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11/14/2008 |
Departing National Service CEO Sees Unprecedented Need and Opportunity for Service and Volunteering |
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After five years leading the Corporation for National and Community Service, David Eisner steps down today, expressing pride in the momentum behind the service and volunteer sector, urgency about the need to harness civic power to tackle tough problems, and optimism over America’s opportunity to engage more Americans in service. |
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11/13/2008 |
National Service Agency Announces Grants To Improve the Lives of Young People Nationwide |
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In an effort to help youth from disadvantaged backgrounds improve their chances for success in school and life, the Corporation for National and Community Service has awarded grants to three national organizations focused on engaging volunteers in promoting positive youth development. |
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11/12/2008 |
Student Service on the Rise, but Less Connected to Learning |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service today released a new report showing that community service in America’s schools has reached a new peak, with 68 percent of all K-12 schools offering or recognizing service opportunities for their students. |
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11/11/2008 |
Media Advisory: President’s National Service CEO to Speak on Why Service is America’s Solution |
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As the economic downturn puts more Americans at risk, and as citizen service comes into the spotlight with the Presidential transition, the departing CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service will discuss the growing need and unprecedented opportunity for national service this Thursday at Georgetown University. |
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10/24/2008 |
St. Bernard Project Named Top Ten CNN Hero |
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Liz McCartney, co-founder of a Louisiana nonprofit that relies on volunteers and AmeriCorps members to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the second annual “CNN Heroes” program. |
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10/3/2008 |
Learn & Serve Challenge Spotlights Students As Solutions to Community Problems |
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From serving meals and cleaning rivers to tutoring and raising money for cancer research, students across the country will show how they make a difference through service-learning during the National Learn & Serve Challenge the week of October 6 through 12. |
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9/22/2008 |
National Service Agency Taps 5 Universities To Expand Research on Volunteering |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced it will engage five leading universities to expand scholarly and policy research and deepen understanding about volunteering, national and community service, and civic engagement in America. |
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9/22/2008 |
AmeriCorps Alumni Sought For Prestigious Eli Segal Fellowship |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service invites former AmeriCorps members to apply for the Eli Segal Fellowship, a year-long leadership opportunity to help advance national service policy, operations, and strategy from the Office of the CEO at the Corporation Headquarters. |
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9/22/2008 |
National Service Agency Turns to Internet to Grow Campus Service |
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Aiming to tap the skyrocketing popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to promote social good, the Corporation for National and Community Service today announced $2.3 million in grants to use social media to engage college students in service to meet community needs. |
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9/19/2008 |
National Service Moves In After Hurricane Ike |
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National service disaster responders swung into action to assist recovery efforts after Hurricane Ike’s devastating romp through Texas late last week. With AmeriCorps members pre-positioned to deploy, response has been fast and effective. |
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