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9/8/2008 President Bush Renews His Post-9/11 Call to Service; Honors the Compassion of America’s Volunteers
   
9/8/2008 Corporate Pro-Bono Volunteering Campaign Tops $400 Million
   
9/3/2008 National Service Responds to Hurricane Gustav with Evacuation and Sheltering Support
   
9/1/2008 Volunteers Needed to Staff Shelters for Hurricane Gustav Evacuees
   
8/25/2008 Three Years After Katrina, National Service Remains a Critical Force in Rebuilding Effort
   
8/20/2008 National Service Agency Announces New Steps to Strengthen Support for Native American Communities
   
8/8/2008 AmeriCorps Awards $2.2 Million to Eight Organizations
   
8/8/2008 First Class of NCCC Members To Be Inducted at Iowa Campus
   
7/28/2008 Volunteering 61 Million Strong; Need and Momentum Grow
   
6/27/2008 President Highlights Impact of Service At White House Faith-Based Conference
   
6/26/2008 National Service Agency Seeks Applicants for $3.5 Million to Serve Disadvantaged Youth
   
6/23/2008 AmeriCorps VISTA Seeking 230 Members To Assist in Iowa Flood Recovery
   
6/17/2008 National Service Battles Midwestern Floods
   
6/12/2008 $6 Million Available to Provide Training and Technical Assistance to National Service Programs
   
6/2/2008 Major U.S. Companies Honored For Outstanding Employee Volunteer Programs
   
6/2/2008 AmeriCorps Video Contest Winner Screens at National Volunteer Conference
   
6/1/2008 AmeriCorps Announces Availability of $70 Million in 2009 Funding
   
5/31/2008 New Resource Center Website Offers 2,500 Free Tools for National Service and Volunteer Programs
   
5/29/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY: Former President Carter, Rep. John Lewis to Keynote National Conference on Volunteering & Service
   
5/19/2008 AmeriCorps Week 2008 - We Got It Done!
   
5/16/2008 AmeriCorps’ Best Honored With Spirit of Service Awards
   
5/16/2008 Kahne Named Official NASCAR Foundation Volunteer Network Spokesperson
   
5/14/2008 Nonprofit CEOs Hail AmeriCorps as Source for Future Leaders
   
5/14/2008 U.S. House Passes Resolution Marking AmeriCorps Week
   
5/13/2008 Rigorous Longitudinal Study of AmeriCorps Finds Significant Impacts Eight Years Later
   
5/12/2008 AmeriCorps Week Kicks Off with Announcement of 2008 AmeriCorps Grant Winners; Total Portfolio Includes $480 Million and 75,000 Members
   
5/8/2008 AmeriCorps Week Spotlights 540,000 Alums’ Impact and Sustained Service
   
4/29/2008 President Bush Honors American’s Armies of Compassion During National Volunteer Week Celebration
   
4/28/2008 President’s Council Thanks Youth Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
   
4/25/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY: White House Officials, Nonprofit Leaders, and Entertainers to Kick Off National Volunteer Week and Highlight Importance of Youth Service
   
4/23/2008 National Volunteer Week, 2008
   
4/23/2008 Older Americans Month, 2008
   
4/16/2008 4,000 Will Convene in Atlanta for the Nation’s Largest Gathering of Volunteer and Service Leaders
   
3/28/2008 $500,000 in Grants Available for the 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
   
3/27/2008 $5 Million in Grants Available for Student Service and Service-Learning Projects
   
3/7/2008 Lights, Camera, AmeriCorps!
   
