This op-ed was originally published in The Olympian on November 10, 2024. By Anthony Sandoval and Eric Burns Each November, we talk a lot about how we need to improve support for America’s veterans. We lament over high suicide rates...
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AmeriCorps Ramps Up Disaster Response in North Carolina and Florida Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton
This press release was originally published on the AmeriCorps website. AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced today that more than 140 additional AmeriCorps members are deploying to North Carolina and Florida this week in response to the...
Read More »WorkingNation: National Service – Developing Skills and Finding Purpose While Helping Communities Thrive
This was originally published in WorkingNation on September 24, 2024. By Ramona Schindelheim In this episode of Work in Progress, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith joins me to discuss how taking part in the national service program can help you serve your community, giving you...
Read More »The 5280: Spearheaded by Young Adults in Colorado, This New Program Addresses the Youth Mental Health Crisis
This article was originally published in The 5280 in September 2024. By Nicholas Hunt Youth Mental Health Corps, an AmeriCorps initiative, launched in four states this summer. Marissa Garcia describes her family as supportive, but mental health wasn’t something they...
Read More »Senate Appropriations Bill Provides Modest Funding Increase for AmeriCorps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Washington, DC (August 2, 2024) – Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill. The spending package, which was supported by both...
Read More »Newsweek: Congress Is Poised to Gut AmeriCorps. It’s a Huge Mistake.
This op-ed was originally published on Newsweek.com on July 26, 2024. — By David Price and David Drier, former United States Congressmen As millions of Americans emerge from the damage and devastation inflicted by Hurricane Beryl, which lashed the Texas...
Read More »The Washington Post: America should make it easier for young people to serve their country
This op-ed was originally published in Washington Post on July 12, 2024. — By Washington Post Editorial Board Polls suggest young Americans are less enchanted with their country than previous generations. Yet even those who want to serve their country,...
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