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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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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $15.3 Million to Support New American Climate Corps Projects in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA

Sandy Di Angelis
The Ritz Herald | October 31, 2024

Leaders from the Biden-Harris Administration, the State of Pennsylvania, and municipal agencies gathered in Philadelphia to announce that PowerCorpsPHL has been selected to receive $15.3 million to expand urban forestry, repurpose wood waste from down and dead trees to higher value lumber products, and expand career training opportunities. Read more on RitzHerald.com.

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.

Vinton-based AmeriCorps team helping hurricane victims

KCRG-TV
ABC 9 | October 17, 2024

A team of AmeriCorps members based in Vinton Iowa have been deployed to South Carolina, providing disaster support to people affected by the Hurricanes. Watch on ABC 9

AmeriCorps team to check water pipes for Lancaster city water customers

Jade Campos
LancasterOnline | October 17, 2024

AmeriCorps team members meet with homeowners in and around Lancaster city to check for lead water pipes. Read more in LancasterOnline

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