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AmeriCorps is in the news across the country. Check out some of our latest media mentions. Please note: this is not a comprehensive list.
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The Middle with Jeremy Hobson

Do you feel a call to serve your country?

The Middle with Jeremy Hobson | March 29, 2024

This episode of The Middle asks: do you feel a call to serve your country? Host Jeremy Hobson is joined by AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith and Major General (Ret.) Linda Singh.

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The AmeriCorps Advantage - A Philadelphia AmeriCorps Alumni Chapter Podcast

Allison Jasne and Hayden Karlheim 
The AmeriCorps Advantage | March 13, 2023 

Sonali Nijhawan, director of AmeriCorps state and national discusses her path as a first-gen trailblazer with a volunteer mindset from CityYear across the country now in DC as national staff. Listen to more on The AmeriCorps Advantage. 

AmeriCorps CEO to Lead Conversation on National Service Efforts in Arizona, ASU at Town Hall

ASU News | March 10, 2023

Michael D. Smith, AmeriCorps CEO, will be the featured speaker at a town hall on Arizona State University's Downtown Phoenix campus Monday, March 13, which coincides with AmeriCorps Week, March 12–18. Read more on ASU News. 

New Statistics on Volunteering & Civic Life with Dr Mary Hyde

Tobi Johnson 
Volunteer Nation | March 9, 2023

Director of Research and Evaluation Mary Hyde joined Tobi Johnson to share some fascinating results from the most recent Volunteer Engagement and Civic Life census supplement. Listen to more on Volunteer Nation.

'Aber-clam Lincoln', a 214-year-old Clam Born Same Year as Abraham Lincoln, Found In Florida

James Call 
USA Today | March 3, 2023

Aber-clam Lincoln, a quahog clam believed to be 214 years old, was released into the Gulf of Mexico last week. Blaine, an AmeriCorps member, dug up the 2-century-old mollusk at Florida's Alligator Point, while collecting shellfish to make chowder. Read more on USAToday.

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