New partnerships with the New York Academy of Sciences, the STEM Funders Network, and the Afterschool Alliance will advance initiative President Obama launched in 2013

Record participation of officials representing 178 million Americans, more than half the U.S. population

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – More than 3,500 mayors, county, and tribal leaders from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico will participate in the fourth annual Mayor, County, and Tribal Recognition Day for National Service on Tuesday, April 5. Collectively, these mayors and county and tribal leaders represent 178 million Americans, more than half the U.S. population.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, April 5, more than 3,000 mayors, along with county officials and tribal leaders, from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico will participate in the fourth annual Mayor, County, and Tribal Recognition Day for National Service.

More than 250 national service members support recovery efforts in Southern U.S.   

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, announced that more than 250 AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers, including FEMA Corps, have been deployed to Louisiana and Texas in response to record flooding that swept the areas in early March.

On the eve of 107th birthday, Senior Corps Foster Grandparent honored for two and a half decades of service to area’s schoolchildren

AmeriCorps alumni credit their service for exposing them to real world, inspiring civic engagement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A resoundingly high number of individuals who have served in AmeriCorps believe the national service program has been valuable in advancing their careers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Peace Corps and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, announced new commitments by private, public, and nonprofit sector employers to hire AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alums.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Adding to federal response efforts, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, dispatched dozens of additional national service members to support state and local efforts addressing the water emergency in Flint, Mich.

APPOMATTOX, VA. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, today announced AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers have been dispatched to Appomattox, Va., in response to severe storms and tornadoes that swept through the southeast U.S.

Testimony of Wendy Spencer
Chief Executive Officer
Corporation for National and Community Service

Before the

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Committee on Appropriations
United States House of Representatives