Every March, we celebrate AmeriCorps Week. This year we’re celebrating March 13-19. During AmeriCorps Week, we recognize the commitment of the millions of Americans who have chosen to serve their country through AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors, and encourage more Americans...
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AmeriCorps Plays a Pivotal Role in Disaster Recovery
In mid-December, late-season tornadoes produced catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across five states. The National Weather Service recorded more than 40 tornadoes, including eight in Kentucky, resulting in more than 90 deaths. The governors of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas declared...
Read More »National service can heal our partisan divides
This originally appeared on The Dallas Morning News on July 13, 2021 In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, file photo, Americorps volunteer John Harris III, who is helping to coordinate a jobs fair program, fills out documents for job seekers...
Read More »Young Graduates Want to Serve. AmeriCorps Provides the Pathway.
This originally appeared on Medium on June 28, 2021. By AnnMaura Connolly and Rye Barcott Americans graduating high school and college are searching for employment and a way to serve something larger than themselves. National service meets the moment. Congress...
Read More »National Service is a Bipartisan Priority
This originally appeared on The Hill on March 23, 2021. Last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. A little noticed but important provision in the law increases the national service budget by $1 billion, the first significant expansion of...
Read More »Let’s ‘Deploy This Army Of Goodwill’: Congress Must Expand National Service In Response To The Pandemic
The CORPS Act could be a lifeline for communities struggling to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, care for the sick, help families put food on the table and support schools that face formidable challenges this fall.
Read More »To Heal America, Look to National Service
The CORPS Act would expand America’s investment in national service programs to allow for the immediate, targeted deployment of tens of thousands of civilian service members in communities all across the country.
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