9/11-Related Clips

Millions perform good deeds on 9/11 Day
Bandera County Courier (TX), September 6, 2012
In 2009, this group, along with widespread support of the 9/11 community and strong bi-partisan backing, succeeded in having Sept. 11 designated a National Day of Service and Remembrance as a part of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.

9/11: a National Day of Service and Remembrance
South Bergenite (NJ), September 5, 2012
As the anniversary of 9/11 draws closer, groups are mobilizing to garner support for 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, aiming to make it the single largest day of service in history. Read more >>

Isaac-Related Clips

Red Cross staging Isaac volunteers in Memphis
WREG News Channel 3 (TN), August 31, 2012
Friday morning outside the Red Cross headquarters in Midtown, 28 volunteers with AmeriCorps got their marching orders. Read more >>

Photos: Isaac response in Mississippi
American Red Cross, September 3, 2012
After Hurricane Isaac, AmeriCorps worker Jessica Johnson hands Willie Greer a Red Cross cleanup kit during a disaster relief distribution in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Read more >>

Joplin residents 'paying it forward' by volunteering in flood-ravaged Minot, N.D.
Joplin Globe (MO), September 5, 2012
Seventeen volunteers from Joplin arrived early Thursday in this northern prairie town to show support for the flood-ravaged community. Read more >>

Senior Corps

Companion program helps seniors stay in their homes
The Interior Journal (KY), September 5, 2012
But among their myriad of memories, neither has experienced having to leave their home behind for a long-term care facility, something June said is due in no small part to the Senior Companion program serving Lincoln County. "It helps me out a lot," she said. "It's been a real Godsend." Read more >>

Battling back: Veterans are helping each other
Sun Sentinel (FL), September 6, 2012
Though created in 2010 through Broward's Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), the program didn't start thriving until being connected to the county's Veterans' Treatment Court, which opened in May. Read more >>

AmeriCorps NCCC

Hofkes becomes National Civilian Community Corps volunteer
The Chippewa Herald (WI), September 5, 2012
They've lived in tents, provided relief to disaster-devastated communities, mentored disadvantaged youth, coordinated tens of thousands of volunteers, and developed into our nation's future leaders. With over half a million hours of service and over 120 projects behind them, hundreds of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members graduated this July. Read more >>

AmeriCorps VISTA

AmeriCorps volunteers serving in SVMC
North Adams Transcripts (MA), September 5, 2012
Veronica Ariel, of Millville, and Nicole Rau, of North Clarendon, are the first members of the AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America program to serve at SVMC. Read more >>

AmeriCorps

Sterling Native honored at White House event
The Landmark (MA), September 6, 2012
The career was launched at AmeriCorps, a national program that provides opportunities for 75,000 adults per year to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups. Read more >>

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service, and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service, and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The St. Louis Safety Service Corps, commonly known as the Emergency Response Team (ERT), answered the call time and time again after natural disasters scarred communities across the Midwest in 2011.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service, and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

At the Corporation for National and Community Service, we hear and learn about amazing things happening through national service every day. But the best way to experience the power of national service isn’t in our headquarters in Washington, DC.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service, and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service, and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

For more than 40 years, RSVP has delivered proven results and engaged millions of Americans 55 and over in national and community service. This Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) program is a win-win for America, as senior volunteer service benefits the health of the adult volunteers and addresses vital needs in the communities they serve. Last week, Senior Corps opened its 2013 RSVP Competition.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service, and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

The Coulee Region RSVP in La Crosse, Wisconsin, collaborates with Gundersen Lutheran Health System's environmental stewardship program to mitigate some of the waste that was being sent to the county's landfill and reuse the material to help others in the hospital.
 

For some veterans, it feels like another battle begins when they return home from serving their country – getting a place to call home.
 

As thousands of service leaders gathered at National Conference on Volunteering and Service today, Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Wendy Spencer announced $213 million in new AmeriCorps grants to strengthen the impact of more than 275 organizations across the country in tackling the most pressing challenges facing communities and the nation.
 

Today the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced the winners of the 2012 Service Impact Awards at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Chicago.
 

Next week, CNCS is headed to Chicago for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. There, over 1000 members of the national service family will join the more than 4000 conference attendees for three days of service-focused conversations, lessons, and sessions.
 

The Service News Digest is a regular feature on the Serve.Gov blog. In this series, we showcase news highlights that feature national service and Corporation for National and Community Service programs. Take a look at some of the great stories that had people talking recently.
 

At 58, Dyann Brown of Rochester, New York found herself in early retirement after a long career in nonprofit management. Seeking to reflect principles rooted in her faith, Brown sought to share her talents and resources with her community.
 

Shrinking budgets are creating new holes in support services for our most vulnerable citizens at a time when their needs are growing. At the same time, many in the largest and most-influential generation are at a stage in their lives where they are looking for ways to give back. It's almost a perfect storm of supply meeting demand
 

This week, communities across the nation are taking part in Senior Corps Week, an annual event designed to celebrate the powerful impact of Senior Corps volunteers and encourage more Americans 55+ to give back. Want to learn more about what Senior Corps is all about? Take a look at these videos explaining the three programs of Senior Corps - Senior Companions, Foster Grandparents, and RSVP.
 

Good news. A recent LinkedIn survey found that 41 percent of professionals considered volunteer work as much as paid work when evaluating job candidates. Now here’s the bad news: Slightly less than half of the 89 percent who had volunteer experience included it on their resumes. That’s a mistake -- put your volunteer experience to work for you.
 

It's an old saying and a profound truth that it is better to give than to receive. During National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, we celebrate the millions of Americans who volunteer and recognize the extraordinary benefits of service to individuals, communities, and our nation.
 

On Monday, I joined the Corporation for National and Community Service as CEO. It’s been a great first week on the job.
 

Today, Wendy Spencer begins her first day as new Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service. While you'll hear more from Wendy in the coming weeks, we wanted to help you get to know her a bit better. Learn more about Wendy and the service experiences that shaped her life with this video below.
 

Everyone has a story, as the saying goes, and the Corporation for National and Community Service wants to hear ones about the most innovative leaders and programs that are making a difference in our communities. If you know of one, it's time to nominate them for the 2012 National Service Impact Awards.
 

National service leaders, social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and innovators from across the country will converge in Chicago for the National Conference on Volunteering and Service (NCVS), sponsored by the Points of Light Institute, June 18-20, 2012, to exchange ideas about and share solutions to some of the nation's toughest problems.