WASHINGTON, D.C.  – On Friday, October 7, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will host hundreds of AmeriCorps members at its headquarters to celebrate a major milestone for the national service program that started in 1994: surpassing 1 million AmeriCorps members.

Annual Harkin Awards Honor AmeriCorps Members, Programs

Four winners from across the country recognized in D.C. for their commitment to service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, announced the second annual Tom Harkin Excellence in AmeriCorps Awards to five AmeriCorps members and programs from around the nation. The winners were announced at a national gathering of AmeriCorps programs in Washington, D.C. last week.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, today announced the expansion of its innovative Resilience AmeriCorps program to 55 tribal communities through partnerships with Conservation Legacy, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Enterprise Community Partners, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Housing Authorities.

Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and fellow Student Conservation Association team members of Reed McWilliams who passed away last evening.

Thousands of Americans unite in service to strengthen communities 
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced that tens of thousands of Americans will volunteer as part of the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

BATON ROUGE, LA. –The AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team on the ground in Louisiana is offering free clean-up services to survivors that enroll through the Crisis Clean-up Hotline and Together Louisiana website.  Clean-up services include, but are not limited to, removal of carpet, drywall, furniture, appliances, large debris, and mold remediation.

AmeriCorps Disaster Response Teams will open first Volunteer Reception Centers; lead community volunteers in home debris removal efforts

BATON ROUGE, LA. – On Sunday, September 5, AmeriCorps, in collaboration with local organizations, will open a Volunteer Reception Centers (VRC) to serve the New Roads areas. Through VRCs, AmeriCorps Disaster Response Teams (A-DRT) will lead community volunteers in a blitz effort to clear debris from flood survivors’ homes. VRCs will operate each weekend in new locations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service, announced it will invest up to $13.3 million to support and maintain its Pay for Success (PFS) program made possible through the Social Innovation Fund (SIF). 
 
Created in 2009, the SIF has grown into nearly a $1 billion social impact incubator within the federal government, creating more than 450 public-private partnerships that deliver high-impact, community-based solutions that work.

Friends of the Children, the North Carolina Partnership for Children, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, and United Way of Central Indiana awarded SIF grants

Washington, D.C., Minnesota, and West Virginia among #AmeriStates with top bragging rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In celebration of the nearly 1 million Americans who have taken the pledge to “get things done,” as AmeriCorps members, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers the AmeriCorps program, released the rankings of the states and cities that generate the most AmeriCorps members per capita for the second year in a row.

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