168 civilian and post-9/11 veterans organizations have joined forces to urge the Congressional leadership to support the CORPS Act to expand AmeriCorps and Senior Corps in the next COVID-19 relief package.
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New Research Shows an Unprecedented Return on Investment to the Federal Government and Communities from AmeriCorps and Senior Corps
A July 2020 study demonstrates that every $1 in federal taxes invested in AmeriCorps and Senior Corps returns $17.30 to society, program members, and the federal government.
Read More »AmeriCorps and Senior Corps: Quantifying the Impact
According to a new study from ICF, every $1 in federal taxes invested in AmeriCorps and Senior Corps returns over $17 to society, program members, and the government.
Read More »House Appropriations Committee Increases Funding for CNCS by $50M
The House Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal year 2021 Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations bill out of committee. In total, the bill would provide nearly $221 billion for the Labor-HHS-funded agencies and accounts, including $196.5 billion in regular discretionary...
Read More »To Heal America, Look to National Service
The CORPS Act would expand America’s investment in national service programs to allow for the immediate, targeted deployment of tens of thousands of civilian service members in communities all across the country.
Read More »The CORPS Act: Cultivating Opportunity and Response to the Pandemic through Service Act
The CORPS Act calls for strengthening and expanding AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to help our nation recover from COVID-19.
Read More »May 2020 Poll Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Expanding AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to Help Nation Recover from COVID-19
New public opinion research by TargetPoint Consulting finds that 80% of voters across party lines support increasing the federal investment in national service to further help communities respond to and recover from COVID-19, including 70% of Republicans and 90% of...
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