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Check this page frequently for the latest news and headlines from the youth service field!- Aug 5, 2010 Closing Remarks at President's Forum with Young African Leaders
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- Aug 4, 2010 Elizabeth Cushman Titus Putnam: first conservationist to receive Presidential Citizens Award
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- Aug 3, 2010 New Guide to Help Cities Promote Authentic Youth Civic Engagement
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- Aug 2, 2010 Talloires Network, August 2010 Newsletter
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- Aug 2, 2010 The Benefits of Volunteerism, if the Service Is Real
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- Jul 29, 2010 White House taps young entrepreneurs to get things done
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- Jul 28, 2010 House Appropriators Recommend $1.305B for CNCS
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- Jul 27, 2010 www.youthprotal.in Launching Ceremony on 29 July 2010 at Delhi Secretariat of Delhi Govt.
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- Jul 27, 2010 Island's National Service Plan could become model scheme for the world – Premier
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- Jul 23, 2010 Senate Panel Approves Expanded Youth Service Program on Public Lands
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- Jul 23, 2010 PM launches National Citizen Service pilots
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- Jul 22, 2010 Cameron outlines details of youth service plan
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- Jul 21, 2010 A Call for Innovation in Job Creation
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- Jul 20, 2010 Museveni Advises African Youth On Development
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- Jul 20, 2010 An army of volunteers
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- Jul 19, 2010 President calls national service "central to addressing our Nation's greatest challenges"
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- Jul 19, 2010 Opportunity to Showcase Innovative Youth Service Programs at the U.S. Citizen Diplomacy Summit
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- Jul 16, 2010 Nelson Mandela International Day
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- Jul 16, 2010 Diary of an Intern: Continuing the World Cup [Service] Legacy
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- Jul 13, 2010 Bangladesh studying the operation of Ghana's National Service Scheme
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- Jul 7, 2010 Active Civic Engagement: The Power of People to Make Change
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- Jun 30, 2010 Youth Should Influence Public Policy
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- Jun 29, 2010 A Call For Action: Young people's views on climate change - Vietnam
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- Jun 28, 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service
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- Jun 25, 2010 Liberian Youth Constructively Engaging Civil & Political Leaders
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- Jun 25, 2010 Ghana: DEMOCRACY WILL BE UNDERMINED WITHOUT YOUTH...Argues Prof Sawyerr
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- Jun 16, 2010 New Federal Report Shows Greatest Spike in Volunteers Since 2003
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- Jun 16, 2010 South Africa: ADDRESS BY HE PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA, AT THE NATIONAL YOUTH CELEBRATIONS AT THULAMAHASHE, MPUMALANGA PROVINCE
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- Jun 14, 2010 World Cup volunteer hopes for better future
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- Jun 8, 2010 First Lady, Federal Agencies Launch Summer Initiative to Curb Childhood Obesity and Reading Loss
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- Jun 8, 2010 Advancing Interfaith and Community Service on College and University Campuses
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- May 31, 2010 Behind the Career: Nicola Goren (former head of CNCS)
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- May 27, 2010 Foundations Invest in Innovative Community Solutions
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- May 27, 2010 The Mother of 'Big Society'
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- May 27, 2010 Unemployed Woman Finds Hope in Volunteering as Big Sister
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- May 25, 2010 AmeriCorps Week 2010: We Got It Done!
