June calls for sunshine, sand and Appropriations mark-ups! Thank you to everyone who has met with Appropriations committee staff members, organized sign-on letters, and called in support of AmeriCorps and Senior Corps. It all matters! The House Labor-HHS Appropriations...
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This Week in National Service – 6/11/2018
First and foremost, THANK YOU to everyone who called Congress this week in support of AmeriCorps and Senior Corps funding! Together with our friends at Service Year Alliance and the States for Service initiative at America’s Service Commissions, we logged more than 800 calls to...
Read More »This Week in National Service – 5/31/2018
We have reached a critical time in the annual appropriations process. Both the House and Senate are expected to mark up their FY19 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bills in June–we know that the Senate markup will be during the week of June 25,...
Read More »This Week in National Service – 5/21/2018
I hope everyone has recovered from the royal wedding and is ready to dive back into our work to make sure that national service is top of mind as Congress heads into markup season… The Senate Appropriations Committee announced that...
Read More »This Week in National Service – 5/11/2018
As Congress moves forward with the FY19 Appropriations process, now is the time to ensure that legislators hear from all of us in support of AmeriCorps and Senior Corps—and we’re seeing exciting momentum across the national service field in engaging members of Congress. Our State Chapter...
Read More »This Week in National Service- 5/3/2018
Spring has arrived in Washington, D.C. and with it comes peak appropriations season, so the Voices for National Service team has been busy working to keep AmeriCorps and Senior Corps top of mind for key appropriators in Congress. Last week, the Voices...
Read More »This Week in National Service- 4/11/2018
Congress is back in session this week, and our work continues!
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