The continuing resolution funds the Corporation for National and Community Service at FY16 levels for the first several months of FY17.
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Laura Jenkin’s #ChangedbyService Story
We asked the entire national service community to share their #ChangedbyService stories. Here’s a great submission from Laura Jenkins, an AmeriCorps NCCC alum: Where and why did you serve? I joined AmeriCorps NCCC because I honestly did not know where else...
Read More »Amber Powell’s #ChangedbyService Story
We asked the entire national service community to share their #ChangedbyService stories. Here’s a great submission from Amber Powell, an AmeriCorps NCCC alumni: The only answer I have to how service changed me is “fundamentally”. My first year in AmeriCorps became a...
Read More »Ryan Arthur’s #ChangedbyService Story
"I’ve learned that the power of national service is far greater than any natural disaster...National service is how each of us can use the compassion we have in our heart to be a catalyst for change and make our country...
Read More »The Hill: Uniting a Divided Nation
By Former Govs. Jennifer Granholm and Dirk Kempthorne - As two people from different parties and parts of the country, we may disagree about many things. But we agree about the value of a “service year.”
Read More »Democratic Platform Calls for Expansion of National Service
On July 25, 2016, Democratic delegates met in Philadelphia to approve a platform that, in part, recognizes the healing power of national service. The platform called for a bold expansion of national service programs.
Read More »The Atlantic: You Don’t Have to Wear a Military Uniform to Serve Your Country
By Stanley McChrystal - A service year would teach young Americans tolerance and restore civic responsibility. In the process, it would help heal a wounded nation.
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