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- May 20, 2010 Israel: US Jewish Funds Offer $7 million for national service program
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- May 18, 2010 First Lady of Service
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- May 17, 2010 The Power of Senior Volunteers
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- May 17, 2010 TEDxCapital Speakers on Service
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- May 15, 2010 Barbados: Minister wants more meaningful youth service
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- May 10, 2010 New National Service Grads Face Dim Job Market
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- May 8, 2010 US: Children Of The Great Recession: A Tour of the Generational Landscape from Struggles to Successes, Coast to Coast
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- May 7, 2010 A Kennedy Tribute Compilation
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- May 7, 2010 Government to launch National Youth Policy this year - Nkrumah
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- May 5, 2010 US: AmeriCorps Week Shines Spotlight On Impact of AmeriCorps Service
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- Apr 29, 2010 US: CIRCLE Releases New Fact Sheet on "Civic Skills and Federal Policy"
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- Apr 28, 2010 National Service Agency Announces Appointments To Three Key Positions
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- Apr 28, 2010 AmeriCorps Kicks off Video and Photo Contest
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- Apr 28, 2010 'Soul of a Citizen,' Volunteers Can't Solve Our Problems: For Every House Habitat Builds, 100s More Are Homeless
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- Apr 28, 2010 Lesotho: Prime Minister to Officially Launch Lesotho National Youth Volunteer Corps
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- Apr 27, 2010 National Service CEO to Address Council on Foundations, Meet with AmeriCorps NCCC Members in Denver
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- Apr 27, 2010 Apply for a Paid, Overseas Fellowship Position with Atlas Corps Apply for a Paid, Overseas Fellowship Position with Atlas Corps Atlas Service Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for their 2010-2011 fellowship positions in the U.S. Expenses are paid in this prestigious fellowship program, including a living stipend,... more...
- Apr 27, 2010 Apply for a Paid, Overseas Fellowship Position with Atlas Corps
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- Apr 25, 2010 Obama Advisor Calls for Greater Collaboration Between Philanthropy and Government
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- Apr 23, 2010 Service and Volunteerism Celebrated by President and Congress
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- Apr 23, 2010 Bolstering the Economy by Serving the Common Good
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- Apr 23, 2010 National Service Agency Announces Grants To Establish Youth Engagement Zones
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- Apr 21, 2010 Shirley Sagawa: The American Way to Change: How National Service and Volunteers are Transforming America
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- Apr 21, 2010 Volunteering Up, Momentum Strong One Year After Kennedy Serve America Act Signed
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- Apr 21, 2010 Mixed Picture One Year After Serve America Act
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- Apr 21, 2010 Strengthening America Through Service
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- Apr 19, 2010 National Service Agency Awards 14 AmeriCorps Planning Grants
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- Apr 19, 2010 Multiple Ways to Teach Service
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- Apr 19, 2010 Head of National Service Agency Seeks to Create 'Results-Oriented' Culture
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- Apr 18, 2010 National Volunteer Week Kicks Off
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- Apr 17, 2010 National Service Agency Announces Funding to Expand, Retain Volunteers to Tackle National Problems
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- Apr 16, 2010 Namibia: National Youth Week Festival
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- Apr 15, 2010 Millions of Youth Change the World on 22nd Global Youth Service Day
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- Apr 14, 2010 Islamabad - Active participation of youth can help improve life of common man
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- Apr 14, 2010 Serve America Act Anniversary Celebration
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- Apr 14, 2010 Q&A: Bill Clinton speaks on Global Initiative for students
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- Apr 14, 2010 US Senator Gillibrand Announces Legislation To Expand Youth Corps Program
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- Apr 13, 2010 National Volunteer Week (April 18-24) Awards
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- Apr 8, 2010 Cameron promises a National Citizen Service
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- Apr 7, 2010 Honor Senator Kennedy with Your Video
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- Apr 7, 2010 National Service Agency Names Director of Social Innovation Fund
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- Apr 7, 2010 National Service Agency Releases Open Government Plan
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- Apr 6, 2010 Qatar: Youth recount success stories at Doha meet
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- Apr 1, 2010 Caribbean Development Bank to Host Youth Forum in the Bahamas in May
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- Mar 31, 2010 The George Washington University Names Amy Cohen to Lead New Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service
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- Mar 31, 2010 Youth Participation in Development: A Guide for Development Agencies and Policy Makers
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- Mar 30, 2010 National Service Agency Announces Funding to Help Nonprofits Improve Performance
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- Mar 25, 2010 The Participation Problem Solver
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- Mar 25, 2010 National Service Announces Funding to Expand, Retain Volunteers to Tackle National Problems
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- Mar 25, 2010 Educators Embrace Service-Learning as a Strategy for Improving Learning
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- Mar 24, 2010 Former National-Service Acting Chief Executive Moves On
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- Mar 23, 2010 2010 Spirit of Service Awards Deadline: April 12
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- Mar 22, 2010 Service Learning Course Manual - Developed by YES Network Pakistan Read more more...
