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Fight Poverty with Passion.  Thirty-seven million Americans, including 13 million children, live in poverty.  VISTA, the AmeriCorps program that fights poverty, needs passionate individuals like you to join us!  Click here to join the fight.
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President Obama Calls on Americans to Serve
Unveils ‘United We Serve' Initiative to Be Led by Corporation for
National and Community Service

United We Serve - Serve.govPresident Obama called on all Americans to help in our nation's recovery by volunteering in their communities this summer in a video message released today by the White House and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

The President's call to summer service launches United We Serve, a sustained effort to expand the size and impact of volunteer efforts in addressing tough challenges facing the nation. The United We Serve initiative kicks off on June 22, and runs for 81 days through a new National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11.

Nation's Volunteer Leaders Gather in San Francisco
to Launch New Era of Service

As the economic downturn drives up social needs and spurs an outpouring of  volunteering, organizers of the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service say this year’s gathering will be a watershed event in the growing movement to use service as a solution to national challenges.

The conference, taking place in San Francisco this June 22-24, will bring together more than 4,000 volunteer and service leaders from across the nation and globe at a time of strong momentum for service and civic engagement.

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The Serve America Act goes into effect on October 1, 2009. To make the most of the historic opportunities provided by this legislation and to give us direction about where service should go in the next five years, we want to hear from those who know service best -- you. We also need your input as we develop the Corporation’s strategic plan for the next five years.

We will be spending the coming weeks and months planning for implementation, and are very interested in getting your input as we move ahead. We are sponsoring a number of opportunities for public input, including a new website for submitting your thoughts and ideas. > Learn More

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  6/25/2009   President, First Lady and Members of Congress Participate in Service Event for Military Children
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  6/23/2009   Outstanding AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Volunteers Honored at National Conference
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  6/23/2009   First Lady Michelle Obama Issues Call to Service to Nation’s Volunteer Leaders
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  6/23/2009   Corporation for National and Community Service Teams With Microsoft on National Student-Driven Virtual Helpdesk
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  6/22/2009   First Lady Michelle Obama, Cabinet Members Kick Off United We Serve
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  6/22/2009   Remarks of First Lady Michelle Obama on United We Serve
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  6/21/2009   You're Invited: Participate in the National Conference Webcast!
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  6/19/2009   First Lady Michelle Obama to Keynote National Conference on Volunteering and Service
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  6/17/2009   President Obama Unveils ‘United We Serve,’ Calls on All Americans to Commit to Meaningful Volunteer Service in Their Daily Lives
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  6/17/2009   President Obama Calls on Americans to Serve
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Late ‘60s, Houston, Texas. Tough city. Racially divided city. And there I was, a fledgling VISTA volunteer. It was the year Martin Luther King was killed, the year Eugene McCarthy and George Wallace ran for President. Late ‘60s, Houston, Texas. Tough city. Racially divided city. And there I was, a fledgling VISTA volunteer. It was the year Martin Luther King was killed, the year Eugene McCarthy and George Wallace ran for President.  Read More
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