In the News

Ashley Sterner, Maureen Harvie
WYPR - NPR Baltimore | January 20, 2025

On Martin Luther King Day of Service, people across all 50 states dedicate their time to serving their communities, doing things like delivering school supplies to teachers and students, cleaning-up vacant properties, reading to young people, and more. Listen on WYPR.org. 

The Associated Press
AP Newsroom | January 19, 2025

President Joe Biden spent his final full day in office in South Carolina, urging Americans to “keep the faith in a better day to come” and reflecting on the influence of both the civil rights movement and the state itself in his political trajectory. Watch in the Associated Press. 
 

Clara Robinson
Hoodline | January 16, 2025

In the heart of Multnomah County, the Foster Grandparent Program, an initiative of the AmeriCorps Seniors, is quietly weaving the threads of generational connection, serving both the young and the elder in the community. Read more in Hoodline. 

Morgan Rielly
Federation of American Scientists | January 7, 2025

Across the United States, thousands of communities, particularly rural ones, don’t have the capacity to identify, apply for, and manage federal grants. And more than half of Americans don’t feel that the federal government adequately takes their interests into account. These factors make it difficult to build climate resilience in our most vulnerable populations. AmeriCorps can tackle this challenge by providing the human power needed to help communities overcome significant structural obstacles in accessing federal resources. Read more on FAS.org.