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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AmeriCorps VISTA - Summer
Associates Needed
In response to the recent tornadoes and flooding in the
Midwest, particularly the devastating storms in Iowa,
AmeriCorps VISTA is recruiting 200 Summer Associates and 30
full-year VISTAs to assist in disaster relief in Eastern
Iowa. VISTAs will recruit and manage volunteers and provide
coordination and leadership to assist low-income individuals
and communities in recovering from the severe flooding that
struck Linn and Johnson Counties. >
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What is this AmeriCorps? Why is my friend so proud of finishing a year in it? Is it something I might want to do, too? I had many questions running through my mind when a couple of people I know began talking about their year in AmeriCorps. So I began to ask questions. I learned this is a volunteer organization, affiliated with Marshfield Clinic. That it is a way to get excellent training for working with young people. That there was an education award on completion of a one-year term. Read More
