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Senate Passes Serve America Act
March 26, 2009 This evening, the Senate passed the Serve America Act by a roll call vote of 78 to 20. The bill will improve and strengthen the national service programs and increase levels of...
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Victory!
After months of countless phone calls, meetings and hard work by AmeriCorps Alums throughout the country as well as tireless efforts by staff and volunteers of the numerous organizations dedicated to...
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AmeriCorps Alums and President Obama Love Service!
Yesterday President Obama signed the historic Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act ushering in a new era of service and volunteerism for our country! We were very lucky to be able to share this amazing...
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Obama Announces New Initiative: United We Serve
President Obama just keeps taking this administration’s commitment to service to another level. And today in a video message, he officially announces the new summer of service initiative, United We...
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As American as Apple Pie
President Obama will throw out first pitch at MLB All-Star Game in support of United We Serve! The Corporation for National and Community Service has been working closely with Major League Baseball to...
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We Need a Budget for Service
On Saturday, The New York Times ran an editorial about fully funding National Service (ie- The Serve America Act). Here’s an excerpt, but click here for the whole thing! … The goal is to have 250,000...
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Good news for people who love bad news
When I read that 2009 saw the biggest increase in volunteers since 2003, the skeptic in me said it was probably because the recession meant lots of bored, unemployed people out there needed something...
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