Dear Colleagues:
Today President Obama is sending his Fiscal Year 2011 budget request to Congress, including proposed funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service and its programs. You can read the complete budget request now on our budget page and some highlights are below.
Hundreds of Thousands Serve in More than 10,000 Projects
Six schools highlight how others can connect service and technology to transform learning.
Washington, DC—The Corporation for National and Community Service announces the availability of $650,070 for new Learn and Serve America School-Based grants to Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories to involve school-age youth in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs.
President, Cabinet Secretaries, Elected Officials Make Holiday A Day On, Not a Day Off
(Editors Note: Visit www.Serve.gov for real-time reports and photos from volunteers and project leaders across the country about the MLK Day of Service.)
By: Isaac Newton Farris, Jr. and Stephen Goldsmith
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once posed what he called "Life's persistent and most urgent question." It was not about civil rights, justice, or peace. It was: "What are you doing for others?"
I wanted to share an update with you about the disaster in Haiti.
The State Department continues to say that the best way to help the people of Haiti is to give money. They are now requesting that we direct people to InterAction, a large coalition of US-based international nongovernmental organizations, to do so.
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., challenged our Nation to recognize that our individual liberty relies upon our common equality. In communities marred by division and injustice, the movement he built from the ground up forced open doors to negotiation. The strength of his leadership was matched only by the power of his words, which still call on us to perfect those sacred ideals enshrined in our founding documents.
Friends in Service,
As we are all too aware, on Tuesday Haiti experienced an earthquake that caused devastation beyond what words and photos can convey. There is tremendous loss of life, catastrophic damage to most buildings affecting a third of the population, and dire need for food, water and medical care. Our thoughts are with the people of Haiti and their families and loved ones.
Fighting Poverty, Community Renewal, and Economic Empowerment Focus of Projects on National Day of Service
Washington, DC— In projects taking place across the nation on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, Americans will further Dr. King's work by addressing the challenges facing many American families, from hunger and homelessness to poverty and education inequality.