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AmeriCorps is in the news across the country. Check out some of our latest media mentions. Please note: this is not a comprehensive list.
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Time100 Climate 2024 Michael D. Smith

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AP: Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation

Thalia Beaty | Nov. 19, 2024

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic.

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‘Keeps me grateful’: how volunteering can help older adults

Hannah Seo
The Guardian | January 6, 2025

A growing body of research shows that volunteering and maintaining a sense of purpose and meaning in life provides older adults with a wide array of benefits to their physical and mental health. AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, conducted a two-year survey to see how volunteer programs for seniors affected participants. “Eighty-eight per cent of those volunteers felt like they had fewer feelings of being isolated after two years of volunteering,” says Atalaya Sergi, national director of AmeriCorps Seniors. “Eighty-four per cent of the volunteers also reported stable or improving health after they volunteered for about two years.” Read more in The Guardian.

UServeUtah celebrates 30th anniversary laying groundwork to remain No. 1 in volunteerism

Alixel Cabrera
Standard-Examiner | December 25, 2024

UServeUtah, the Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism, recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, coinciding with Utah being ranked #1 for volunteerism in the Country. Read more in the Standard-Examiner.

If you want to help America, start serving

Michael D. Smith
Fox News | December 24, 2024

AmeriCorps CEO, Michael D. Smith discusses the unifying force of service, and how giving back can cross cultural, economic, and political divides. AmeriCorps brings together people from all walks of life and sends them out to serve others. Read more in Fox News. 
 

After a dip, volunteering in Oregon is back

Brandon Sawyer
Portland Business Journal | December 23, 2024

Back in 2017, Oregon ranked third behind Utah and Minnesota for formal volunteering with an estimated 43.2% of Oregonians who "spent any time volunteering for any organization or association." But that helpful spirit then plummeted hitting bottom in 2021 during the pandemic when only about 28% of state residents volunteered for organizations.

Now the latest data for 2023 shows the volunteering rate bounced back to 35.7% in 2023, up almost eight percentage points and ranking 10th in the nation. Read more in the Portland Business Journal.

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