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.
635 Colleges Named to Third Annual Higher Ed Honor Roll
Washington, DC - Six colleges and universities are receiving top honors among 635 institutions of higher learning that were named today to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The six will be recognized during the American Council on Education Annual Conference in Washington, February 8-9.
Obama’s Call to Service Generates Huge Response with 12,000 Projects Nationwide
Washington DC – President-elect Obama’s call for Americans to join in service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the King Holiday has had an electrifying effect, with a record number of projects taking place in communities across America tomorrow.
Over 260 AmeriCorps NCCC members support Gulf communities
NEW ORLEANS – On January 19, over 260 AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members will serve on a variety of service projects across the Gulf Coast, joining thousands of Americans volunteering across the country for the King Day of Service. The teams of young people will support the nationwide effort to not only honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s spirit of service, but also respond to President-elect Barack Obama’s call to service.
President-elect Barack Obama has called on American citizens to participate in volunteer service on the Martin Luther King National Day of Service on Monday, and thousands of Washington, D. C., residents are responding to that request. About 15,000 volunteers are expected to converge on RFK Stadium to assemble 75,000 care packages for troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.