3/5/2008 First Round of ’08 AmeriCorps Funding Supports 43,000 New Members, 261 Organizations to Tackle Education and Social Challenges
   
2/27/2008 VISTA Teams with Compassion Capital Fund To Expand Services of Poverty-Fighting Groups
   
2/25/2008 AmeriCorps NCCC Opening New Iowa Campus, Seeking Recruits Now
   
2/15/2008 CNN's Anderson Cooper Interviews AmeriCorps NCCC Members Rebuilding the Gulf (Video)
   
2/15/2008 CNN's Anderson Cooper Thanks AmeriCorps and Volunteers for Katrina Response (Video)
   
2/15/2008 AmeriCorps Teams Up with NBA for All Star Day of Service
   
2/14/2008 Leaders Launch Campaign for $1 Billion in Pro Bono Service
   
2/13/2008 Business and Nonprofit Leaders Kick Off Campaign To Boost Skilled Volunteering
   
2/12/2008 Six Organizations Honored for Outstanding Pro Bono Service
   
2/11/2008 Six Colleges and Universities Receive Presidential Award For Exemplary Community Service
   
2/6/2008 MEDIA ADVISORY: Business and Nonprofit Leaders to Kick Off National Campaign to Boost Skilled Volunteering at Upcoming 'Pro Bono Summit'
   
1/31/2008 National Service Makes Play for Volunteers at Super Bowl
   
1/23/2008 Fact Sheet: 2008 King Day of Service is Largest Ever
   
1/21/2008 Honor King by Helping Others, Say Leaders of King Day of Service Effort
   
1/21/2008 President Marks King Day with Service and Call to Action
   
1/19/2008 Communities Gearing Up for Largest-Ever King Day of Service
   
1/16/2008 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2008
   
1/16/2008 Americans Urged to Honor King by Serving on Holiday
   
12/17/2007 National Service Agency Invests in Youth Summer Service
   
12/13/2007 Americans Urged to Fight Poverty by Joining AmeriCorps VISTA
   
11/30/2007 National Service Agency Awards Funds for Innovation In Volunteer Management
   
11/21/2007 Senate Confirms 5 Members to Serve on National Service Agency Board
   
11/2/2007 National Service Grows in Indian Communities
   
10/26/2007 National Service Opens Door Wider for People with Disabilities
   
10/26/2007 National Service Making A Difference
   
10/4/2007 AmeriCorps Joins Google for Volunteer Cleanup
   
9/24/2007 National Campaign Launched to Engage Volunteers in Rescuing Recess
   
9/21/2007 Massachusetts AmeriCorps Alumna Named New Eli Segal Fellow
   
9/20/2007 AmeriCorps Member Gino Binkert Meets President at Boys & Girls Clubs Youth of the Year Event
   
9/19/2007 Service-Learning is Valuable and Should Spread, Says National Service Board
   
9/11/2007 President Encourages Americans to Honor 9/11 by Volunteering
   
9/11/2007 President Bush Names Henry C. Lozano to be Director of USA Freedom Corps
   
8/30/2007 CNN's Anderson Cooper Interviews AmeriCorps NCCC Member Jared Kahan From Camp Hope, St. Bernard Parish, LA
   
8/30/2007 CNN's Anderson Cooper Interviews AmeriCorps NCCC Member Arielle Davis From Camp Hope, St. Bernard Parish, LA
   
8/30/2007 Youth Summertime Service Gets Push from National Service Agency
   
8/29/2007 Fact Sheet: The Two-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
   
8/27/2007 President Bush Appoints Tony Dungy as New Member of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation
   
8/23/2007 Broadcast-Quality Video Footage on 2-Year Volunteer Response to Katrina Available
   
8/20/2007 More than 1.1 Million Volunteers Have Responded to Katrina; More are Needed
   
7/19/2007 Funding Available to Strengthen Volunteer Management
   
7/18/2007 Outstanding Corporate Citizens Honored as Volunteer Leaders Close Conference
   
7/18/2007 Community Service by Colleges Is Focus Of Second Annual 'President’s Honor Roll'
   
7/17/2007 Service Leaders Urged to Strengthen Volunteer Management and Outreach at Day 2 of National Conference
   
7/17/2007 AmeriCorps Video Contest Winner Screens at National Conference
   
7/16/2007 Merger of Hands On Network and Points of Light Foundation to Create World’s Largest Volunteer Organization
   
