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  • Senate Commends VISTA for 45 Years of Fighting Poverty
    The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution saluting VISTA for its extraordinary contribution to alleviating poverty and improving American society, kicking off a series of events to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the poverty-fighting program.
  • Scheduled eSPAN/eGrants and My AmeriCorps Portal Outage: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Between 03.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.
    On Saturday, March 13, we will be undertaking production system upgrades between the hours of 3.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. The scheduled hardware and software upgrades will improve the overall availability of the application environment in the future. In particular, we are installing a hardware load balancer which will automatically allocate workstation based user requests to an active front end application server. This upgrade will result in better handling of user activity/connectivity should one of the application servers fail at any time.
  • Jon Bon Jovi Takes United We Serve on Tour
    Jon Bon Jovi, in collaboration with the Corporation for National and Community Service, will be the first artist to take President Obama's United We Serve initiative to a mass audience by bringing the message of service out on the road and engaging millions of fans on the band's 'The Circle World Tour.'
  • February Update on Serve America Act
    February was a short but busy month as we moved forward on several key implementation steps for the Serve America Act.
  • Corvington Addresses Staff, Outlines New Direction In First Days as CEO
    In his first days as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Patrick Corvington set a tone of strong leadership and management in meetings with top agency officials and the Inspector General.
  • Recovery Act AmeriCorps Members Assist Distressed Communities
    They are connecting the unemployed to jobs, preventing home foreclosures, weatherizing homes, teaching in underserved schools, restoring parks, and recruiting volunteers. Their ranks include laid-off workers, retirees, and recent college grads.
  • National Service Agency Requests Applications for Social Innovation Fund Competition
    The Corporation for National and Community Service today released a Notice of Federal Funds Availability (NOFA) for the newly-created Social Innovation Fund (SIF). Applications are due by April 8, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Volunteer.gov

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  • Disaster in Haiti: How You Can Help
    Message from Nicola Goren, Acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, on the disaster in Haiti and how Americans can help.
  • National Service Agency Promotes Funding for Veterans Programs
    On the heels of Veterans Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a conference call today to promote funding opportunities to support programs that leverage veterans' skills and expertise to serve local communities through its Veterans Corps, a program authorized by the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. These funds are part of the $363 million requested in the President's FY 2010 budget for the AmeriCorps program.
  • Successful Kick-off of Learn & Serve Challenge Opens Year of Service for Schools & Communities
    Nearly 80,000 students, parents and teachers from across 34 states participated in 178 events that marked the close of the week-long launch of the 3rd Annual Learn & Serve Challenge. The Challenge, led by the Corporation for National and Community Service and 100 national organizations, will continue through the remainder of the school year with the goal of engaging 1 million more students in service-learning.
  • Remarks by the President at Points of Light 20th Anniversary
    On October 16, 2009, the President spoke at the 20th Anniversary event for the Points of Light Institute in College Station, Texas.
  • President Obama Joins President Bush in Call to Service
    Calling service an integral part of how we meet the challenges of our time, President Barack Obama renewed his appeal for all Americans to make service a part of their daily lives in an address to 2,000 service leaders gathered at the Points of Light Institute's (POL) 'Presidential Forum on Service' at Texas A& M University here today.
  • National Service Agency and Nonprofits Launch Challenge, Urge Student Service in Schools and Communities
    The Corporation for National and Community Service and more than 100 national service-learning leaders, educators, and community advocates partnered today to kick off the 3rd Annual National Learn & Serve Challenge. The year-long Challenge will place students on the frontlines of efforts to employ innovative solutions to rebuilding and renewing their communities.
  • National Service Agency Seeks Peer Reviewers
    The Corporation for National and Community Service is seeking peer reviewers and facilitators to assist in the review of its competitive grant applications.

