Citizen Action AmeriCorps Program
The Citizen Action AmeriCorps Program works to strengthen communities by
creating and managing service projects, mobilizing and engaging new
volunteers, cultivating community leaders and building the capacity of
community based organizations. Working with a variety of community
nonprofits, the Citizen Action AmeriCorps Program seeks to develop members
with the skills and experience of service leadership, an understanding of
how nonprofits and communities work, and the know-how to lead and affect
change for a lifetime. Learn More >
Strengthening Communities AmeriCorps*VISTA Initiative
Over three years, 75 VISTAs per year will serve in Volunteer Centers to
recruit volunteers and develop organizational capacity for programs to
meet community needs in four focus areas: Empowering Faith-Based and
Grassroots Organizations, Asset Development and Wealth Creation,
Strengthening Families, and Homeland Security: Emergency and Disaster.
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AmeriCorps Alums
With an alumni base of 400,000 and growing, AmeriCorps Alums represents a
diverse group of active citizens, spanning over ten years of service and
hundreds of different programs. AmeriCorps alumni are bound together by a
common commitment to service and a desire to participate as active members
in their communities. With 55 local chapters and growing, AmeriCorps Alums
provides an organizational structure that can serve as a catalyst for
alumni to organize their efforts into productive community action. Learn
more >
Hands On Schools
Hands on Schools combines the resources of parents,
communities and corporate volunteers in an innovative approach to
reestablish schools the focal point of the community. Founded through the
generous support of a $3 million challenge grant from The Home Depot, this
unique collective investment continues to foster positive community growth
through school revitalization. Learn More >
Family Strengthening and Neighborhood Transformation
With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this initiative
strengthens the networks in tough neighborhoods through volunteering so
children and their families thrive. Learn More >
Earned Income Tax Credit Initiative (EITC)
The Foundation is committed to supporting and improving the lives of
children and families by engaging more volunteers more effectively in
local EITC and Asset Development initiatives. Learn about EITC, get
involved in or start a local initiative, and share your effective
practices. Learn More > Kids Care Clubs
Designed to develop compassion and the spirit of service and philanthropy
in elementary and middle school aged youth. Learn More >
FamilyCares
Provides resources for parents, teachers and community leaders who want to
engage families in volunteer activities. Learn More >
Disaster Preparedness
Learn more about Disaster Preparedness, Volunteering, and Volunteer
Management. See how collaborative planning by disaster groups and other
organizations can prevent a "disaster within the disaster." Learn More >
Disability Outreach Offering Resources through Service (DOORS)
The DOORS Initiative engages adults with disabilities (with a focus on
veterans) in service opportunities that will build the economic
empowerment of individuals, families, and communities. Learn More >
President's Volunteer Service Awards
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