Spotlight on Veterans Conservation Corps Voices for National Service has launched a blog series profiling how national service members and programs are at the forefront of addressing our nation’s most pressing problems. View the entire series here, and be sure...
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USA TODAY: I Spent Two Years Serving my Country with AmeriCorps. In Return, Uncle Sam Sent Me a Bill.
By Libby Bramson - No lawmaker would treat veterans' education benefits as taxable income. Civilian service members shouldn't be punished by unpatriotic taxes either.
Read More »The Joplin Globe: Keep Funding for National, Community Programs
The Editorial Board - National and community service organizations are celebrating an increase in their funding thanks to recent legislation headed up in large part by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
Read More »Congress Approves FY19 Funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service
Congress has passed the fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill, the legislation that funds the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The spending package includes $1.08 billion for the service agency, a $19...
Read More »National Service Programs Get Boost in Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
Cost-Effective Services for Students, Veterans, Military Families and Communities Recovering from Natural Disasters Preserved
Read More »On National Service, McCain’s Mea Culpa Changed the United States
By AnnMaura Connolly - John McCain, who was laid to final rest Saturday after losing his year-long battle with brain cancer, was a singular statesman, and someone who was at his best when, and because, he conceded his worst.
Read More »The Fresno Bee: Valley Students Depend on AmeriCorps, Jumpstart Funding
By Joseph I. Castro - While President Trump’s recent budget proposal slashes funding for Federal Work Study and AmeriCorps – programs that work for our students – we are encouraged that Congressional leaders have recognized the value of these programs...
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