Federal and private-sector commitments of $24 million advance My Brother’s Keeper initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of his My Brother’s Keeper initiative, President Obama today announced new AmeriCorps partnerships with federal agencies and the private sector to connect young people to mentoring, support networks, and job skills to help them reach their full potential.
National Service CEO Joins U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers and Gov. Beshear to Announce $1 Million Investment
PINEVILLE, KY – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced it will invest more than $1 million to engage 52 full-time AmeriCorps VISTA members to support the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) initiative to improve the economy and quality of life in Eastern Kentucky.
Study Shows Volunteers More Likely to Land Jobs
Washington, D.C. – Recruiting professionals on jobipedia.org offer advice to college students without internships and recent graduates who have not yet secured a job: Volunteer. Jobipedia.org is a free career advice website where hiring officials from America's leading employers, representing the largest companies in the U.S., answer questions for early career job seekers.
New Social Innovation Fund initiative seeks to advance Pay for Success model where governments pay service providers once outcomes are successfully achieved
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Resolution on National Service
Adopted Unanimously at 82nd Annual Meeting on June 23, 2014
NATIONAL SERVICE
WHEREAS, service to others is a hallmark of the American character, and central to how we meet our challenges; and
WHEREAS, the nation’s Mayors are increasingly turning to national service and volunteerism as a cost-effective strategy to meet city needs; and
Unanimous resolution calls national service a “critical and cost-effective solution”
DALLAS – In another sign of growing bipartisan support for national service, the United States Conference of Mayors today unanimously passed a resolution endorsing national service as a cost-effective solution to the challenges facing America’s cities.
Program’s Growth Announced at First-Ever White House Maker Faire
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Obama is hosting the first-ever White House Maker Faire to celebrate a nation of makers, and to help empower America’s students and entrepreneurs to invent the future. In response to the President’s call to action, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is expanding its Maker Education Initiative to provide this educational opportunity to more than 22,000 students and families in these cities.