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- President George W. Bush

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Special Initiatives
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In addition to partnering with national service programs, working to strengthen the non-profit sector, recognizing volunteers, and helping to connect individuals with volunteer opportunities, USA Freedom Corps seeks to engage the volunteer service sector in several other priority areas, including:


Call to Summer Service

The summer months are an excellent time to answer President Bush's call to service and give back to your community.  With most schools closed, many individuals, families, and groups have extra time on their hands. What better way to spend that time than volunteering in your community. For those who already volunteer, summer may be the time to expand your commitment in helping to build a more compassionate America.

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Financial Literacy

In the wake of America’s transitioning housing market, USA Freedom Corps (USAFC) now offers a volunteer-driven financial literacy initiative. Through tools and resources, such as the USAFC Volunteer Network and the President’s Volunteer Service Award, USAFC is mobilizing an army of volunteers to improve individual financial literacy and help homeowners avoid foreclosure.

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For Baby Boomers - Get Involved!

"Get Involved" is a national awareness and recruitment campaign aimed at the nation’s 77 million baby boomers. Launched in December 2005 by the Corporation for National and Community Service, in collaboration with America’s nonprofit community and private-sector organizations that share a commitment to civic responsibility, the campaign features bilingual newspaper, magazine, radio and television public service announcements (PSAs).

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Helping America's Youth

On October 27, 2005, Mrs. Laura Bush convened the White House Conference on Helping America's Youth at Howard University in Washington, D.C. More than 500 parents, youth, educators, civic leaders, faith-based and community service providers, foundations, researchers, and experts in child development gathered to discuss various problems facing America's youth and proven solutions in overcoming those challenges.

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National Mentoring Month

First proclaimed by President Bush in 2002, National Mentoring Month is an annual, high-profile campaign to draw attention to the need for more volunteer mentors, as well as how each of us – individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits – can work together to increase the number of mentors and assure brighter futures for our young people. This year’s theme is “Pass It On … Mentor a Child!”

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National Volunteer Week

Sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation and supported by USA Freedom Corps, National Volunteer Week is about thanking one of America's most valuable assets – our volunteers – and calling the public's attention to all that they do to improve our communities.

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New Americans Project

The New Americans Project is an initiative of the Task Force on New Americans that seeks to improve access to information for new immigrants and encourage volunteerism among all Americans, including both U.S. citizens and those who are new to the country. The New Americans Project helps to promote volunteer opportunities for those interested in helping newcomers adjust to life in the United States and opportunities for newcomers to get involved in their communities through volunteer service.

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President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll

The President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, launched in 2006, recognizes institutions of higher education that support exemplary student community service and service-learning programs, thereby encouraging growth in the number of college students engaged in community service and service-learning each year.

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Relief and Recovery: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunamis

In December 2004, a major earthquake followed by a tsunami hit Asia and Africa, devastating many coastal areas. To assist in the relief and recovery effort, President George W. Bush asked USA Freedom Corps to assist former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton in leading a private-sector fundraising campaign. To learn how you can help today, and to read about the United States' commitment to those in the affected area, please visit the website for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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Relief and Recovery: Midwest Floods

In June 2008, months of heavy precipitation a number of rivers overflowed their banks for several weeks at a time and broke through levees at numerous locations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin.  The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), numerous federal agencies, and states and local governments continue to work together in response to ongoing flooding and in preparation for the recovery efforts that will be under way in the days, weeks and months to come.

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Relief and Recovery: Wildfires

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging those who want to help people affected by wildfires in California to make cash donations to nonprofit organizations that are active in disaster work.

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Response and Recovery: Hurricane Katrina

After the hurricanes of 2005, Americans turned to the USA Freedom Corps web site and the USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network to find service opportunities to help their neighbors in the Gulf Coast. In the months and years ahead, Freedom Corps will continue to be a reference point for Americans wanting to help in the Gulf Coast.

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Support our Troops and Their Families

Hundreds of thousands of men and women from all over America are serving in our armed forces and away from their homes. While they serve our country, those of us “on the homefront” can be making a difference too.

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Universities Rebuilding America Partnership (URAP)

Response by the American people to the devastation caused by the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region has been unprecedented. In particular, our nation’s colleges and universities responded by offering displaced students and faculty a place on their campuses, often waiving fees and requirements. Student organizations held fundraisers and assembled books, supplies, clothing, and other necessities and, in some cases, delivered them personally to people who were suffering. In areas housing Katrina evacuees, college students volunteered in shelters, schools, and community centers. Now students are helping the Gulf Coast recovery by organizing teams to aid in the long-term process of rebuilding.

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Volunteering Internationally

The American people have a long tradition of extending a hand to those in need,including our neighborsoverseas. International volunteer service is anextension ofour Nation’s compassion andshow ofgoodwill. Indeed, in this time of great challenge, the USA Freedom Corps is dedicated to making it easier for more Americans to volunteer internationally. As the President says, the true strength of our nation is not in our military might, but in the hearts and souls of our people.

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