Senator Wicker to be Inducted into the National Service Hall of Fame Induction Event held today, March 10, at 4:30pm Eastern Washington, DC (March 10, 2021) – Voices for National Service announced today that it is inducting Senator Roger Wicker...
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Statement from AnnMaura Connolly, President of Voices for National Service, on $1 Billion Funding Increase for AmeriCorps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AmeriCorps Gets Much-Needed Boost in American Rescue Plan Will increase the number of AmeriCorps members available to help communities impacted by COVID-19, increase equity in national service, and help prepare young people for future work Washington, DC...
Read More »Statement from AnnMaura Connolly, President of Voices for National Service, on Funding for AmeriCorps in the FY21 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
November 10, 2020 (Washington, DC) – On Tuesday, the Senate Appropriations Committee released their FY21 spending bills, including the Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill which funds the AmeriCorps Agency (formerly the Corporation for National and Community Service). The Senate bill, like its House...
Read More »New Poll Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Expanding AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to Help Nation Respond and Recover from COVID-19
Public support to increase funding for AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic was an overwhelming 80 percent across party lines.
Read More »Including National Service in the Next Stimulus Package Will Create Jobs, Help Contain the Pandemic
As the negotiations over the next COVID package continue, Congress should include AmeriCorps and Senior Corps as powerful strategies for helping our nation recover from this pandemic.
Read More »168 Civilian and Post-9/11 Veteran Service Organizations Urge Congress to Expand AmeriCorps and Senior Corps
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.
Read More »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.
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