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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 27, 2003 |
CONTACT: Siobhan Dugan |
Sparks, Nev.-More than 300 tribal leaders and community service practitioners will gather here Oct. 28-30 for the Third National Conference on Service in Indian Country. Keynote speaker for the conference will be James F. Manning, acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America programs. The Corporation provides $10 million to fund service projects on reservations and with tribal organizations across the country. Projects focus on community health, housing, hunger, education, employment, and economic development. Each of the three main programs within the Corporation sponsor projects. Examples include:
The conference is designed to strengthen opportunities for Indian tribes to work together, identify potential resources and partners, and build on service and service-learning activities to make communities stronger. "The Corporation for National and Community Service sponsors excellent programs among tribes," Manning explained. "This conference offers an opportunity to build on our successes and on the unique strengths that have sustained native communities for generations." "The Corporation for National and Community Service sponsors excellent programs among tribes," Manning explained. "This conference offers an opportunity to build on our successes and on the unique strengths that have sustained native communities for generations."
The Corporation for National and Community Service provides opportunities for Americans of all ages and backgrounds to serve their communities and country. The Corporation and its programs are part of USA Freedom Corps, a White House initiative to foster a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility, and to help all Americans answer the President's Call to Service. For further information, visit www.nationalservice.gov. |
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URL: http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/newsroom/releases_detail.asp?tbl_pr_id=97 |
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