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How Data and Innovation Can Help People
By: David Wilkinson, Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, and Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Mrs. Reagan’s Legacy of Supporting Foster Grandparents
By Wendy Spencer
Yesterday we learned of the passing of one of our nation’s most prominent supporters of Senior Corps Foster Grandparents, former First Lady Nancy Reagan. We join the nation in mourning one of the brightest lights to ever shine beside a president at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
AmeriCorps mentor meets the President, and more
How a High-Schooler Made it to the State of the Union
WATCH: An inspiring story from TIME about a young immigrant who became a first-generation college student and was a special guest of the President at the White House. Blue Engine, an innovative AmeriCorps grantee that prepares students for success at high levels, helped him get there.
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Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and George H.W. Bush to Join President Obama to Commemorate AmeriCorps 20th Anniversary
President Clinton will join President Obama in delivering remarks to hundreds of AmeriCorps members on the South Lawn of the White House, and will appear by video at pledge ceremonies around the country. President George H.W. Bush will participate in an AmeriCorps pledge ceremony at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush filmed a video that will be shown at pledge ceremonies around the country.
Read our press release here -> http://go.usa.gov/Vr7j
View MoreThe President wants YOU to consider becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer!
We’ve made it easier than ever with our new application and selection process http://1.usa.gov/WeLyXM
(Source: peacecorps)
View More![“There are some [loan forgiveness] programs that are available through the AmeriCorps program for people who are engaged in public service. They are not as broad-based and widespread as I would like.” - President Obama, on ways to pay for college (at...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/d5dd196aaf947fc68b1d8def5079227b/tumblr_n6z4zb8qQ61sm3558o1_250.jpg)
“There are some [loan forgiveness] programs that are available through the AmeriCorps program for people who are engaged in public service. They are not as broad-based and widespread as I would like.”
- President Obama, on ways to pay for college (at his first-ever Tumblr Q&A)
View More6 Ways AmeriCorps Increases College Access and Affordability
By Sandy Scott
Higher education is the single-most important investment that Americans can make in their future, increasing their potential earnings and lowering their risk of unemployment.
“ I’ll be on a beach somewhere drinking out of a coconut, but that probably won’t last too long. ”
President Obama, on life after office. (via whitehouse)
(Source: obamawhitehouse)
President Obama’s First-Ever LIVE(!) Tumblr Q&A
Today at 4:00pm ET President Obama will take to Tumblr to answer your questions about education, college affordability, and reducing student loan debt.
“ Every day, Americans carry forward the tradition of service embedded in our character as a people. ”
President Barack Obama (via peacecorps)
Posted by our friends at Peace Corps. We couldn’t agree more with President Obama.
(Source: twitter.com, via peacecorps)
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