December 11th, 2014
 AmeriCorps members from Maine Conservation Corps assisted the Knox County Emergency Management Agency with debris clean up following recent snow storms in the area. AmeriCorps members completed more than 260 hours of service and cleared 1236 cubic yards of debris from November 5th - 12th.
In response to flash flooding that occurred in August, 100 members and staff with 9 different AmeriCorps Disaster Response teams have deployed:
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Teams with AmeriCorps St. Louis, St. Bernard Project, Conservation Corps of Minnesota-Iowa, Hoopa TCCC, California Conservation Corps, Washington Conservation Corps, Texas Conservation Corps, Arizona Conservation Corps, Montana Conservation Corps have served over 15,126 hours; mucked and gutted over 304 flood damaged homes; completed nearly 400 damage assessments; and cleared over 5,030 cubic yards of debris.
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AmeriCorps NCCC team also responded from August through November. A total of 11 teams (79 members) have deployed.
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Senior Corps RSVP volunteers supported efforts by staffing the call center.
 The Corporation for National and Community Service is launching the Employers of National Service initiative alongwith its partners the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Alums, and the Franklin Project. In recognition of the unique and transferable skills that participants develop during national service, Employers of National Service builds a talent pipeline to connect AmeriCorps and Peace Corps alumni with leading employers from private, public, and nonprofit sectors to create recruitment, hiring, and advancement opportunities. Through this initiative, employers will have new access to a dedicated, highly qualified, and mission‐oriented pool of potential employees and national service alumni will have additional opportunities to apply their skills in the workplace.
President Obama launched Employers of National Service at the White House on September 12, 2014 as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps. Two dozen charter Employers of National Service were announced as part of this launch including American Red Cross, Comcast and NBC Universal, CSX, Disney, the City of Nashville, Habitat for Humanity International, United Way Worldwide, and numerous federal agencies.
The full list of participating employers can be viewed at NationalService.gov/Employers. As part of the rollout of this initiative, any employer that signs up to participate by December 31, 2014 will be considered a charter Employer of National Service.
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