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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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Empowering Communities through Leadership Development & Civic Engagement

Elena Russo
Comcast Newsmakers | November 18, 2024

AmeriCorps NCCC Director, Ken Goodson, talks types of projects from climate change mitigation to disaster response. AmeriCorps NCCC aims to strengthen communities while developing leadership skills and fostering civic engagement among its participants. Watch on ComcastNewsmakers.com.
 

TIME100 Climate 2024 | Michael D. Smith

Harry Booth
TIME | November 12, 2024

Smith's journey to climate advocacy began in social justice. Prior to joining AmeriCorps, as an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity, he saw how “low income communities, communities of color, were bearing the brunt of climate change.” This experience now informs his leadership at AmeriCorps, where he has focused on ensuring volunteers receive higher living allowances so that people from all backgrounds can participate. Read more in TIME. 

We served with Vet Corps. We saw it save lives. We need to expand it.

Anthony Sandoval and Eric Burns
The Olympian | November 10, 2024

Vet Corps, an AmeriCorps program coordinated by the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs, embeds veterans and individuals from military families on campuses to connect with fellow veterans and help them navigate their transition into civilian life. Read more in The Olympian. 

Leaders Asked for More Tutors, and Schools Got Them. Is That Enough?

Daniel Mollenkamp
EdSurge | October 22, 2024

Coming out of the pandemic, students had a hard time returning to in-person classes, and they found themselves struggling to tread water academically as declining test scores made many in the country worry that students were drowning. AmeriCorps rose to meet this need by recruiting 323,000 mentors, tutors and more. Read more in EdSurge.

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