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.

 

 
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.
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