AmeriCorps Teams Responded to Hurricane Sandy, Oklahoma Tornadoes, Colorado Floods
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.

Philadelphia, November 18, 2013 – City of Philadelphia officials were joined by William C. Basl, National Director of AmeriCorps for the Corporation for National and Community Service, and State leaders to announce the launch of PowerCorpsPHL.  This innovative new AmeriCorps program is designed to achieve environmental stewardship goals shared by Mayor Nutter and Governor Corbett, and to enhance the City of Philadelphia’s youth workforce development and violence prevention strategies.

Second annual Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service announced for 2014
SEATTLE, WASH. – Mayors across the country will participate in a national day of recognition on April 1 to highlight the impact of national service in their cities and thank individuals who serve, Mayor Christopher B. Coleman, of St. Paul, Minn. and incoming President of the National League of Cities, announced today. 
 
“Every day, in cities across the country, AmeriCorps and Senior Corps members are making a powerful difference through national service.
 
National service invests a historic $25.7 million in efforts to serve and engage 1.5 million veterans and military families in 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation commemorates the service and sacrifice of veterans, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) pays tribute to the generations of men and women who have bravely served our country in uniform and have continued their leadership here at home.

Program will work to reduce crime in five new areas of need in Detroit

DETROIT, MICH. – Gov. Rick Snyder and Mayor Dave Bing today announced the launch and expansion of an innovative crime reduction model in the city of Detroit: the AmeriCorps Governor & Mayor Initiative Urban Safety Corps Program.

More than 470 Members Already Deployed; New Grants Will Support Long-Term Recovery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has deployed more than 470 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps participants to areas devastated by massive flooding in Colorado. Three CNCS programs –AmeriCorps, AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps, and Senior Corps RSVP – are involved in the effort.

Social Innovation Fund and private-sector partners have invested more than a half billion dollars to tap groundbreaking, results-oriented social interventions

WASHINGTON, DC – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced $39.9 million in continuation funding for 10 current Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grantees, strengthening the agency’s investment in local nonprofits that are best positioned to transform lives and communities.

Presidents, elected officials, salute AmeriCorps’ impact and effectiveness

WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty years after the signing of the legislation creating AmeriCorps, nearly 1,000 supporters and alumni gathered today to recognize the transforming impact the national service program has had on communities and the lives of those who have served.

Thousands of Americans unite in effort to improve communities nationwide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) today announced that hundreds of thousands of Americans are participating in service activities to commemorate the 9/11 anniversary on the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance, paying tribute to and honoring the victims and heroes of that day.

 

$15 million over three years to 13 organizations that will annually place more than 650 AmeriCorps members in dozens of the nation’s lowest-performing schools

WASHINGTON, DC -- An innovative partnership to help improve the nation’s persistently underachieving schools took another step forward today as the U.S.

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