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We are the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that helps millions of Americans improve the lives of their fellow citizens through service. Working hand in hand with local partners, we tap the ingenuity and can-do spirit of the American people to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing our nation.
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By Robert Bisi, CNCS Office of External Affairs
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Mucking homes ravaged by hurricanes and floods, feeding the hungry, reading to children, cleaning riverbeds, and mentoring are just some of the ways that volunteers prove they are the backbone of our nation’s ability to do good and change lives. Throughout October, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) focused on how national service mobilizes volunteers and connects them to opportunities to serve.
Our 75,000 AmeriCorps members recruit, train, deploy, and work with millions of volunteers in thousands of locations across the country to serve in schools, nonprofits, community centers, and build homes for veterans. We also engage 270,000 volunteers through our Senior Corps programs and annual days of service and public awareness efforts like Ali75. Some of the upcoming opportunities to learn more about volunteering and get involved include:
Volunteering and Civic Life in America (VCLA) first reference (November 15, 2016) – The 2016 VCLA is home to the most comprehensive look at volunteering and civic life in 50 states and 51 cities across the country. Data includes volunteer rates and rankings, civic engagement trends, and analysis. Check out the 2016 data on November 15, 2016 at www.volunteeringinamerica.gov
Ali75 – Ali75 is a year-long campaign to honor the principles of Muhammad Ali for what would have been his 75th birthday on January 17. During our traditional season of giving, consider dedicating 75 hours of service to his memory. To learn more about this initiative and to inspire others through your service, visit www.Ali75.org.
MBK Week of Action (November 28 – December 2) – During the MBK Week of Action, we will join the White House and the Department of Education to call on individuals to become mentors in support of young men of color. To find an opportunity to volunteer, visit www.Mentor.org.
By Robert Bisi, CNCS Office of External Affairs
Mucking homes ravaged by hurricanes and floods, feeding the hungry, reading to children, cleaning riverbeds, and mentoring are just some of...
By Lois Nembhard, Acting Director, Social Innovation Fund
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As
someone who has had the privilege of working in the Social Innovation Fund,
almost since the initiative was announced by First Lady Michelle Obama, its status as a six-year-old program has helped nearly 700,000 people. I am especially proud of two moments this past week.
On
Monday, the White House hosted the My Brother’s Keeper “What Works Showcase.”
This showcase included a science-fair meets demo-day
style event with more than 30 of the nation’s premiere organizations that are
applying rigorous evidence of impact across MBK’s
cradle-to-college-and-career-goals.
Of those 30+ organizations, 19 are part of the Social Innovation Fund’s network of grantees and sub-grantees.
What unites all of our grantees is a focus on finding what works and making it work for more people. That means mentoring efforts that keep kids engaged and on track to finish school, or other initiatives that help people, including homeless veterans, find new jobs.
In fact, President Obama echoed this What
Works philosophy last week in a speech about employing technology to help us
address challenges, “We’ve applied data and evidence
to social policy, to find out what works, to scale up when it works - and stop
funding things that don’t, thereby fostering a new era of social
innovation.“
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