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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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AmeriCorps Helping with Recovery in Fort Myers Beach

Michael Hudak, Matthew Seaver
WINK News | January 17, 2023

AmeriCorps members are supporting Fort Myers community members and survivors in Florida recover from Hurricane Ian. Find out more from WINK News.

City Year Volunteers Beautify Chicago School on MLK Day

Sarah Schulte
ABC 7 Chicago | January 16, 2023 

AmeriCorps members serving with City Year Chicago honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service for the 27th year. The members beautified a local school, including the teachers' lounge. Watch the news clip from ABC 7 Chicago.

AmeriCorps: Michael D. Smith and His Service to Others

Chet Cooper
Ability Magazine | January 4, 2023

Michael D. Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps, met via Zoom with Chet Cooper of ABILITY Magazine to share AmeriCorps' mission and elaborate on Public Health AmeriCorps, a new program developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) after the success of the AmeriCorps interventions and outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen on Ability Magazine.

Through Public Health AmeriCorps at Wake Forest, Students Learn and Help Community

Tim Clodfelter 
Winston-Salem Journal | December 29, 2022

Last spring, Wake Forest was awarded a grant by AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as a host site for Public Health AmeriCorps, with the goal of training the next generation of public health leaders. Each participant will complete 900 hours of service at a mobile health clinic where they will gain hands-on experience while supporting the local community. Read more on Winston-Salem Journal.

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