7/16/2007 PHOTO RELEASE: Images from Day 1 of the 2007 National Conference on Volunteering and Service
   
7/16/2007 National Service Agency Honors Outstanding Volunteers With Spirit of Service Awards
   
7/15/2007 PHOTO RELEASE: Images from Pre-Conference Activities of the 2007 National Conference on Volunteering and Service
   
7/11/2007 MEDIA ADVISORY: Former President Bush, Alma Powell, to Keynote at National Conference on Volunteering and Service
   
7/8/2007 Middle American Cities Lead U.S. in Volunteering
   
6/13/2007 National Service To Place Even Greater Focus on Disaster Preparedness and Response
   
6/12/2007 Task Force on New Americans Reports First-Year Initiatives
   
6/5/2007 National Service Agency Announces 3 Grants To Bring Skilled Volunteers to Gulf Coast
   
6/4/2007 Miss America Partners with President’s Council To Honor Volunteer Service
   
5/29/2007 AmeriCorps Alumni Sought for Prestigious Eli Segal Fellowship
   
5/19/2007 Three NBA Stars Join Celebration of AmeriCorps Week
   
5/18/2007 President Salutes AmeriCorps for Reaching 500,000 Members
   
5/17/2007 New Orleans AmeriCorps Initiative Launched To Engage Youth Over the Summer
   
5/17/2007 New Orleans AmeriCorps Initiative Launched To Engage Youth Over the Summer
   
5/16/2007 Habitat for Humanity and the Corporation for National and Community Service Celebrate National AmeriCorps Week and Launch Habitat Build-A-Thon
   
5/16/2007 New Study Finds AmeriCorps Benefits Those Who Serve By Creating Skilled, Dedicated Civic Leaders
   
5/14/2007 U.S. House Passes Resolution Saluting AmeriCorps and Marking First-Ever AmeriCorps Week
   
5/14/2007 New AmeriCorps Grants Support 27,800 Members; AmeriCorps Week Celebrates 500,000 Members and Alums
   
5/10/2007 New Summer of Service Campaign for Youth Aims for Early Start to Volunteering
   
5/9/2007 AmeriCorps Among the First Responders To Kansas Tornado, Missouri Floods
   
5/7/2007 Volunteering Produces Health Benefits
   
5/3/2007 National Service Agency Makes “Best Places to Work” List for First Time
   
5/1/2007 AmeriCorps Surges Past 500,000 Members; First-Ever AmeriCorps Week Will Mark the Milestone
   
5/1/2007 Lights, Camera, AmeriCorps!
   
4/16/2007 New Federal Report Shows Volunteering Strong in America, But 1 in 3 Volunteers Dropped Out in 2006
   
4/13/2007 America to Thank its 61 Million Volunteers Next Week
   
4/11/2007 President’s Council Volunteer Showcase Highlights Life-Changing Power of Service
   
4/11/2007 National Volunteer Week, 2007
   
4/9/2007 Disadvantaged Teens Benefit from Volunteering, But Do it Less than Better-Off Peers
   
4/5/2007 National Service Agency Announces Grants of $83 Million To Support 24,000 AmeriCorps Members
   
4/3/2007 $1 Million in Funding Available to Engage Skilled Construction Volunteers in Gulf Coast Rebuilding
   
3/30/2007 New AmeriCorps*NCCC Blog Presents Firsthand View of Life in Service
   
3/22/2007 Former President Bush to Address National Conference on Volunteering & Service
   
3/15/2007 More than 20,000 Students Head to Gulf For Spring Break Service Projects
   
3/15/2007 Hands On Network Gets 50 VISTA Volunteers To Fight Poverty In Southern States
   
3/7/2007 New Report, Projections Show Nonprofits Must Make Better Use of Baby Boomer Volunteers
   
