#Service4All in Action at Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps
Working from his wheelchair, Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps member George Davis led volunteers at Florida Habitat for Humanity projects while sharing his construction skills to teach and inspire others to serve. Watch the video to see his story of inclusion and service.
Washington Conservation Corps AmeriCorps Responds to Wildfires
This week, 60 members and staff with the Washington Conservation Corps AmeriCorps program are responding to wildfires throughout Washington state. Members are working on the initial attack on several fires, and supporting camp operations and logistics.
Scenes from the National Service News Announcements in NYC
Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Wendy
Spencer joined New York City officials and more than 100 civic leaders for a
summit announcing the launch of Expanding NYC Service Years and the city becoming
the largest U.S. municipality to join Employers of National Service. Read more about the big announcements below.
Public-Private Partnership Launches Resilience AmeriCorps to Improve Prep for Climate Change Impacts
Building on the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), The Rockefeller Foundation, and Cities of Service, announced a new commitment to launch a Resilience AmeriCorps pilot program.
Resilience AmeriCorps will help communities plan and implement efforts necessary to become more resilient to shocks and stresses, including extreme weather and other impacts of climate change.
Through the pilot program, AmeriCorps VISTA members will serve in up to 12 communities in 2015-2016 to support the development of resilience strategies that will both help communities better manage the unavoidable and avoid the unmanageable. AmeriCorps VISTA members will build volunteer networks to carry out program initiatives, and create education and outreach materials to strengthen awareness and citizen engagement in low-income communities.
How
does AmeriCorps NCCC respond to disasters? Like
this…
From
late May through mid-June, Texas was inundated by flooding due to a series of severe
storms. Of the more than 220 AmeriCorps
and Senior Corps members responding to date, 64 are Denver-based NCCC or FEMA
Corps members. An additional 27
Denver-based FEMA Corps members are supporting response remotely. Here is the Southwest Region’s response
story.
The National Service family wishes everyone a safe an happy July 4th holiday and encourages all Americans to pause and remember those who fought for the freedoms we enjoy.
Fridays make us feel like dancing.
Service makes us feel like dancing. That means it’s time for a National Service Dance Party. Here are six reasons why national service makes us feel like dancing.
Count on National Service in times of disaster. Watch this video to see how AmeriCorps’ response to the 2011 tornado in Joplin, MO, helped the city recover from that devastating storm.
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