living, and traveling together. Members receive a small living stipend of about of $3,000 ($150.00 every two weeks) over their ten months of service, and housing, food, and transportation costs are covered. Members also receive an education award of at least $5,730 after successfully completing 10 months of service. Programs and projects Overview Before starting project work, members go through team building exercises, physical training and special training for the individual jobs they will hold on the team. They are also trained on how to use different tools and other equipment they might need throughout their projects. Projects fall into one or more of five areas: disaster response, infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship and conservation, energy conservation, and urban and rural development. The projects are developed by state government agencies or non-profit organizations such as Habitat For Humanity and the American Red Cross. Common examples of NCCC project tasks include trail building, tax assistance, home construction, tutoring students, tending community gardens, renovating public spaces, and disaster relief services. Disaster Response The National Civilian Community Corps may be called on to respond to any Federal or State disaster including fires, floods, earthquakes, oil spills, mudslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, or terrorist attacks. Americorps NCCC members routinely serve with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the American Red Cross for other disaster relief efforts. Common examples of disaster relief projects include assisting with mass shelters, tarping roofs, removing debris,