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The Corporation for National and Community Service plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service and responsibility. We are a catalyst for change and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give.
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The Corporation for National and Community Service plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service and responsibility. We are a catalyst for change and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give.
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A 2005 Spirit of Service recipient, Kenzie provides help to beginning readers and is a companion peer to mental health patients.   A 2005 Spirit of Service recipient, Kenzie provides help to beginning readers and is a companion peer to mental health patients.
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Josh Turov tells of his day at the Veterans Administration Hospital Nursing Home in Charleston, S.C during his time wtih AmeriCorps*NCCC where he met Ron--an elderly man whom no one could understand.  Armed with compassion and a patient spirit and with the help of paper towels, Josh found that Ron was more than worth listening to.   Josh Turov tells of his day at the Veterans Administration Hospital Nursing Home in Charleston, S.C during his time wtih AmeriCorps*NCCC where he met Ron--an elderly man whom no one could understand.  Armed with compassion and a patient spirit and with the help of paper towels, Josh found that Ron was more than worth listening to.
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  1/14/2009   U.S. House of Representatives Makes Call to Service on King Day
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  1/12/2009   Radio Stations Support Call to Service on King Day
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  1/9/2009   National Service Acting CEO Blogs About King Day of Service
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  1/9/2009   Colin Powell Announces President-Elect Obama’s Call to National Service
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  1/6/2009   Planned System Outage for late January 2009
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  1/2/2009   AmeriCorps Help Texans Recover from Hurricane Ike
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  12/31/2008   President Bush, President-Elect Obama, and General Powell To Headline National Mentoring Month
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  12/31/2008   Communities Gearing Up for Massive Day of Service on King Holiday
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  12/30/2008   King Day of Service Update & Action Request
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  12/10/2008   Gearing Up For the January 19 King Day of Service
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Resource CenterPreventing youth from becoming victims of cyberbullying

As more and more students spend more time on the Internet, not only in pursuit of academic activities, but as a way to socialize, there are dangers that tutors, mentors, and parents should be aware of. This effective practice, excerpted from materials written by Vanessa Van Petten, examines the issue of cyberbullying and is from the America Learns Network of tutoring and mentoring strategies.

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