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Articles by: Amanda Hooper

Posts by Amanda Hooper

Dec 21, 2020Dec 22, 2020

Congress Finalizes FY21 Funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service

Congress cleared a spending package for President Trump’s signature that will provide $900 billion to address the COVID-19 pandemic and fund all the federal agencies through the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2021. The FY21 spending bill provides the...

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Aug 5, 2020Aug 6, 2020

New Poll Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Expanding AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to Help Nation Respond and Recover from COVID-19

Public support to increase funding for AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic was an overwhelming 80 percent across party lines.

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Jul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020

Including National Service in the Next Stimulus Package Will Create Jobs, Help Contain the Pandemic

As the negotiations over the next COVID package continue, Congress should include AmeriCorps and Senior Corps as powerful strategies for helping our nation recover from this pandemic.

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Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020

Let’s ‘Deploy This Army Of Goodwill’: Congress Must Expand National Service In Response To The Pandemic

The CORPS Act could be a lifeline for communities struggling to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, care for the sick, help families put food on the table and support schools that face formidable challenges this fall.

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Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020

168 Civilian and Post-9/11 Veteran Service Organizations Urge Congress to Expand AmeriCorps and Senior Corps

168 civilian and post-9/11 veterans organizations have joined forces to urge the Congressional leadership to support the CORPS Act to expand AmeriCorps and Senior Corps in the next COVID-19 relief package.

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Jul 20, 2020Jul 21, 2020

New Research Shows an Unprecedented Return on Investment to the Federal Government and Communities from AmeriCorps and Senior Corps

A July 2020 study demonstrates that every $1 in federal taxes invested in AmeriCorps and Senior Corps returns $17.30 to society, program members, and the federal government.

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Jul 15, 2020Aug 28, 2020

AmeriCorps and Senior Corps: Quantifying the Impact

According to a new study from ICF, every $1 in federal taxes invested in AmeriCorps and Senior Corps returns over $17 to society, program members, and the government.

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Jul 20, 2020Jul 21, 2020Press Releases

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Jun 16, 2020Jun 29, 2020Legislative Updates

The CORPS Act: Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act

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Thank you Sen @ChrisCoons, @SenatorWicker and the 15 original cosponsors for reintroducing the #CORPSAct. This bipa… https://t.co/PpO3DgqKkd

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PRESS RELEASE: We are proud to endorse the bipartisan #CORPSAct. The bill will strengthen @AmeriCorps &… https://t.co/WkMsyb6Z5p

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Sen @RonWyden & @RepJoeNeguse proposal would pair the creation of a conservation corps with investments in various… https://t.co/LVOrFc2KLn

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Entities like @AmeriCorps have demonstrated the capacity to mobilize & train people for effective service. A nation… https://t.co/vASFXP8wDF

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