This Letter-to-the-Editor was originally published in the Mississippi Free Press on December 26, 2025. By Kevin Edwards When the Trump administration announced earlier this year that it was pulling funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service—popularly known as AmeriCorps—it was yet...
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Standing Up for Service, Together
This year, the national service community showed extraordinary resilience, unity, and leadership. In the face of significant disruptions and unprecedented uncertainty, your voice helped ensure that communities could continue to count on AmeriCorps. This community sent more than 115,000 messages...
Read More »Service and Conservation Corps Prepare Young People for Careers
This blog was originally published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation on December 8, 2025. By The Annie E. Casey Foundation For decades, service and conservation corps have connected young people to quality careers while helping vital industries fill critical workforce...
Read More »Point of View: National Service is a Workforce Solution Hiding in Plain Sight
This blog was originally published by City Year on December 3, 2025. By Tim Taylor and Jim Balfanz National service builds durable, employer-ready skills There’s a lot being written and discussed about the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and how...
Read More »The Field Guide: From Warzones to Wildlands: My Journey From the Military to Conservation
This blog was originally published by The Field Guide on October 2, 2025. By Tess Hankey There’s a moment in every veteran’s life when the noise finally stops. For me, it was the hum of helicopters fading behind me, the...
Read More »The Hill: College Advising Isn’t Just an Education Imperative; It’s an Economic One
This op-ed was originally published in The Hill on September 18, 2025. By Cameron Schmidt-Temple At a time when policymakers are calling for more career-connected learning and employers are warning of a worsening talent shortage, the United States is quietly...
Read More »Portland Press Herald: AmeriCorps is the Backbone of Community Service in Maine
This op-ed was originally published by the Portland Press Herald on September 17, 2025. By Steve Niles Congress should prioritize robust funding to help keep this organization healthy and thriving. Mainers are self-reliant: we believe that local people can solve...
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