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Note from the Corporation’s CEO
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 14:02
Dear Colleagues,
President Obama is expected to sign the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act into law in the coming days. This is a very exciting time for the Corporation and the entire national service and voluntary sector, representing both the culmination of years of hard work and the start of a [...]
Victory!
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 11:46
After months of countless phone calls, meetings and hard work by AmeriCorps Alums throughout the country as well as tireless efforts by staff and volunteers of the numerous organizations dedicated to service, this week on Tuesday, March 31st, the House voted overwhelmingly to approve a major expansion of national community service programs– the Edward M. [...]
Now on to the Senate… AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 11:19
As you are probably aware, service legislation is rapidly moving through the Congress. This week, the GIVE Act passed the House of Representatives, and the Senate is prepared to consider the Serve America Act on the floor next week.
There are 3 STEPS that we need you to take to help convince the following senators to [...]
Be A Co-Citizen Sponsor, Help Pass the Serve America Act in Ten Minutes
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 13:25
The folks at Be the Change have put together a simple process to let your representative know that you support the Serve America Act. It’s quick and, if successful, it will help increase the amount of national service opportunities from 75,000 to 250,000. I suggest that you check it out.
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Take Action to Support the GIVE Act
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 16:29
Attention AmeriCorps Alums!!! Ask Congress to Pass the GIVE Act!!!
Please sign your organization to the letter below asking the United States House of Representatives to pass and fully fund H.R. 1388, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act. You can add your organization by emailing info@voiceforservice.org by 5:00pm THIS Friday.
The Voices for National Service goal is to get 500 signatures on this letter before the end of the week.
Don’t Tax the Ed Award!
Submitted by servicewire on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 17:26
Check out our new video…
You can get active by clicking here (you’ll have to log-in) or learn more about service legislation by visiting our TAKE ACTION page.
Obama: “Sounds to me like you better get that bill out of committee.”
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 14:05
In a Saturday Newsweek article, Jonathan Alter spelled out for us we’ve been hearing rumors of, but what has yet to be confirmed. That the ‘Serve America Act’ or Kennedy/Hatch Bill or whatever you choose to call it, will be signed by the President come April. Here’s what Alter reports will be passed:
A boost in [...]
Volunteer Service Solutions Still Needed to Help Fix Katrina
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 16:04
Executive Director of the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, Marsha Kelly testified before Congress in 2008 but focused her testimony on the need for volunteers in light of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The area, four years after the fact, is still in disarray and requires a lot of work. Kelly suggests to Congress that [...]
What are you guys doing?
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 11:58
To answer the above question in its entirety might take a good week or so, but I wanted to give a synopsis to anyone interested in what AmeriCorps Alums as an organization is doing! Check it out, we are…
Making our online career center bigger and badder.
Creating marketing materials and solidifying our message
Searching for Alums who [...]
