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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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...
Read More »Bipartisan Group of Champions to be Honored for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors
Majority Leader Schumer, Senator Cassidy, Representatives DeLauro, Bacon, and Waltz among honorees FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Washington, DC (June 1, 2022) – Voices for National Service will honor seven distinguished Capitol Hill leaders at the 19th Annual...
Read More »A New Public Health AmeriCorps Will Add Capacity to Health Systems and Build Career Paths for Future Leaders
Over the past two years, AmeriCorps members acted quickly and creatively to address gaps in services created by the COVID-19 pandemic. They supported vaccination efforts, collected and distributed food, tutored and mentored students to help diminish the impacts of COVID-driven...
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