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...
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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...
Read More »A New Public Health AmeriCorps Will Add Capacity to Health Systems and Build Career Paths for Future Leaders
Over the past two years, AmeriCorps members acted quickly and creatively to address gaps in services created by the COVID-19 pandemic. They supported vaccination efforts, collected and distributed food, tutored and mentored students to help diminish the impacts of COVID-driven...
Read More »The Role of AmeriCorps in Education
We have experienced and learned a tremendous amount over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, including how resilient we are as individuals and communities. We have pulled together in ways unimaginable prior to March 2020, whether to help...
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