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10/27/2009 |
National Service Agency Announces Funding to Engage Students in Service-Learning |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service has released a funding notice for its 2010 Learn and Serve America “Summer of Service” grants competition, implementing a new program authorized under the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The new grant funding – totaling $1 million dollars – will support innovative summer-time service-learning programs for students grades 6 through 9. |
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10/19/2009 |
Goldsmith: New Fund to Seek Out and Invest in Creative, Results-Oriented Programs that Work |
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Stephen Goldsmith, Interim Board Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service, participated in a panel discussion at the Hudson Institute today on the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) authorized under the Edward M. Kenney Serve America Act. |
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10/16/2009 |
President Obama Joins President Bush in Call to Service |
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Calling service an integral part of how we meet the challenges of our time, President Barack Obama renewed his appeal for all Americans to make service a part of their daily lives in an address to 2,000 service leaders gathered at the Points of Light Institute’s (POL) “Presidential Forum on Service” at Texas A& M University here today. |
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10/15/2009 |
National Service Agency Chairman to Address Panel at Presidential Service Forum |
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Stephen Goldsmith, Interim Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for National and Community Service, will participate in the Service Leaders Roundtable tomorrow at Texas A&M, College Station. |
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10/9/2009 |
National Service Agency Announces Changes to Availability of AmeriCorps Planning Grants |
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Today, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced key changes to the planning grants designed to assist local, regional, and national organizations and Indian Tribes in developing new AmeriCorps programs. |
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10/7/2009 |
AmeriCorps NCCC Team Leaders to Assist In Tsunami-Ravaged American Samoa |
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Twenty-one AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team leaders will hit the ground today to provide disaster relief assistance to the tsunami-devastated Territory of American Samoa. The group will be deployed on a three-week assignment to assist the American Red Cross with mass care and their shelter operations. |
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10/6/2009 |
AmeriCorps NCCC Team Assists in Atlanta Flood Recovery Efforts |
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A team of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, to provide emergency assistance to area flood victims and help rebuild the flood-stricken city. The team members will spend the next three weeks removing debris, and cleaning and sanitizing damaged buildings to prevent mold. |
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10/5/2009 |
National Service Agency and Nonprofits Launch Challenge, Urge Student Service in Schools and Communities |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service and more than 100 national service-learning leaders, educators, and community advocates partnered today to kick off the 3rd Annual National Learn & Serve Challenge. The year-long Challenge will place students on the frontlines of efforts to employ innovative solutions to rebuilding and renewing their communities. |
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10/2/2009 |
President Obama Announces Intention to Nominate Patrick Corvington as CEO of Corporation for National and Community Service |
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On October 2, 2009, President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Patrick Corvington to be the Chief Executive Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service. |
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9/25/2009 |
National Service Agency Seeks Peer Reviewers |
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The Corporation for National and Community Service is seeking peer reviewers and facilitators to assist in the review of its competitive grant applications. |
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