2/26/2007 Emmy-Winner Patricia Heaton Helps Organizations Recruit Mentors
   
2/7/2007 Growing Number of Colleges Provide Tuition Aid to AmeriCorps Alums
   
2/7/2007 Service-Learning and Mentoring Work, Panel Tells National Service Board
   
1/29/2007 Fifth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps, 2007
   
1/25/2007 AmeriCorps Helps Missouri Citizens Recover from Paralyzing Ice Storm
   
1/25/2007 Today, January 25, is ‘Thank Your Mentor Day’
   
1/18/2007 Comcast Executive and Eagles President to Host 2007 Conference on Volunteering
   
1/15/2007 President Bush Volunteers in D.C. as Part of Largest-Ever King Day of Service
   
1/15/2007 President Bush Participates in Volunteer Service Event on Martin Luther King Day
   
1/12/2007 Former Miss America to Volunteer on Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
   
1/12/2007 New Orleans Volunteers Honor Dr. King though Service
   
1/11/2007 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2007
   
1/11/2007 Federal Employees Make King Holiday A Day On, Not a Day Off
   
1/5/2007 Communities Gearing Up For Largest King Day of Service Ever
   
12/21/2006 Americans Urged to “Pass it On” During National Mentoring Month in January
   
12/19/2006 Veteran Litigator Confirmed as Inspector General of Corporation for National and Community Service
   
12/15/2006 Hurricane Relief and Management Gains Lead National Service Agency’s 2006 Report to Congress
   
12/14/2006 Americans Urged to Honor Dr. King By Signing Up Now For Community Service
   
12/4/2006 Volunteering Hits a 30-Year High, New Federal Report Finds
   
11/29/2006 National Service Agency Names First Eli Segal Fellow
   
11/15/2006 National Service CEO Hails America’s Promise Study on Helping Youth Succeed
   
11/13/2006 National Service Participants Volunteer During Groundbreaking for King National Memorial in Washington, DC
   
11/7/2006 Veterans to Serve Homeless Heroes During Recognition Lunch
   
10/31/2006 AmeriCorps Program Director on ‘Oprah’ Today To Discuss How He Mentored Denzel Washington
   
10/27/2006 Tulane Student Receives Milestone 500,000th President’s Volunteer Service Award
   
10/26/2006 National Service Gears Up for Make A Difference Day
   
10/26/2006 Who Will Receive the 500,000th President’s Volunteer Service Award?
   
10/17/2006 Six Colleges Receive First President’s Honor Roll Award for Service
   
10/16/2006 Report Finds Sharp Increase in College Student Volunteering
   
10/13/2006 President’s Service Council Honors Exemplary Organizations, Katrina Volunteers
   
10/10/2006 MEDIA ADVISORY: Actors Stephen Baldwin, Janine Turner, Others Salute Youth Volunteers at President’s Service Council Meeting on Thursday
   
10/10/2006 Agency Renews Organization’s Grant to Administer Child Care Payments for AmeriCorps Members
   
10/9/2006 President to Recognize Top Colleges for Community Service
   
10/9/2006 MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Apprentice’ Winner, Leading Philanthropist among President’s Council Members Honoring D.C. Volunteers
   
9/27/2006 Save the Date - National Conference on Volunteering and Service - July 16-18, 2007
   
9/27/2006 Federal Agencies Team with Community, Faith-Based Organizations to Find More Mentors
   
9/26/2006 Senate Confirms Chairman Stephen Goldsmith to Serve on National Service Board through 2010
   
9/21/2006 Katrina Volunteers Still Needed, Gulf Coast Leaders Tell National Service Board
   
9/18/2006 MEDIA ADVISORY: Gulf Coast Community Leaders to Speak about Need for More Katrina Volunteers
   
8/25/2006 MEDIA ADVISORY: National Service Leaders To Tour Gulf During Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
   
8/25/2006 MEDIA ADVISORY: Volunteers Across the Country “Serve to Remember and Remember To Serve” Around Anniversaries of Hurricane Katrina and 9/11
   
