Tulane AmeriCorps Fellows Program is a partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Franklin Project at the Aspen Institute.

Building on its role as a national leader in public service, Tulane University has partnered with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the Aspen Institute’s Franklin Project to launch a pilot program that will give recent graduates an opportunity to spend a year of service making a tangible difference within communities in New Orleans.

 
New Funding Competition Seeks to Expand Opportunity, Encourage Innovation, and Deepen Impact
 
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Governor’s Council on National Service in Iowa created by Executive Order

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed Executive Order 84, which creates the Governor’s Council on National Service in Iowa.

 
 
WASHINGTON, DC – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced more than $13 million in funding to support organizations and nonprofits across the nation.

Washington, DC – On January 30, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) will recognize four corporations for their outstanding contributions to advancing quality mentoring opportunities for our youth. They will receive this recognition through their participation in the Corporate Mentoring Challenge, originally launched by First Lady Michelle Obama.

 

As part of ‘Service Bowl,’ winning mayor to host community service project with AmeriCorps members and local volunteers

WASHINGTON, D.C.– As the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks prepare to face off in Sunday’s Super Bowl, the mayors from the two cities have come up with a friendly wager that focuses on the importance of volunteering and community service.

 

Hundreds of thousands of Americans to help create economic opportunities in their communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, thousands of organizations across the country are preparing to lead Americans in the nation's largest day of civic engagement, the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced that AmeriCorps VISTA members will be part of the Promise Zone Initiative, following President Obama’s designation of the Five Promise Zones in San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Southeastern Kentucky, and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.