This op-ed was originally published on TIME.com on Thursday, October 26, 2023. — BY RYE BARCOTT AND ANNMAURA CONNOLLY Rye Barcott is the author of the memoir It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine’s Path to Peace and co-founder...
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6 Steps Every Advocate Can Take to Support AmeriCorps
Congress is fielding many urgent priorities, and it feels like fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations aren’t high on the list of priorities for some politicians. But if Congress doesn’t pass all twelve FY24 funding bills by January 1st, all federal...
Read More »Twenty Years of Advancing AmeriCorps
From the beginning, AmeriCorps was designed to be a national service program rooted in communities, and run by community, faith-based and nonprofit organizations. Over its first decade, communities came to rely on AmeriCorps to address their most pressing challenges. But...
Read More »A Bipartisan Celebration of AmeriCorps Week
Every March for the past 16 years, communities, nonprofit organizations, and our elected leaders have come together during AmeriCorps Week to recognize the extraordinary commitment of those who serve our country through AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors. Annually, nearly 200,000 members...
Read More »By Serving as Mentors, AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors Help Students Succeed
When people think about the start of winter, and January in particular, they often think about new beginnings, cold weather, and warm soup. Another important marker is that it’s a time when we celebrate the important work of mentors. Since...
Read More »AmeriCorps Members Help Combat Food Insecurity in Communities Across the Country
In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the overall food insecurity rate in the United States was the lowest it had been in more than twenty years. Yet, more than 1 in every 10 households lacked access to enough food...
Read More »AmeriCorps and Afterschool Play a Critical Role in Student Success
During the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to our nation’s children and youth. Experts have declared a national mental health crisis for young people and 59 percent of parents indicate that they are more worried about their...
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