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.

First DeltaCorps boots to hit the ground this fall

WASHINGTON – A new partnership for national service, DeltaCorps, will help address economic and social needs of local communities in the eight states of the Mississippi River Delta region, leaders from the Delta Regional Authority and Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, announced today. This partnership, valued at $1.6 million, will deploy up to 100 AmeriCorps members to the Delta region over the next year.

Grants will support 44,500 AmeriCorps members across the U.S. and provide $174 million in scholarships to those who serve

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced $402 million in AmeriCorps funding to put AmeriCorps members on the ground to address critical issues in communities across the U.S. 

Funding will support a record number of AmeriCorps members in the state

DETROIT – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, announced that Michigan will receive $12.7 million in AmeriCorps funding to support nonprofit organizations across the state.

Unanimous resolution from U.S. Conference of Mayors encourages city leaders to open job opportunities to AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alumni

Commitments will expand the Obama Administration’s efforts to support STEM and Maker initiatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the National Week of Making, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) – the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps and leads United We Serve, President Obama’s call to service – today announced seven commitments from federal agencies to support FedServe: One Million Hours of STEM Volunteering campaign.

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