Learn & Serve America

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  • Scheduled eSPAN/eGrants and My AmeriCorps Portal Outage: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Between 03.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.
    On Saturday, March 13, we will be undertaking production system upgrades between the hours of 3.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. The scheduled hardware and software upgrades will improve the overall availability of the application environment in the future. In particular, we are installing a hardware load balancer which will automatically allocate workstation based user requests to an active front end application server. This upgrade will result in better handling of user activity/connectivity should one of the application servers fail at any time.
  • National Service Agency Announces $2 Million To Engage Youth in Summer of Service
    Four thousand middle school students will participate in service-learning projects this summer, funded by the 2010 Summer of Service grants from Learn and Serve America, a national service program administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The agency awarded grants totaling $2 million to 17 nonprofits, universities and schools to engage at-risk youth in grades 6 through 9 in innovative service projects that address environmental and disaster preparedness issues.
  • Jon Bon Jovi Takes United We Serve on Tour
    Jon Bon Jovi, in collaboration with the Corporation for National and Community Service, will be the first artist to take President Obama's United We Serve initiative to a mass audience by bringing the message of service out on the road and engaging millions of fans on the band's 'The Circle World Tour.'
  • February Update on Serve America Act
    February was a short but busy month as we moved forward on several key implementation steps for the Serve America Act.
  • Six Colleges and Universities Receive Presidential Recognition for Community Service
    Six colleges and universities have been named as Presidential Awardees in the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
  • Corvington Addresses Staff, Outlines New Direction In First Days as CEO
    In his first days as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Patrick Corvington set a tone of strong leadership and management in meetings with top agency officials and the Inspector General.
  • Recovery Act AmeriCorps Members Assist Distressed Communities
    They are connecting the unemployed to jobs, preventing home foreclosures, weatherizing homes, teaching in underserved schools, restoring parks, and recruiting volunteers. Their ranks include laid-off workers, retirees, and recent college grads.

NationalService.gov

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  • Senate Commends VISTA for 45 Years of Fighting Poverty
    The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution saluting VISTA for its extraordinary contribution to alleviating poverty and improving American society, kicking off a series of events to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the poverty-fighting program.
  • Scheduled eSPAN/eGrants and My AmeriCorps Portal Outage: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Between 03.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m.
    On Saturday, March 13, we will be undertaking production system upgrades between the hours of 3.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. The scheduled hardware and software upgrades will improve the overall availability of the application environment in the future. In particular, we are installing a hardware load balancer which will automatically allocate workstation based user requests to an active front end application server. This upgrade will result in better handling of user activity/connectivity should one of the application servers fail at any time.
  • National Service Agency Announces $2 Million To Engage Youth in Summer of Service
    Four thousand middle school students will participate in service-learning projects this summer, funded by the 2010 Summer of Service grants from Learn and Serve America, a national service program administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The agency awarded grants totaling $2 million to 17 nonprofits, universities and schools to engage at-risk youth in grades 6 through 9 in innovative service projects that address environmental and disaster preparedness issues.
  • Jon Bon Jovi Takes United We Serve on Tour
    Jon Bon Jovi, in collaboration with the Corporation for National and Community Service, will be the first artist to take President Obama's United We Serve initiative to a mass audience by bringing the message of service out on the road and engaging millions of fans on the band's 'The Circle World Tour.'
  • February Update on Serve America Act
    February was a short but busy month as we moved forward on several key implementation steps for the Serve America Act.
  • Six Colleges and Universities Receive Presidential Recognition for Community Service
    Six colleges and universities have been named as Presidential Awardees in the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
  • Corvington Addresses Staff, Outlines New Direction In First Days as CEO
    In his first days as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, Patrick Corvington set a tone of strong leadership and management in meetings with top agency officials and the Inspector General.

Peace Corps

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Senior Corps

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USA Freedom Corps

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President Bush created USA Freedom Corps (USAFC) to build on the countless acts of service, sacrifice, and generosity that followed September 11th. When he announced USAFC in his 2002 State of the Union Address, President Bush called on all Americans to serve a cause greater than themselves. Since then, USAFC has helped Americans answer that call, and the American people are responding.

Learn More:  http://www.freedomcorps.gov/about_usafc/call/index.asp



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