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6/27/2008 |
President Highlights Impact of Service At White House Faith-Based Conference |
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The power of volunteers to transform lives and tackle deep-rooted social problems including the drop-out epidemic, addiction, homelessness, and HIV/AIDS became a primary focus of a two-day White House gathering of more than 1,500 religious and nonprofit leaders from across the country. |
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6/26/2008 |
National Service Agency Seeks Applicants for $3.5 Million to Serve Disadvantaged Youth |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service announced plans to make $3.5 million in grants to national organizations that support youth from disadvantaged circumstances. |
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6/23/2008 |
AmeriCorps VISTA Seeking 230 Members To Assist in Iowa Flood Recovery |
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In response to severe flooding in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, the federal AmeriCorps VISTA program is making make 230 positions immediately available to assist in flood recovery efforts in Cedar Rapid s and Iowa City. |
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6/17/2008 |
National Service Battles Midwestern Floods |
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As the most severe flooding in 15 years hits the Midwest, hundreds of AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America participants are working alongside tens of thousands of volunteers in battling the raging floodwaters, piling sandbags, running shelters and hotlines, and assisting evacuees. |
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6/12/2008 |
$6 Million Available to Provide Training and Technical Assistance to National Service Programs |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service is seeking organizations to apply for $6 million in funding to provide training and technical assistance to increase the capacity of national service programs to meet community needs through service and volunteering. |
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6/2/2008 |
Major U.S. Companies Honored For Outstanding Employee Volunteer Programs |
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Citizen engagement is proving to be key to building healthy communities and a better quality of life for people. Business leaders, in particular, realize that what is good for the community also is good for their companies and employees. |
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6/2/2008 |
AmeriCorps Video Contest Winner Screens at National Volunteer Conference |
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Pittsburgh AmeriCorps member Jamie Walker will win a $5,000 volunteer vacation from Travelocity for taking first place in this year’s AmeriCorps video contest for his “Why AmeriCorps? Why Not!” video. |
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6/1/2008 |
AmeriCorps Announces Availability of $70 Million in 2009 Funding |
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As leaders of America’s volunteer sector gathered here for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced the availability of nearly $70 million in grant funding for the 2009-2010 program year. |
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5/31/2008 |
New Resource Center Website Offers 2,500 Free Tools for National Service and Volunteer Programs |
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Atlanta - National service and volunteer programs across the nation will have access to a wealth of free resources to help them meet local needs and strengthen communities thanks to a new Resource Center website launched today by the Corporation for National and Community Service. |
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5/29/2008 |
MEDIA ADVISORY: Former President Carter, Rep. John Lewis to Keynote National Conference on Volunteering & Service |
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Former President Jimmy Carter, Rep. John Lewis, Fortune 500 CEOs, Senators William Cohen and Sam Nunn, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, Martin Luther King III, and young social entrepreneurs will address volunteer sector leaders from across the nation this June 1-3 at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Atlanta. |
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