FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Bipartisan Group of Government Leaders to be Honored for Support of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors Washington, DC (April 28, 2024) – Voices for National Service announced today that it will honor 13 distinguished government...
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The74: Leadership Is Key, Autonomy Matters: Lessons in Why Tutoring Programs Work
This op-ed was published in The74 on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. By Liz Cohen Jackson Elementary School in Louisiana’s East Feliciana Parish District sits on a quiet street just outside the town of Jackson, population 4,130. It’s a 30-mile drive...
Read More »NOLA: Invest in AmeriCorps, Invest in Louisiana’s Future
This LTE was originally published on nola.com on April 1, 2024. — By Ge’Ron Tatum and Laura Vinsant Across Louisiana, Teach For America’s network of 600 teachers and district leaders have been working with local students, families and communities in...
Read More »Congressional Spending Package is a Bad Deal for AmeriCorps
Fiscal year 2024 appropriations will lead to loss of thousands of AmeriCorps positions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Washington, DC (March 25, 2024) – The final fiscal year 2024 spending package passed by Congress this weekend puts nonprofits...
Read More »Univision: “Congress must invest in AmeriCorps and our students”
Note: This op-ed originally ran in Spanish on Univision.com on March 11, 2024. By Kimberly Benavides, Executive Director, Reading Partners North Texas We’re facing a student literacy crisis in North Texas. According to the 2022 NAEP assessment, only 18 percent...
Read More »Administration’s Budget Fails to Adequately Fund AmeriCorps to Meet the Needs of Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Administration’s Budget Fails to Adequately Fund AmeriCorps to Meet the Needs of Americans Funding level would lead to the loss of tens of thousands of AmeriCorps members Washington, DC (March 11, 2024) – If...
Read More »Comcast Newsmakers: “We Want People To Know, When You Do AmeriCorps, You Can Come As You Are” with Michael D. Smith of AmeriCorps
This interview was originally published in Comcast Newsmakers on Monday, March 4, 2024. “No matter what your party affiliation is, Americans want to serve their communities and take care of one another.” AmeriCorps CEO, Michael Smith, discusses changing lives through service. Specifically,...
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