8/25/2006 New Report Released on National Service Response to Hurricane Katrina
   
8/25/2006 National Service Agency Releases New Videos and PSAs to Recruit More Volunteers, AmeriCorps Members for Gulf Coast Relief
   
8/21/2006 National Service Agency Seeks Applicants For Eli Segal Fellowship
   
8/17/2006 More Than 500,000 Americans Served in Hurricane Katrina’s Aftermath
   
8/2/2006 Funding Available to Administer Child Care Payments for AmeriCorps Members
   
8/1/2006 Honoring Colleges that Care
   
7/7/2006 Jerry Bridges Assumes Chief Financial Officer Post for National Service Agency
   
6/20/2006 National Service Agency Honors Outstanding Volunteers and Top Corporate Sponsors of Its Programs
   
6/20/2006 Nation's Service Leaders Honor Corporations For Commitment to Volunteer Service
   
6/18/2006 Nation’s Service Leaders Pledge to Expand Volunteer Ranks by 10 Million by 2010
   
6/18/2006 AmeriCorps Announces $88 Million in Funding Opportunities for 2007
   
6/16/2006 President Bush Taps Jean Case to Lead Civic Participation Council
   
6/15/2006 National Service Agency Releases Performance Reports on AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America
   
6/14/2006 Massachusetts Service Leader To Take Helm of AmeriCorps*State and National
   
6/13/2006 Women Volunteer at Higher Rates than Men Across U.S., New Federal Study Finds
   
6/12/2006 New Federal Report Outlines Economic Benefit of Volunteering in America
   
6/12/2006 New State, Federal Volunteer Service Study Released; Nationally, Women with Jobs, Kids Lead the Way
   
6/6/2006 President’s Service Council Teams Up with NASCAR to Rev Up Volunteer Recruitment
   
6/1/2006 AmeriCorps Boosts Disaster Response, Youth Service with $139 Million in New Funds to Support Nearly 18,000 Members
   
5/24/2006 National Service Agency’s Board Salutes AmeriCorps*VISTA, Welcomes New Board Member
   
5/23/2006 VISTA Marks 40 Years of Fighting Poverty with New Book of Volunteer Stories, Forum
   
5/16/2006 National Service Agency Names Mazariegos As New Chief Information Officer
   
5/3/2006 Cross-Sector Leaders Unveil Major New Plan to Close Mentoring Gap
   
4/27/2006 President Salutes Gulf Coast Volunteers, Takes Action to Spur More Service
   
4/27/2006 Fact Sheet: Answering President Bush’s Call To Service
   
4/27/2006 Executive Order - Responsibilities Of Federal Agencies With Respect To Volunteer Community Service
   
4/24/2006 President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation Launch Radio PSAs to Encourage Americans to Volunteer
   
4/21/2006 President Thanks America’s Volunteers, Calls for More
   
4/20/2006 National Volunteer Week, 2006
   
4/11/2006 National Service Agency Announces Grants to 128 Organizations to Support Service Opportunities for 9,682 AmeriCorps Members
   
3/17/2006 Corporation for National and Community Service Exceeds Federal Average in Share of Grants Going to Faith-Based Groups
   
3/15/2006 AmeriCorps Announces $3.1 Million in Grants to Expand Hurricane Relief Efforts in Gulf Coast
   
3/10/2006 10,000-Plus College Students to Spend Spring Break Volunteering in the Gulf
   
2/28/2006 Progress Made: A 6-Month Update on Hurricane Relief, Recovery and Rebuilding
   
2/14/2006 President Bush Welcomes New Members Of President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation
   
2/8/2006 Corporation for National and Community Service Releases Strategic Plan for 2006-2010
   
2/8/2006 AmeriCorps Announces $3.4 Million in Grants to Expand Hurricane Relief Efforts in Gulf Coast
   
2/3/2006 Corporation Board of Directors to Hold Public Meeting on February 8
   
2/1/2006 Teenage Volunteer From Mississippi Gets Front Row Seat at State of the Union
   
