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...
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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...
Read More »Mathematica: How AmeriCorps Uses Data to Support Communities Through National Service and Volunteerism
This blog post was originally published in Mathematica on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. By J.B. Wogan Thirty years ago, President Bill Clinton signed bipartisan legislation creating what is now known as AmeriCorps, a federal agency for national service and volunteerism....
Read More »The Magnolia Banner News: AmeriCorps Initiative Improved Food Security for more than 230,000 People Nationally
This op-ed was originally published in The Magnolia Banner News on Friday, August 23, 2024. Special to the Banner-News AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteering, published a report at the conclusion of its AmeriCorps VISTA Food Security...
Read More »Senate Appropriations Bill Provides Modest Funding Increase for AmeriCorps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Washington, DC (August 2, 2024) – Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill. The spending package, which was supported by both...
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