By Mike Szymanski – A week ago, the U.S. Senate proposed cutting 20,000 AmeriCorps positions…Now, City Year, which has 309 AmeriCorps members in Los Angeles, is calling on the public to help stop the proposed cuts before decisions are made in the...
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Tulsa World: AmeriCorps is a program worth preserving
By World’s Editorial Writers – AmeriCorps offers a start in life for young college graduates, makes a difference in the lives of children in low-performing schools and does so for a tiny cost. It’s making a difference, and it’s worth...
Read More »Voters Speak: Protect National Service Funding
By AnnMaura Connolly - A new poll by TargetPoint Consulting asked voters in nine battleground states about their views on national service and the response was clear: 83 percent of voters want Congress to maintain or increase the federal investment...
Read More »The Wall Street Journal: Poll: Americans Back Federal Spending on National Service Programs
By Reid J. Epstein – Americans across the political spectrum support spending federal funds for national service projects like AmeriCorps, according to a poll conducted for the lobbying organization that advocates more federal funding for such programs.
Read More »Education Week: Millennials Want to Serve. Let’s Help Them Do It.
By Alan D. Solomont – Obscured behind the common narratives that paint millennials as a “me generation” lies an often-overlooked fact: Today’s young people want to serve.
Read More »ThinkProgress: Lost In The Noise Of Budget Standoff, Funding For Volunteer Work Faces Huge Cuts
By Alan Pyke – The Corporation for National and Community Service, which funds AmeriCorps programs and volunteers among other service work, is facing drastic cuts in both the House (34 percent) and Senate (20 percent) budget packages.
Read More »Senator Kelly Ayotte: Standing together for the AmeriCorps
By Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) Today marks 21 years since the first class of AmeriCorps members was sworn in on the White House lawn. It would be hard to imagine what New Hampshire’s parks and inner city schools would be...
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