The House Appropriations Committee approved a draft fiscal year 2017 spending bill that includes $1.08 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service, a $13 million decrease from last year’s enacted level. The House bill sustains the FY16 increase...
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Bipartisan Leaders Endorse Service Year Challenge to Presidential Candidates
More than two dozen leaders — both Democrats and Republicans — signed on to the Challenge, which aims to make a year of service a common opportunity for young Americans.
Read More »Senate Appropriators Advance FY17 Labor-HHS Funding Bill
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2017 Labor-HHS-Education bill, which received largely bipartisan support for the first time in seven years. The Senate bill would provide the Corporation for National and Community Service with $1.03 billion, a...
Read More »House Budget Committee Calls for Elimination of National Service
Despite overwhelming public support for national service funding, report issued by House Budget Committee recommends zeroing-out of federal budget for CNCS
Read More »CNCS CEO Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee
At hearing of the House Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, Wendy Spencer makes case for investing in proven, cost-effective national service programs
Read More »13th Annual Friends of National Service Awards
Voices for National Service honored 18 distinguished leaders in government, business and journalism at the 13th Annual Friends of National Service Awards at Union Station in Washington, DC. The honorees were selected based on recognition and support for national service as...
Read More »Voices for National Service Statement on President Obama’s 2017 Budget
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget provides $1.1 billion for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers national service programs including AmeriCorps and Senior Corps – or essentially level funding from the FY 2016...
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