1/20/2006 AmeriCorps*NCCC Sends 18 Teams to Assist Hurricane Relief Efforts in Gulf Coast
   
1/16/2006 Hundreds of Thousands Mark King Holiday through Volunteer Service
   
1/13/2006 Americans to Celebrate King Holiday By Serving Others
   
1/13/2006 Grantees Use Best Buy Funds to Support Service-Learning Projects on King Day
   
1/10/2006 Supreme Court Lets Stand Appeals Court Ruling That AmeriCorps Members May Teach Secular Subjects in Religious Schools
   
12/22/2005 $500,000 Available to Support Training and Conference Management for National Service Agency
   
12/21/2005 AmeriCorps Announces $5.5 Million in Grants to Expand Hurricane Relief Efforts in Gulf Coast
   
12/12/2005 New National Campaign Urges America’s 77 Million Baby Boomers to Volunteer
   
12/12/2005 National Service Agency Awards Grants to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts by Baby Boomers
   
12/7/2005 National Service Agency Announces Grants to Support Service Projects on 2006 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
   
12/7/2005 MEDIA ADVISORY - Conference Focuses on Inclusion of People with Disabilities in National Service
   
12/6/2005 MEDIA ADVISORY - New National Campaign Will Spur America’s 77 Million Baby Boomers to Change the World… Again
   
12/6/2005 MEDIA ADVISORY - White House Conference on Aging Kicks off with Volunteer Service Project
   
12/1/2005 AmeriCorps Announces First of $15 Million in Grants To Support and Expand Hurricane Relief Efforts
   
11/8/2005 Media Advisory: President Bush’s National Service Chief To Honor Iowa Volunteers
   
11/1/2005 Higher Education Initiative to Help Rebuild Gulf Coast Launched By Housing Secretary and National Service Chief
   
10/28/2005 National Service Agency Selects 18 Training Providers
   
10/21/2005 National Service Makes a Difference
   
10/20/2005 President’s National Service Chief Meets with AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Volunteers Serving in Gulf Coast
   
10/13/2005 President Bush Joins AmeriCorps Members in Effort to Rebuild Homes for Hurricane Survivors in Louisiana
   
10/11/2005 Preliminary Informal Public Input Sought on Proposed Corporation Requirement for Criminal Background Checks
   
10/7/2005 National Service and ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ Kick Off Joint Effort to Help Rebuild Hurricane-Ravaged Mississippi Town
   
10/6/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #19
   
10/5/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #18
   
10/4/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #17
   
10/3/2005 $4 Million Available to Engage Volunteers In Hurricane Recovery
   
10/3/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #16
   
9/30/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #15
   
9/29/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #14
   
9/28/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #13
   
9/27/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #12
   
9/26/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #11
   
9/23/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #10
   
9/22/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #9
   
9/21/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #8
   
9/21/2005 New Hurricane Katrina Radio PSAs Help to Recruit AmeriCorps Members
   
9/20/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #7
   
9/19/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #6
   
9/15/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #5
   
9/14/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #4
   
9/13/2005 National Service Volunteers Step Up Hurricane Katrina Relief and Recovery Effort
   
9/12/2005 National Service Agency Approves $1.5 Million in Grants To Support ‘Next Generation’ of National Service Programs
   
9/12/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #3
   
9/8/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #2
   
9/6/2005 Factsheet: CNCS Hurricane Activity Update #1
   
9/2/2005 Volunteer Ham Radio Operators to Receive Grant To Enhance Emergency Communications in Hurricane Region
   
9/2/2005 Volunteer Pilots Receive Grant to Support Hurricane Katrina Medical and Search and Rescue Efforts
   
8/31/2005 National Service Programs Respond to Hurricane Katrina
   
8/31/2005 Funding Opportunity for Service Projects Tied to Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
   
8/23/2005 Corporation for National and Community Service and Justice Department Sign Agreement to Assist Ex-Offenders in Rebuilding Lives
   
