From September 2023 to September 2024, AmeriCorps celebrated the agency's 30th anniversary with the nation. We had the opportunity to highlight Americans who committed to a lifetime of service to make a difference in communities, announced exciting new initiatives to continue addressing our nation's most urgent needs, and more. 

Through the yearlong celebration, we demonstrated how national service has been and continues to be a movement that brings out the best of America.

During AmeriCorps’ 30th anniversary, we celebrate and recognize members and alums committed to making a difference in our communities. Alum Trent Engbers, recipient of the first Harris Wofford Joint Service Awards, shares how he found his path to a lifetime of service with AmeriCorps.

As AmeriCorps sheds light on the hundreds and thousands of members and volunteers who help students succeed, we also demonstrate how our programs support various avenues of education across the country.

For the past 30 years, millions of Americans served as AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to address our nation's most urgent needs. During the agency's 30th anniversary, we highlight how national service transformed the lives of those served and those who serve, like Jason and Nathan. 

Earlier this year, bundled up against the chilly January weather, a resident in Chadbourn, North Carolina, finally saw the walls go up on their new home, nearly six years after Hurricane Florence devastated the community. AmeriCorps NCCC Assistant Program Directors Jordan C. Plante and Stephanie Chan share the impact of national service in disaster recovery.

During AmeriCorps’ 30th anniversary, AmeriCorps St. Louis Wildland Fire Program Coordinator Meredith Brown and AmeriCorps NCCC Assistant Program Director Stephanie Chan share how national service members from in the Southeast help protect communities against wildfires.

Across the country, millions of students faced significant disruptions to their learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. These interruptions pulled back the curtain on the inequitable challenges facing our students, our educators, and our schools, and how they disproportionately impacted and under-resourced our communities.

Since September 2023, AmeriCorps and hundreds of thousands of Americans have been celebrating the agency’s 30th anniversary.

From recognizing the first Harris Wofford Joint Service Award recipients to welcoming the inaugural cohort of American Climate Corps members and celebrating the anniversary with former President Bush, AmeriCorps continues to set new milestones.

The US Office of Personnel Management announced a rule change for the Pathways Program taking effect Tuesday, June 11, 2024, expanding opportunities for AmeriCorps members and alumni. Now, individuals with or without degrees who have completed their AmeriCorps term of service are eligible to participate in the Pathways Recent Graduates and Interns programs, providing opportunities for paid work in agencies to kickstart their careers in the federal government.

AmeriCorps alumna Daysha shares how her service journey transformed her life and paved a pathway to her career during AmeriCorps' 30th anniversary celebrations.

As a first-generation college graduate, the road to a degree was an uphill journey. I began my pursuit of a Bachelor of Psychology as an undergraduate, but after encountering financial hardships and personal challenges, I left the campus and returned home.