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National Service Agency Announces 2011 AmeriCorps Funding Opportunities
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 01:00
The Corporation for National and Community Service today kicked off its 2011 AmeriCorps grant competition by releasing two funding notices for organizations interested in using national service as a solution to critical problems facing our communities and our nation.
A Year of Service: How Far I’ve Come
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 13:53
By Kyle F. Washington DC is a city of networking, business, politics, and power. I came to this city as a twenty-two year old graduate of Ball State University with a degree in elementary education and an interest in community service. My previous job involved teaching fourth graders long division, adverbs, and Indiana history. I had [...]
Hurricane Katrina: Then and Now
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 12:56
By Greg Heinrich, Mobilization Manager – AmeriCorps Alums (originally published in the HandsOn Blog) It’s been five years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, and as a person who was born and raised in the region, it has been five years of ups and downs. As a native of the New Orleans metro area, [...]
Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 12:45
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Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth. This workshop will deliver 200 ready-to-use, powerful answers to turnaround problems like violence, apathy, truancy, defiance, ADD, school failure, bad attitudes, poor motivation and more. A special focus will be on children with challenges and disabilities. The workshop is sponsored by Youth Change Workshops.
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National Service Agency CEO Highlights Volunteer Contribution to Katrina Recovery on 5th Anniversary
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 01:00
Patrick A. Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, will participate in a series of service projects, site visits, and commemorative events to highlight the critical role that national service has played in helping the Gulf Coast recover in the five years since Hurricane Katrina.
National Service Agency Convenes Nonprofits and Government Agencies to Respond to Social Service Needs from BP Oil Spill
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 01:00
Today the Corporation for National and Community Service convened the largest strategy session to date to discuss a national service response to the mounting needs of Gulf residents affected by the Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill. As part of the Administration's response to the oil spill, the Corporation mobilized federal, state and city officials, as well as social sector leaders to develop, coordinate, and execute strategies that leverage citizen service to address the devastating economic and health impacts inflicted by the spill.
9/11 Day of Service Organizers Launch Comprehensive Education Resource for Teachers, Families and Students Nationwide
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 01:00
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leading 9/11 organizations and the national service community announced today that they have joined together for the first time to offer a comprehensive educational resource, introduced for this year's 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, to help America's children learn about what happened on 9/11 and why, and to inspire students to annually pay tribute through their own voluntary expressions of charitable service.
National Service Agency Announces Grants to Engage, Retain Volunteers to Tackle National Challenges
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 01:00
The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded its Volunteer Generation Fund grants totaling $4 million to 19 U.S. state service commissions to better recruit, manage, and retain volunteers to address pressing social challenges.
Reflections on a Year of Service
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 10:39
By Nate Kieso, AmeriCorps VISTA – Community Organization Liaison for Volunteer San Diego This is my second year, well spent, with AmeriCorps VISTA. I began my work in Iowa in response to the historic floods of 2008. Working for AmeriCorps has been the most rewarding work I had ever done in my life, so I [...]
AmeriCorps and the 20-Something Phenomenon
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 12:20
As my college graduation neared, I started to feel scared. The claustrophobia of having my lifelong commitments begin at age 22 disturbed me and I needed a way out–but one that still made me feel productive and energized. Hello, AmeriCorps! It turns out I might not have been alone in my fears. Twenty-somethings in huge [...]
