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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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Ramsey County Hosts AmeriCorps Director Sonali Nijhawan in Celebration of Environmental Service

Zach White 
Hoodline.com | March 16, 2024

Green-thumbed young adults and local officials gathered in Ramsey County this week as the Parks and Recreation/Soil and Water Conservation welcomed AmeriCorps Director Sonali Nijhawan for a day of environmental enlightenment and acknowledgment of service. Read more on Hoodline.com

OPINION: AmeriCorps Seniors Help Others Enjoy Fuller, More Independent Lives

Anna M. Sanchez
Alburquerque Journal March 15, 2024

For over 10 years, Rosalba Salazar has been a volunteer with the AmeriCorps Seniors Companion Program through Albuquerque’s Department of Senior Affairs. Read more onAlburquerque Journal.

Senator Coons Gives Floor Speech on AmeriCorps Week: “The Best Thing We Can Do For Our Nation Is to [commit] to Each Other Through National Service”

United States Senate | March 15, 2024 

U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) delivered a floor speech in the U.S. Senate to mark AmeriCorps Week and highlight the significant impact that national service has had in his life and in the life of over 1 million Americans. Senator Coons is Co-Chair of the Congressional National Service Caucus. Read more on United States Senate.

This 'Ambassador' is Having an Impact On New Orleans Building Trades With His Youth Program

Kimberley Singletary 
Nola. com | March 14, 2023

For the past 10 years, unCommon Construction has given New Orleans teens on-the-job, hands-on training building houses after school. And it's better than free: For more than 100 hours each semester, teens learn technical and soft skills in a program that pays an hourly wage, plus an Equity Award Scholarship to assist in further education, industry certifications or tools. Read more on Nola. com.

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