This article was originally published in Isthmus News on December 6, 2024. By Judith Davidoff It takes Ivy Corfis just a few minutes to walk from her downtown condo to the Capitol Lakes health center on West Main Street, where she...
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The Olympian: We served with Vet Corps. We saw it save lives. We need to expand it.
This op-ed was originally published in The Olympian on November 10, 2024. By Anthony Sandoval and Eric Burns Each November, we talk a lot about how we need to improve support for America’s veterans. We lament over high suicide rates...
Read More »AmeriCorps Ramps Up Disaster Response in North Carolina and Florida Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton
This press release was originally published on the AmeriCorps website. AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announced today that more than 140 additional AmeriCorps members are deploying to North Carolina and Florida this week in response to the...
Read More »The74: For the Sake of America’s School Children, Congress Must Keep AmeriCorps Going
This op-ed was originally published on The74 on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. By Robert Balfanz & Kevin Huffman Two years ago, the National Partnership for Student Success and Accelerate, initiatives we co-lead or lead, launched in the wake of significant pandemic-era learning loss...
Read More »WorkingNation: National Service – Developing Skills and Finding Purpose While Helping Communities Thrive
This was originally published in WorkingNation on September 24, 2024. By Ramona Schindelheim In this episode of Work in Progress, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith joins me to discuss how taking part in the national service program can help you serve your community, giving you...
Read More »The Washington Post: How national service changed my life, and could change yours
This op-ed was originally published in The Washington Post on Sunday, September 1, 2024. By Letters to the Editor Regarding the Aug. 25 editorial, “How about national service for young people?” Having been a VISTA volunteer in 1968, I can...
Read More »The 5280: Spearheaded by Young Adults in Colorado, This New Program Addresses the Youth Mental Health Crisis
This article was originally published in The 5280 in September 2024. By Nicholas Hunt Youth Mental Health Corps, an AmeriCorps initiative, launched in four states this summer. Marissa Garcia describes her family as supportive, but mental health wasn’t something they...
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