http://www.nationalservice.gov/ Aggregate News Feed for National Service News http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/blogs/3/2093 Career Corner series. ]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:02:00 GMT http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/blogs/3/2092 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:15:00 GMT http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.media.press.view&news_id=1436&cid=rssnews Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.servicewire.org/content/20090313/nsb/Stories-Field/Call-Fax-Your-Members-Congress-Show-Support-National-Service-Legi The House Committee on Education & Labor passed the GIVE Act (H.R. 1388), the House companion bill to the Serve America Act (S. 277) with strong bipartisan support. On Tuesday, March 17 the full House will vote on the legislation. Before the vote, your Representatives in the House need to hear from you that this legislation is important. ]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:29:56 +0000 http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=resources.media.press.view&news_id=1435&cid=rssnews Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/blogs/3/2089 Put. ]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:32:00 GMT http://www.servicewire.org/content/20090312/nsb/Grants-and-Awards/Habitat-Humanity-Service-Learning-Partnership-Grant-Deadline- The Service-Learning Partnership provides funds for teachers and schools to develop and implement service-learning projects in partnership with their local Habitat affiliate. For the 2009-2010 school year, teachers and their local Habitat affiliates can jointly apply for a one-year grant of up to $7,000 to cover educational expenses associated with the service-learning project. View Service-Learning Partnership information at: http://www.habitat.org/youthprograms/habitat_trekkers/grants.aspx ]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:06:38 +0000 http://www.servicewire.org/content/20090312/nsb/Stories-Field/Dollars-Change-Grants Youth Service America's (YSA), YSA's National Youth Council (NYC) and State Farm Companies Foundation are excited to offer Dollars for Change Grants, as part of YSA's Global Youth Service Grants. YSA's NYC will select the grantees: youth ages 12-25 who will collaborate with a teacher or service-learning coordinator. ]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:05:04 +0000 http://www.servicewire.org/content/20090312/nsb/Stories-Field/US-House-Ed-Labor-Committee-Approves-GIVE-Act Yesterday, the House Education and Labor Committee approved H.R. 1388, The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act by a vote of 34-3. ]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:03:25 +0000 http://www.servicewire.org/content/20090312/nsb/Stories-Field/US-Senate-Holds-Hearing-Service-Continues-Work-Serve-America-Act Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Orrin Hatch--with support from 19 other Senators, both Republican and Democratic--have been working hard to pass the Serve America Act. On March 10, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing to discuss the "Next Generation of Service". ]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:02:33 +0000