Pros
Relationships you build with students and other corps members
Cons
Treated as less than volunteers although technically you work as employees. If there's a death in your family or an illness you are expected to either use your "12" days to leave or take a 5 day minimum leave with NO pay. Forced to work 11 sometimes 12 hour days and teach an after-school program that is inefficient and on a steady decline in terms of attendance. You are forced to be puppets for donors and potential sponsors, collect data, act as guinea pigs for several new things they want to implement on the students. They also value data and donations over the students and corps members. You're responsible for your own housing in a city with the most expensive housing yet only paid $5 an hour! Staff is incompetent and horrible at communication! The higher ups are oblivious to what the students of East San Jose need along with what generates an effective corps. They burn you out and cause mental breakdowns. STAY AWAY IF YOU ARE NOT GOOD AT HIGH STRESS OR PEOPLE WHO CARE NOTHING ABOUT YOU.