National Service, Local Impact.
By AnnMaura Connolly - A new poll by TargetPoint Consulting asked voters in nine battleground states about their views on national service and the response was clear: 83 percent of voters want Congress to maintain or increase the federal investment...
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By Reid J. Epstein – Americans across the political spectrum support spending federal funds for national service projects like AmeriCorps, according to a poll conducted for the lobbying organization that advocates more federal funding for such programs.
Read More »By Alan D. Solomont – Obscured behind the common narratives that paint millennials as a “me generation” lies an often-overlooked fact: Today’s young people want to serve.
Read More »By Alan Pyke – The Corporation for National and Community Service, which funds AmeriCorps programs and volunteers among other service work, is facing drastic cuts in both the House (34 percent) and Senate (20 percent) budget packages.
Read More »By Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) Today marks 21 years since the first class of AmeriCorps members was sworn in on the White House lawn. It would be hard to imagine what New Hampshire’s parks and inner city schools would be...
Read More »By Elisa Villanueva Beard - Since 1994, more than 900,000 individuals—Teach For America’s corps members and alumni among them—have stepped up through AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to make this nation a better place.
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Service leaders representing 70 organizations met with more than 100 congressional offices to discuss the impact of national service programs in their communities. The national service leaders urged their elected officials to support federal funding for national service, and asked...
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