The Learn and Serve Challenge is Coming!

Research shows that students involved in service-learning achieve greater academic success. When young people serve, they are more likely to be civically engaged for the rest of their lives. The Learn & Serve Challenge will take place October 6-12, 2008, creating numerous opportunities to spotlight service-learning impacts on young people and schools, encourage others to launch service-learning activities, and build support and recognition for Learn and Serve America.

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A Billion + Change

Every day, nonprofit groups around the country are meeting a wide variety of community needs, often with volunteer and corporate philanthropic assistance. Yet while these organizations are doing important and innovative work, they often cannot take their ideas to scale, in part because they lack the professional skills needed to operate as efficiently as possible, or to successfully plan for their growth. The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation has issued a challenge to leverage $1 billion in skilled volunteering and pro bono services from the corporate community.

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Corporate Pro-Bono Volunteering Campaign Tops $400 Million

National Public Lands Day

September 27th marked National Public Lands Day, the largest volunteer day dedicated to improving our Nation's public lands. Through the This Land is Your Land initiative, USA Freedom Corps encouraged new Americans to visit the public lands and volunteer.

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HHS Assistant Secretary Garcia Honors Volunteers with the President's Volunteer Service Award

On September 19, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services partnered with USA Freedom Corps to honor volunteers donating their time and talent to our nation's pregnancy resource centers. The Call to Service award was presented to 24 outstanding volunteers from around the country. Pregnancy Resource Centers have long been a priority of the Assistant Secretary Joxel Garcia, who noted the essential work of volunteers to the operations of the centers.

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Hurricane Response and Recovery:
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On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall along the Texas coast, the seventh consecutive named storm to strike the United States. Today, national service participants and volunteers in the Gulf Coast and across the Nation are responding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. USA Freedom Corps is working with our federal, state and local partners to respond to the needs of those affected by the recent storms.

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National Service Moves In After Hurricane Ike

Download the USA Freedom Corps Report, "Answering the Call to Service"

On September 8th, USA Freedom Corps issued a report, “Answering the Call to Service,” which details the work of the initiative to help improve communities and change lives over nearly seven years under the President's leadership. The report details the response from the millions of individuals who have answered the President's Call to Service and used their power and energy to affect communities across America.

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