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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
This
month, we are celebrating the public-private partnerships that make national
service and social innovation possible.
Last
year, our programs generated $1.26 billion in required match and additional
resources from corporations, foundations, and other sources. This local
support boosts our impact and stretches the return on taxpayer dollars.
Today, we are highlighting new
partnerships with two AmeriCorps grantees, Teach For America and City Year.
Also, at a White House convening, the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) celebrated
the public-private partnerships that have made the SIF find what works and make
it work for more people.
And
we're featuring AmeriCorps' participation in the Obama Administration’s
partnership with labs across the country to inspire the next generation of
scientists.
 Ted
Miller
Chief of External Affairs
Corporation for National and Community Service
P.S. Mayor and County Recognition Day
for National Service is on April 5, 2016. Scroll down to find out
how you can participate.
  Partnering for Impact: This week, City Year announced a partnership with HSBC help them more effectively measure student improvement in math. The partnership will make it possible for more City Year AmeriCorps members to serve students full-time in schools in at-risk communities and provide them with tutoring and in-class support. Click
here to read more about this partnership.
 Celebrating
Social Innovation: The Social Innovation
Fund (SIF) invests in communities from the ground up and uses evaluation to
scale evidence-based models. Today, leaders gathered in Washington to discuss the SIF’s
success over the past five years and how we can build on that for the next five
years. SIF Director Damian Thorman joined former SIF Directors Melissa Bradley
and Paul Carttar to discuss innovation in government.
 Week at the Labs: A growing number of jobs require STEM skills, and
America needs a world-class STEM workforce to address the challenges of the
21st century. The White House launched My Brother’s Keeper National Week at the
Labs to bring together scientists, engineers, and lab workers to engage students in STEM.
Recently,
AmeriCorps Director Bill Basl and AmeriCorps members visited the Naval Research Lab
with students to inspire them to pursue STEM careers.
Recognizing
Service: Mayor and County Recognition Day
for National Service is just around the corner! On April 5, 2016,
mayors and county officials will hold public events and use traditional and
social media to highlight the value of AmeriCorps and Senior Corps to the
nation’s cities and counties. Last year, 2,786 elected officials representing
more than 150 million citizens participated in the third-annual Mayor and
County Recognition Day for National Service.
There is still time for mayors and county officials to
register to participate! You can see if your mayor or county leaders are
already signed on here. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to
CNCS at Mayors4Service@cns.gov.
AmeriCorps
Teach For America, APS, Deloitte Partner for Alternative
Spring Break program
WGCL-TV (GA), March 16, 2016
Thirty-five college students from around the country participated in an
Alternative Spring Break program hosted by Teach For America, Atlanta Public
Schools and Deloitte, Wednesday morning. Participants worked with students at
Fain Elementary in the Adamsville community to create love blankets for seniors
at a local senior citizens center. Teach For America, a member of the
AmeriCorps national service network, works in partnership with communities to
expand educational opportunity for children.
AmeriCorps NCCC
City Beat
The Waterbury Republican-American (CT), March 16, 2016
After years of service to the Waterbury community where she grew up,
21-year-old Tina Fields is moving on. The University of Connecticut senior and
longtime member of AmeriCorps has been accepted into that agency's National
Civilian Community Corps. After graduation, she will head out to Denver where
she will be assigned a 10-month service project in the Southwest.
AmeriCorps VISTA
Celebrating AmeriCorps Week!
The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (NY), March 20, 2016
Each year, Foodlink welcomes several AmeriCorps members that work with us for
the year, acting as stewards of Foodlink in the community and helping to bring
our hunger prevention programs to underserved communities in our area. As we
end National AmeriCorps Week, we want to introduce you to the three AmeriCorps
staff members helping to make our world here at Foodlink and our 10-county
region a little brighter, happier, and less hungry: Tom Silva (AmeriCorps
VISTA), Helia Zand (Cooking Matters) and Mikaela Bozza (Cooking Matters).
Senior Corps
The giving back chapter of life
The Burlington Count Times (NJ), March 14, 2016
After a lifetime of working hard, raising children, some retirees relax. Others
decide it’s time to give back. Karen Bennett, director of Retired and Senior
Volunteer Services (RSVP) of Burlington County, said that volunteering
contributes to a longer, happier retirement. Evidence of such has been reported
by the National Senior Corps. Studies on the benefits of volunteering have
found, “those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional
ability and lower rates of depression later in life than those who do not
volunteer. Beyond personal benefits, volunteers positively impact their
communities. RSVP in New Jersey has 237 members, who provide over half a
million dollars worth of services each year, according to Bennett.
Social Innovation Fund
NYC’s mental health program expanded by First Lady
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (NY), March 11, 2016
Fourteen community organizations – with eight serving Brooklyn – have received
grants in an innovative program spearheaded by First Lady Chirlane McCray to
provide mental health care in existing neighborhood facilities. In Brooklyn,
the Arab American Association of New York, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration
Corporation, CAMBA, CASES, Comunilife, Red Hook Initiative, Safe Horizon and
The HOPE Program will partner with local mental health providers to improve
care in communities including Bedford-Stuyvesant, Sunset Park and Red Hook.
National Service Blog
Helping #ConnectALL Americans to Digital Literacy
NationalService.Tumblr.com,
March 14, 2016
As the President said in his State of the Union address, we must harness 21st
century technology and innovation to expand access to opportunity and tackle
our greatest challenges. Connectivity is a path to greater opportunity.
In today’s world, broadband and fluency with technology fuel economic growth,
provide access to the world’s knowledge, promote skill development, and build
stronger and more connected communities.
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