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...
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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...
Read More »Newsweek: Congress Is Poised to Gut AmeriCorps. It’s a Huge Mistake.
This op-ed was originally published on Newsweek.com on July 26, 2024. — By David Price and David Drier, former United States Congressmen As millions of Americans emerge from the damage and devastation inflicted by Hurricane Beryl, which lashed the Texas...
Read More »NYN Media: A spotlight on community schools, as migrant students join their cohorts
This op-ed was published by NYN Media on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. By Phenix Kim As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the city’s network of community schools,...
Read More »The Washington Post: America should make it easier for young people to serve their country
This op-ed was originally published in Washington Post on July 12, 2024. — By Washington Post Editorial Board Polls suggest young Americans are less enchanted with their country than previous generations. Yet even those who want to serve their country,...
Read More »NBC News: AmeriCorps-backed initiative hopes to combat youth mental health crisis with young volunteers
This video was originally posted by NBC News on Tuesday, July 11, 2024. A new initiative coming in the fall called the Youth Mental Health Corps, which is backed by AmeriCorps, aims to recruit young volunteers to assist youth struggling...
Read More »AmeriCorps on the Chopping Block in its 30th Anniversary Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com AmeriCorps on the Chopping Block in its 30th Anniversary Year House bill proposes to defund thousands of nonprofit and community-based organizations Washington, DC (June 27, 2024) – For thirty years, AmeriCorps members have provided critical services...
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