Take Pride in America Launches New PSA Campaign and Website

USA Freedom Corps is excited to announce the new Take Pride in America public service announcement (PSA) campaign was has been officially launched! Take Pride in America aims to engage, support, and recognize volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests, grasslands, wildlife refuges, cultural and historical sites, local playgrounds and other recreation areas. To learn more or to view the PSAs, click here.

September is National Preparedness Month

Throughout National Preparedness Month this September, hundreds of activities are planned to highlight the importance of individual emergency preparedness. USA Freedom Corps supports Citizen Corps, the Ready.gov campaign and the more than 80 organizations that make up the National Preparedness Month coalition as they encourage Americans to volunteer and take simple steps now to prepare themselves and their families for possible emergencies. To learn more about National Preparedness Month, click here.

To learn more about Citizen Corps, click here.

President Bush Addresses Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention

Amid a rousing reception at the 2005 Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, President George W. Bush praised the Ladies Auxiliary and the VFW for their volunteer work in adopting military units, mentoring youth groups, assisting in blood drives and providing "countless services to fellow veterans and their families. When you hear the name VFW, you know a certain type of work is being done - honorable, decent, and faithful to the nation's highest ideals."

To read the full text of the President's comments, click here.