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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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Why not enlist an army of volunteer retirees?

Daniel Pink
The Washington Post | December 2, 2024

Each year, about 143,000 AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers, all 55 and older, serve local communities in a variety of ways: delivering food to the homebound, tutoring students, even assisting military families with their tax returns. Daniel Pink imagines an America with an even greater senior volunteer presence. Read more in The Washington Post.

’Tis the season for Utah to flex its mighty volunteering muscles

Emily Pohlsander
KUER 90.1 | November 27, 2024

Utah ranked first for the 2023 Volunteering and Civic Life in America survey, with more than 46% of Utahns volunteering with a nonprofit. Read more in KUER 90.1.

Get Social…and Volunteer for the Hungry!

Jennifer Juergens Thomas 
Senior Planet | November 25, 2024

Food insecurity remains a serious issue among older people, minorities and the disabled, so, for seniors in better circumstances, they may find fulfillment helping others by distributing meals with AmeriCorps Seniors. Read more in Senior Planet.

AMERICORPS: 'A force for good' Teams help rebuild neighborhoods in wake of two hurricanes

Jessica Orlando
Englewood Sun | November 24, 2024

Manasota Key resident Ramona Nussey received assistance from AmeriCorps in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Read more in Englewood Sun.

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