By Army Maj. Gen. Alan B. Salisbury (ret.) - Our nation today faces a growing military-civilian divide, both cultural and societal. Less than one-half of one percent of Americans currently serve in uniform, while the 99-plus percent realize the benefit...
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Washington Post: Trump Shouldn’t Gut the Program that Helped Rescue my State
By Haley Barbour - I was Mississippi governor when Hurricane Katrina landed. National service was critical to serving the taxpayer.
Read More »The Hill: Why AmeriCorps Is A Program Conservatives Should Love
AmeriCorps, a domestic Peace Corps, is a federally funded program that provides modest living allowances and college aid to Americans who perform significant amounts of structured community service by responding to natural disasters, boosting education, bolstering public safety, fighting poverty,...
Read More »The Boston Globe: City Year Says Trump’s Proposed Cuts Would Devastate Popular School Programs
Trump is calling for the elimination of CNCS, including its signature AmeriCorps program, which provides more than $48 million in funding to City Year and a host of other programs in Massachusetts.
Read More »Statement on President Trump’s 2018 Budget
Elimination of the Corporation for National and Community Service would devastate more than 1,100 faith-based and community organizations, put 80,000 AmeriCorps members out of work, and prevent 270,000 Senior Corps members from providing vital service to their communities
Read More »Politico: Republicans Sign Letter Urging Trump Not to Cut AmeriCorps Funding
A group of Republican donors and former elected officials is urging President Donald Trump not to cut funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers AmeriCorps, the public service work program for young people.
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Must read news clips from across the country on the fight to save national service and AmeriCorps
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