By Lauren Averella- Beyond having more feet on the ground to strengthen Baltimore’s communities, expanding AmeriCorps would help organizations like Civic Works give individuals invaluable life experience and arm them with the resources and skills they need to enter fields...
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Washington Post: Congress’s Bipartisan National-Service Bill Would Be a Powerful Tonic for What’s Ailing America
By David Ignatius - Congress is weighing a bipartisan proposal to expand national-service programs to create jobs, help contain the coronavirus pandemic and begin to unify a divided country.
Read More »CAP: As the U.S. Economy Recovers, National Service Can Keep Vulnerable Young Workers Engaged in the Workforce
By Livia Lam and Mary Ellen Sprenkel - Policymakers should expand and adopt national service as part of a broader jobs strategy to provide younger workers with meaningful work experiences and keep them engaged in the labor market.
Read More »Baltimore Sun: Using Recent Graduates to Strategically Expand Americorps Will Help Those Still in School
By Robert Balfanz - Strategic expansion of AmeriCorps is how we can rapidly and more equitably provide the additional capacity to enact what is needed to support our students through the impact of COVID-19 and continued racial injustice.
Read More »USA TODAY: I Spent Two Years Serving my Country with AmeriCorps. In Return, Uncle Sam Sent Me a Bill.
By Libby Bramson - No lawmaker would treat veterans' education benefits as taxable income. Civilian service members shouldn't be punished by unpatriotic taxes either.
Read More »The Joplin Globe: Keep Funding for National, Community Programs
The Editorial Board - National and community service organizations are celebrating an increase in their funding thanks to recent legislation headed up in large part by U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
Read More »On National Service, McCain’s Mea Culpa Changed the United States
By AnnMaura Connolly - John McCain, who was laid to final rest Saturday after losing his year-long battle with brain cancer, was a singular statesman, and someone who was at his best when, and because, he conceded his worst.
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