FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov 13, 2019

CONCORD, N.H.  – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal volunteer agency that administers AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs, will hold a grand opening event for its new regional office in Concord, N.H. on Thursday, Nov. 14.

This opening event will feature remarks from CNCS CEO Barbara Stewart, Director of Senior Corps Deborah Cox-Roush, Northeast Regional Administrator Maggie Garvey, as well as testimonials from local Senior Corps and AmeriCorps programs. The event will be filled with grantees and national service supporters from across the region.

The Northeast Region office is one of eight new regional offices that will connect communities with resources through the AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs, in collaboration with governor-appointed state service commissions. The new office will serve seven states across the region: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Please RSVP by COB on Wednesday, Nov. 13, with the outlet and name of the individual attending to pressoffice@cns.gov.  Without advance notice, no gear – including phones – will be permitted through security.

Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019

AmeriCorps, a federal agency, brings people together to tackle the country's most pressing challenges through national service and volunteering. AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve with organizations dedicated to the improvement of communities. AmeriCorps helps make service to others a cornerstone of our national culture. Learn more at AmeriCorps.gov.