Summary

This testimony presents information on the Americorps*USA program, among the largest national and community service programs since the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s. GAO discusses the total amount of resources available from to support AmeriCorps*USA during its first year of operation (1995-95), expressed on a per-participant and per-service-hour basis. GAO also discusses the resources available to programs run by nonfederal and federal entities and cites examples of program benefits. In addition, GAO highlights some of the recent legislative, budgetary, and programmatic changes in AmeriCorps*USA since GAO testified before Congress in October 1995.