FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Proposed Budget Cuts to AmeriCorps Would Devastate Thousands of Non-Profit, Community, and Faith-based Organizations House marks up LHHS Appropriations Bill today Washington, DC (July 14, 2023) – The fiscal year 2024 Labor, Health...
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Bipartisan Group of Champions to be Honored for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors
For Immediate Release Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Washington, DC (April 19, 2023) – Voices for National Service announced today that it will honor ten distinguished Capitol Hill leaders at the 20th Annual Friends of National Service Awards on Wednesday, April 26,...
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Background on the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act: More than 30 years ago, AmeriCorps was designed to provide a pathway to economic and educational opportunity for those who serve the nation and their communities. Every AmeriCorps member who...
Read More »Senate Democrats Recommend $1.225B for AmeriCorps
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released twelve FY23 spending bills on July 28th. The Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill includes $1.225 billion for the AmeriCorps agency, $74.7 million or 6.5% more than last year. The Senate’s...
Read More »Diverse Coalition of Education Groups Announces Support for the National Partnership for Student Success Launched Today by Biden-Harris Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com An all-in effort to help students recover from the impacts of the pandemic and thrive Baltimore, MD (July 5, 2022) – A diverse group of public and non-profit organizations are announcing their support for the...
Read More »White House Announces New National Partnership for Student Success
At the White House event with Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and AmeriCorps CEO Michael Smith, the Biden-Harris Administration launched a new National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS). The NPSS is a coordinated, research-based, locally-driven,...
Read More »House Committee Recommends $150M increase for AmeriCorps Agency
On June 30, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY23 Labor-HHS spending bill, a measure that would provide nearly $242.1 billion in discretionary spending to the Health and Human Services, Education, Labor and related agencies. The draft bill includes $1.3...
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