Washington, DC—Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, will join former AmeriCorps VISTA members U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (WV) and Representative Gwen Moore (WI) to honor the legacy and accomplishments of the program at a reception on Capitol Hill. The reception will be held on May 12 in 106 Dirksen SOB at 5:30 p.m.
University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Liberal and Fine Arts
As prepared for delivery
Washington DC – The Corporation for National and Community Service is asking the public to help tell the AmeriCorps story and recruit the next class of AmeriCorps members by participating in the 2010 AmeriCorps Video and Photo contest that is part of AmeriCorps Week.
Washington, DC—The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of $5.4 million in grants to establish Youth Engagement Zones, as called for by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The purpose of the new initiative is to encourage collaborative community problem solving that increases students' academic and civic engagement while improving the odds that they will stay in school and graduate from high school.
Denver, CO—An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) wildland-firefighting team has been deployed to Kentucky to battle blazes in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The four NCCC members, who are based in Denver, have fought three different fires since they arrived in the area over the weekend, performing initial attack, night operations, mop-up, holding and containment assignments.
Washington D.C. – The Corporation for National and Community Service announced the appointments of three top social sector experts in key positions – Heather Peeler, Chief Strategy Officer; John Gomperts, Director of AmeriCorps; and Nicole Gallant, Director of Learn and Serve America and Strategic Education Advisor.
As prepared for delivery
Washington, DC—The Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded planning grants to 14 organizations seeking to establish AmeriCorps programs. The grants, which total more than $660,000, will assist the organizations as they design new AmeriCorps programs in the areas of health, economic opportunity, education, clean energy, and veterans' issues.
AmeriCorps 2010 Planning Grant Recipients
The Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded planning grants to 14 organizations seeking to establish AmeriCorps programs. The grants, which total more than $660,000, will assist the organizations as they design new AmeriCorps programs in the areas of health, economic opportunity, education, clean energy, and veterans' issues.
Washington, D.C. -- The Corporation for National and Community Service today released its Open Government Plan, outlining a series of steps the agency will take to strengthen transparency, participation, and collaboration.
The Corporation joined agencies across the federal government in developing plans to fulfill President Obama's commitment to creating a more open and citizen-centric government.