In the News

Christian Meffert
WBOY 12 | May 20, 2023

$1,627,436 in AmeriCorps State and National funding will go to five West Virginia organizations to support AmeriCorps efforts in the state. Read more on WBOY 12.

Public Health Review Morning Edition | May 11

The Public Health Review Morning Edition speaks with ASTHO CEO Mike Fraser and Maggie Davis, director of state health policy. The discussion covers public health adopting emergency measures into local statute and policies. The interview expands on systems addressing those continuing to suffer from COVID-19. Public Health AmeriCorps director AJ Pearlman discusses how the program builds up the the public health workforce. Listen at newscast.astho.org. 

White House Briefing Room | May 18

The Biden-Harris administration announced the launch of an ALL INside initiative to address unsheltered homelessness across the country. The goal aims to reduce homelessness 25 percent by 2025, building a country where every person has a safe and affordable home. Through the initiative, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and 19 federal member agencies, including AmeriCorps, will partner with state and local governments to strengthen and accelerate local efforts to get unsheltered people into homes in six places: Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix Metro, Seattle and the state of California. Read more on Whitehouse.gov. 

Editorial Board
Washington Post | May 5, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a flood of loss — of lives, of jobs and, in a less-discussed tragedy, of learning. Students are still suffering the effects of the months and even years spent away from the classroom. The longer schools dawdle in catching them up, the less chance they have of succeeding. Read more on Washington Post.