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Dear National Service Colleagues and Communicators,
National Volunteer Week is an ideal moment to reflect on the power of citizen engagement -- across all age groups and in every corner of the country.
Whether you’re marking Global Youth Service Day or driving hundreds of miles to support others (like this week’s featured Senior Corps volunteer), please accept our thanks, and share the inspiring stories below.
Thanks and have a great weekend.
Ted Miller
Chief of External Affairs
Corporation for National and Community Service
P.S. – We’re thrilled with the excitement and interest we've seen in the Social Innovation Fund's 2014 Notice of Funding Availability. The application deadline, April 22, is fast approaching!
Encouraging Youth To Serve: CEO Wendy Spencer spoke today at the Clinton Presidential Center and served with 200 Little Rock area high school students at the Arkansas Food Bank as part of Global
Youth Service Day -- the only day of service dedicated exclusively to engaging children
and youth. During her visit, Wendy met
with AmeriCorps members, AmeriCorps alums, youth leaders, and students and
explained how service is a valuable tool for self-empowerment.
Driving Miles and Miles: Senior Corps volunteers who serve with our Foster Grandparents,
RSVP, and Senior Companions programs make a real difference to individuals,
nonprofits, and community organizations throughout the country. Senior
Companion Donna Lamp is one of them: She has devoted more than 388 hours and
driven more than 3,000 miles to help elderly residents in her community.
Celebrating The Environment: As the year-long
celebration of the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps continues, we have designated
April as Environmental Stewardship Month!
Check out our latest toolkit
with key dates and messages. Also, be sure to follow our “20 Ways AmeriCorps Helps the Earth” blog
series on Tumblr and join the conversation.
Supporting Our Communities: National service participants provide critical support to
millions of Americans who are affected by disasters. Over the past two weeks, AmeriCorps
members serving with the Washington Conservation Corps have joined the response
to the Oso landslide in Washington.
Senior Corps
RSVP recognizes volunteers for dedicated service during
National Volunteer Week
Chicago Tribune (IL), April 8, 2014
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP) of West Suburban Cook and Southern DuPage Counties is celebrating
National Volunteer Week, April 6-12, by providing individuals who are 55 and
older with opportunities to volunteer as well as by holding its annual Pancake
Breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 12.
AmeriCorps
Yakima family to be honored for AmeriCorps work
Yakima Herald-Republic (WA), April 6, 2014
The Whitmore family of Yakima will be
honored this week during National Volunteer Week for their work under the
auspices of AmeriCorps, the national community-service organization.
AmeriCorps VISTA
VISTA volunteer assisting local Audubon Society
The Shepherdstown Chronicle (WV), April 4, 2014
Melanie Snyder, an AmeriCorps VISTA
[member] who resides in Charles Town, has accepted a position with the Potomac
Valley Audubon Society. She will be with PVAS full-time for a minimum of one
year, focusing on such matters as membership development, volunteer
recruitment, and the development of partnerships.
AmeriCorps NCCC
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight
Vinton Today (IA), April 8, 2014
Taylor Barrett, from Rio Linda, California is serving on team Cedar 4 in
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her
10-month service term. Cedar 4 is made up of nine people from across the
country who will serve together around the Midwest.
Social Innovation Fund
Creating a "Single Stop" to Fast-Track Assistance
Insurance News, April 7, 2014
The initiative received a $1.1 million grant from the White House Social Innovation Fund and by 2012 was introduced to 17 colleges in seven states, forming system-wide partnerships with several of the nation's largest community college systems, such as the City University of New York (CUNY),Miami Dade College, and the City College of San Francisco.
National Service Blog
Volunteer … It Might Help You Land Your Next Job
NationalService.gov, April 10, 2014
This is National Volunteer Week and we wanted to be sure to highlight one of the greatest benefits of volunteering – it might help you land your next job.
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