In April 2021, Voices for National Service and With Honor Action commissioned TargetPoint Consulting and GQR to conduct a national poll to better understand young people’s attitudes towards employment, service, and the economy in advance of commencement season. The TargetPoint/GQR...
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AmeriCorps and Senior Corps: Quantifying the Impact
According to a new study from ICF, every $1 in federal taxes invested in AmeriCorps and Senior Corps returns over $17 to society, program members, and the government.
Read More »May 2020 Poll Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Expanding AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to Help Nation Recover from COVID-19
New public opinion research by TargetPoint Consulting finds that 80% of voters across party lines support increasing the federal investment in national service to further help communities respond to and recover from COVID-19, including 70% of Republicans and 90% of...
Read More »January 2020 Poll Finds Broad Bipartisan Support for National Service
New public opinion research finds that 82% of voters across party lines support increasing or maintaining the federal investment in national service, including 78% of Republicans and 88% of Democrats
Read More »Voters Overwhelmingly Support Funding National Service
In October 2015, Republican firm TargetPoint Consulting conducted a poll of registered voters across nine presidential battleground states. The poll found that voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support investing federal taxpayer dollars to support national service programs. 83% of voters...
Read More »Celebrating 20 Years of AmeriCorps
In 1993, President Bill Clinton created AmeriCorps to channel the energy of young people toward addressing national challenges. Twenty years later, we celebrate the accomplishments of the more than 900,000 Americans who have contributed more than 1.2 billion hour of...
Read More »The Economic Value of National Service
A report by economists at Columbia University demonstrates the significant return on investment for national service programs: every dollar invested in national service generates almost $4 in returns to society in terms of higher earnings, increased output, and other community-wide...
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