Dear Colleagues,

I want to provide an update on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed into law yesterday by President Obama.

Dear Colleagues,

As we head into the President’s Day weekend, we wanted to give you a quick update on Congressional action on H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

This afternoon, the House approved the Conference Report on H.R. 1, and the Senate is planning to vote tonight. If the Senate approves the measure, it goes to President Obama for his signature.

The Conference Report contains $201 million for the Corporation for National and Community Service and its programs, with top line numbers as follows:

This afternoon the full Senate passed the American Recovery and Investment Act by a 61 to 37 vote. The Senate bill contains $201 million for the Corporation and its programs, broken down as follows:

(Washington DC) – The Board of the Corporation for National and Community Service Tuesday elected Alan D. Solomont, as its chairman. .

The Corporation is the nation’s largest grant maker for volunteering and service, engaging more than four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, VISTA, NCCC, and Learn and Serve America programs. The agency provides vital support for America’s voluntary and nonprofit sector through grants, volunteers, training, research, and other support.

Dear Colleagues:

This has been a great month for service.

Last Monday, you made history by helping organize the largest King Day of Service ever, as Americans across the nation came out in record numbers to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service to others.

Dear Colleagues:

I want to give you a brief update on recent action by the 111th Congress on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly known as the economic stimulus plan.

President-Elect Obama’s Call to Service Drives Record Turnout

Pledge 5 Hours for Your Community by Sunday and Get a Free Cup of Starbucks Coffee

Washington D.C. -- The Corporation for National and Community Service is joining Starbucks and HandsOn Network for the “I’m In!” campaign, an initiative to make it easy to participate in President Obama’s call for national service.

Dear Colleagues,

Earlier this month we notified you of a system upgrade and outage scheduled for the weekend of January 23rd. Due to unforeseen issues, we are postponing the scheduled upgrade – the Corporation’s systems will be operational this weekend.

I apologize for any inconvenience this change in plans may have caused. We will notify you shortly with the new dates and times for the upgrade and systems outage.

Thank you for your flexibility and understanding.

Nicola Goren
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Corporation for National and Community Service

Yesterday, with Washington and the country eagerly awaiting the Inauguration, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and their families spent the day honoring the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. by serving others. After spending the morning with wounded soldiers at the Walter Reed Medical Center, President Obama traveled to the Sasha Bruce Youthwork shelter for homeless teens in Northeast Washington where he helped renovate "safe space" housing.