FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Aly Ferguson, aferguson@serviceyear.org, Ranit Schmelzer, ranit@schmelzerstrategies.com Leaders in the National Service Field Applaud White House Inclusion of a Civilian Climate Corps in Build Back Better Act Framework Service Year Alliance, States for Service, The Corps...
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National service can heal our partisan divides
This originally appeared on The Dallas Morning News on July 13, 2021 In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, file photo, Americorps volunteer John Harris III, who is helping to coordinate a jobs fair program, fills out documents for job seekers...
Read More »Young Graduates Want to Serve. AmeriCorps Provides the Pathway.
This originally appeared on Medium on June 28, 2021. By AnnMaura Connolly and Rye Barcott Americans graduating high school and college are searching for employment and a way to serve something larger than themselves. National service meets the moment. Congress...
Read More »Biden to nominate Michael D. Smith as CEO of AmeriCorps
On June 15, President Biden nominated Michael D. Smith to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) or AmeriCorps agency. The CEO position requires confirmation by the United States Senate.
Read More »National Service is a Bipartisan Priority
This originally appeared on The Hill on March 23, 2021. Last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. A little noticed but important provision in the law increases the national service budget by $1 billion, the first significant expansion of...
Read More »Voices for National Service Endorses President Biden’s Nomination of Michael D. Smith to Lead AmeriCorps
Voices for National Service Endorses President Biden’s Nomination of Michael D. Smith to Lead AmeriCorps Washington, DC (June 15, 2021) – Today, President Biden announced his intention to nominate Michael D. Smith to be the Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps,...
Read More »Administration’s Budget Gives Boost to AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors
Administration’s Budget Gives Boost to AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors WASHINGTON, DC (June 1, 2021) – The fiscal year 2022 budget released on Friday by President Biden calls for $1.2 billion in funding for AmeriCorps, the federal agency that leads service...
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