WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Hurricane Harvey heads toward Texas, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the nation’s volunteering initiatives, has placed more than 700 members of the AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team (A-DRTs), including FEMA Corps, on standby to deploy at the request of the state and local managers. These teams provide expert manpower for everything from coordinating volunteers to donations management, sandbagging to shelter operations, and debris removal to home repairs.

Funding will support more than 7,700 Senior Corps RSVP volunteers across the nation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced more than $5.3 million in Senior Corps RSVP funding to support senior volunteer service in 50 new communities across the country. These grants awarded to nonprofits and community agencies will expand RSVP’s presence in areas previously unserved by Senior Corps RSVP programs.

Funding supports nearly 60,000 AmeriCorps members; Provides $174 million in scholarships to those who serve; Programs begin recruiting this summer

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced $532 million in AmeriCorps funding to help national and local organizations, faith-based groups, and educational institutions respond to the most critical issues facing communities in the U.S. This funding will engage Americans in service across all 50 states, including the District of Columbia.

Up to 50 AmeriCorps VISTA members will support FIRST programs 

Corporation for National and Community Service receives 2017 Partner of the Year Award from National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

Seventh-annual Senior Corps Week – May 15-19 – honors RSVP, Foster Grandparent, and Senior Companion volunteers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that oversees Senior Corps, will celebrate the critical contributions older volunteers make across the country during the seventh annual Senior Corps Week, taking place May 15-19 during Older Americans Month.

Those participating, including city, county, and tribal leaders, represent 194 million Americans, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – More than 4,520 mayors, county officials, and tribal leaders will participate in a nationwide effort to recognize the impact of AmeriCorps and Senior Corps during the fifth-annual Mayor, County, and Tribal Recognition Day for National Service. Together, these elected officials represent 194 million citizens, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. population.

Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Davis, and Members of the Subcommittee,  

Thank you for inviting me to testify today.  I share the Committee’s view that our agency has a responsibility to ensure federal funds are well-managed and welcome this opportunity to discuss our commitment to strong risk management and prudent stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

My written testimony details our comprehensive risk management framework and the multiple steps we have taken since the Subcommittee hearing last year.  I will summarize them now.

Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Davis, and Members of the Subcommittee,

Thank you for the invitation to testify today. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the Corporation for National and Community Service’s (CNCS) commitment to strong risk management and prudent stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

Nearly 300 national service members assisted in recovery operations