8/23/2005 Challenge Grants Deadline Extended to September 27
   
8/18/2005 AmeriCorps Announces New Round of ‘Professional Corps’ Grants
   
8/6/2005 National Service Agency Honors Outstanding Volunteers With Spirit of Service Awards
   
8/6/2005 HHS Secretary Leavitt Touts ‘Economics of Goodness’ At Closing Session of National Volunteer Conference
   
8/5/2005 Media Pros Advise Volunteer Groups on How to Get News Coverage
   
8/5/2005 Corporation for National and Community Service Honors UPS for Commitment, Leadership
   
8/5/2005 Volunteer Conference Honors Nation’s Top Corporate Citizens
   
8/4/2005 Corporation for National and Community Service Launches New Websites
   
8/4/2005 Jon Bon Jovi Kicks Off National Volunteer Conference in Washington, D.C.
   
8/3/2005 New Guide Directs Faith-Based and Community Groups to National Service Resources
   
8/2/2005 AmeriCorps Announces Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2006
   
7/21/2005 $4 Million in Challenge Grant Funds Available to Nonprofits to Expand the Number of Baby Boomer Volunteers
   
7/18/2005 Corporation for National and Community Service Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer
   
7/15/2005 National Council of La Raza to Help AmeriCorps Recruit Greater Numbers of Hispanics
   
7/8/2005 AmeriCorps*NCCC Teams Attack 2005 Fire Season
   
7/6/2005 Funding Available to Engage Boomers in Service, Mentor Disadvantaged Youth
   
6/9/2005 Serve Guam Commission Established to Increase Territory’s National Service Programs
   
6/1/2005 AmeriCorps Announces $14 Million in Grants To Support 9,500 Members at 43 Community Organizations
   
5/6/2005 AmeriCorps Grants to 266 Organizations Support 27,591 Members in Service to their Communities
   
4/28/2005 Florida Hurricane Relief Fund, Corporation for National and Community Service Announce $1.5 Million Grant Opportunity for Hurricane Recovery
   
4/15/2005 President Proclaims National Volunteer Week
   
4/5/2005 $12 Million Available for Training and Technical Assistance for National Service
   
4/5/2005 AmeriCorps Members Have Earned $1 Billion To Pay for Higher Education
   
3/16/2005 Outstanding Volunteers Sought for Spirit of Service Award
   
3/8/2005 U.S. Court of Appeals Rules AmeriCorps Members May Teach Secular Subjects in Religious Schools
   
3/2/2005 AmeriCorps Funding Available for Professional Corps Programs
   
2/28/2005 $5.1 Million in Grants Available to Increase Involvement of People with Disabilities in National and Community Service
   
2/17/2005 Corporation for National and Community Service Announces $27 Million in AmeriCorps Funding to Support 9,800 Members
   
1/13/2005 Martin Luther King Day 2005: A Day On, Not a Day Off
   
12/14/2004 Long-Term Study Reveals Positive Impacts of AmeriCorps Service
   
11/24/2004 Corporation for National and Community Service Releases 2004 Performance and Accountability Report
   
11/23/2004 Senate Confirms Nine Members to Serve On National Service Agency Board
   
11/10/2004 Serving Those Who Have Served
   
11/4/2004 AmeriCorps Tribal Teams from Western U.S. To Assist in Florida Hurricane Recovery Efforts
   
10/26/2004 AmeriCorps Announces $2.1 Million in Funding to Support 420 Professional Corps Members
   
9/24/2004 Support from General Mills Foundation Allows AmeriCorps*VISTA Team to Respond to Florida Hurricanes
   
9/1/2004 Corporation for National and Community Service Marks “10 Years Serving America”
   
8/17/2004 AmeriCorps*NCCC Tapped By FEMA For Charley Recovery Efforts
   
7/6/2004 $2.9 Million in Funding Available for AmeriCorps Professional Corps Programs
   
6/25/2004 President's National Service Chief to Join 300 Hispanic Youth in Phoenix Community Service Project
   
6/10/2004 40th Anniversary Study to Assess VISTA's Impact on Volunteers
   
6/4/2004 Actor and Civic Spokesman Sean Astin to Address National Volunteer Conference in Kansas City
   
5/20/2004 AmeriCorps and Habitat for Humanity Mark 10 Years of National Service by Building 22 Dallas Homes in Nine Days
   
4/17/2004 National Volunteer Week 2004
   
1/23/2004 AmeriCorps and Its Parent Agency Receive Historic Funding Increase in 2004
   
1/16/2004 National Conference of Black Mayors, AmeriCorps*VISTA Announce Initiative to Aid Children of Prisoners
   
12/31/2003 President Appoints 3 Directors to Board of Corporation for National and Community Service
   
12/12/2003 Senate Confirms Carol Kinsley's Re-appointment to Board of Corporation for National and Community Service
   
12/8/2003 House Approves Significant Budget Increase for AmeriCorps and Corporation for National and Community Service
   
12/2/2003 USA Freedom Corps Director Cites Progress in Building a ‘Culture of Service’
   
11/26/2003 Corporation Board Chair Statement on National Service Funding
   
11/14/2003 White House Urges Senate to Provide Full Funding for National Service
   
11/13/2003 AmeriCorps*VISTA Members Train To Combat Poverty, Reach At-Risk Groups
   
11/13/2003 President Bush to Recognize Florida Woman for Dedication to Volunteer Service
   
10/31/2003 National Service Responds to California Fires
   
10/30/2003 USA Freedom Corps Director Calls for Full Funding of President’s National Service Budget
   
10/27/2003 Conference Focuses on Community Service Among Native Americans
   
10/15/2003 Former President George Bush Honors Two Programs that Engage AmeriCorps Members to Help America's Youth
   
10/14/2003 South Dakota Groups Receive $256,000 in AmeriCorps Grants
   
10/8/2003 Tavis Smiley Foundation Honors AmeriCorps*NCCC With 'Partner in Action' Award
   
9/24/2003 AmeriCorps*NCCC Members Respond to Hurricane Isabel
   
6/9/2003 National Service Agency Honors Outstanding Volunteers
   
3/27/2003 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Help America Stay Alert
   
2/3/2003 President Calls for More AmeriCorps and Senior Volunteers in the 2004 Budget
   
1/17/2003 National Service Volunteers Lead Effort to Make King Holiday "a Day On"
   
12/19/2002 AmeriCorps Brings On Three New Managers to Run National Service Programs
   
11/30/2002 President Encourages Volunteer Service in His Weekly Radio Address
   
11/8/2002 AmeriCorps Members to Spend Veterans Day Reaching Out to Veterans in Need
   
10/23/2002 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Make a Difference for Battered Women
   
10/8/2002 GE Fund Provides Grants to Five AmeriCorps Projects
   
9/17/2002 National Service Agency Launches 3 New Initiatives to Enhance Citizenship
   
7/30/2002 President Unveils New Web Site and PSA Campaign to Encourage Americans to Answer Call to Service
   
7/17/2002 White House, Corporation for National and Community Service, and Washington D.C. Officials Announce Grants to Support Volunteers in Homeland Security
   
5/22/2002 America's Volunteer and Community Service Leaders Meet in Utah
   
4/22/2002 President Celebrates Earth Day at AmeriCorps Project
   
3/4/2002 AmeriCorps Applications Rise 50 Percent Since President's State of the Union Address
   
3/1/2002 Indiana Professor to Direct Federal Service Agency's Newly Reorganized Research Division
   
7/26/2001 Navajo, Mille Lacs Band and Denver AmeriCorps Members in Houston to Help With Cleanup
   
4/9/2001 Bush Budget Continues and Expands National Service
   
2/28/2001 President Bush Continues Support for National Service
   
2/20/2001 AmeriCorps Launches Campaign to Recruit 50,000 Members This Year
   
 
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