- Mar 22, 2010 Jamaica to Undertake First National Youth Survey
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- Mar 20, 2010 Sochi Boss Says Russia Can Learn from Vancouver's Volunteerism
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- Mar 18, 2010 Helping young people help themselves through peer education in Yemen
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- Mar 17, 2010 40 Days Until Global Youth Service Day
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- Mar 17, 2010 Kenya: African youth leaders call on governments to involve youth
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- Mar 15, 2010 Senate Commends VISTA for 45 Years of Fighting Poverty
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- Mar 13, 2010 Singapore: Flagship youth volunteer programme seeks more partnerships
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- Mar 12, 2010 Queen Rania addresses students at American University in Cairo (AUC)
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- Mar 12, 2010 Nigeria: NYSC swears-in 902 corps members in Jos
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- Mar 11, 2010 National Service Agency Announces $2 Million To Engage Youth in Summer of Service
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- Mar 10, 2010 Bermuda - Island's National Service Idea May be Shared at Egypt Event (IANYS)
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- Mar 10, 2010 Peace Corps Partners with City Year
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- Mar 8, 2010 Nigeria: Corps Members to Repeat Service in Jigawa
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- Mar 6, 2010 Bangledesh - National service 'to create 0.7m youth jobs'
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- Mar 5, 2010 Haiti Quake Sparks Interest in 'Voluntourism'
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- Mar 5, 2010 Supporting Sierra Leone’s Peace Building Effort- Six United Nations Ambassadors Due in March
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- Mar 3, 2010 Happy Peace Corp Week 2010!
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- Mar 3, 2010 Kenya President Launches New Youth Employment Initiative
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- Mar 3, 2010 Jon Bon Jovi Takes United We Serve on Tour
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- Mar 3, 2010 Nigeria: Minister Tasks NYSC Board on Reforms
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- Mar 2, 2010 Alternative Spring Breaks Combine Service, Learning
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- Feb 25, 2010 Six Colleges and Universities Receive Presidential Recognition for Community Service
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- Feb 24, 2010 Haitian Youth Work on Service Projects to Provide Sanitation for Displacement Camps
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- Feb 24, 2010 Queen Inagurates Youth Development Programme
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- Feb 20, 2010 Liberian President Advocates Youth Empowerment
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- Feb 20, 2010 National Service Revival
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- Feb 18, 2010 Recovery Act AmeriCorps Members Assist Distressed Communities
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- Feb 18, 2010 Honored to Serve: New CNCS CEO Sworn In
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- Feb 16, 2010 National Service and Youth Unemployment: Strategies for Job Creation Amid Economic Recovery
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- Feb 16, 2010 How Quickly Can National Service Grow?
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- Feb 11, 2010 Senate Confirms Corvington as CEO of CNCS
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- Feb 11, 2010 First ever study on social and civic engagement by young people
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- Feb 10, 2010 How to Reduce Student Dropout Rates: Link Volunteering to Studies
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- Feb 9, 2010 Top Youth Volunteers in Each State Selected in 15th Annual National Awards Program
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- Feb 6, 2010 With First Lady's Help, Syria Wakes to Benefits of Volunteerism
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- Feb 5, 2010 Young Bermudians to serve country 16 hours per month
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- Feb 4, 2010 Peace Corps Announces Top College & University Rankings
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- Feb 4, 2010 France: Vote on civic service in the National Assembly: A unanimous vote to invest heavily in youth engagement
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- Feb 3, 2010 National Coalition Urges Increased Support for Youth Service on Public Lands
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- Feb 3, 2010 Why We Need to Help Unemployed Youth
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- Feb 3, 2010 Tunisia considers alternative to mandatory military service
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- Feb 2, 2010 Blue Engine Launches this Week — a New Corps for NYC Schools
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- Feb 2, 2010 Webinar on Building Civic Pathways for Non College Bound Youth - February 9th @ 3pm EST
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- Feb 1, 2010 CNCS CEO Message on the President's FY 2011 Budget Request
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- Jan 31, 2010 To Rebuild Haiti, Start with its Young People
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- Jan 31, 2010 To rebuild Haiti, start with its young people
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- Jan 29, 2010 Kenya: President Kibaki Speech on Commissioning of New Equipment for NYS
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- Jan 29, 2010 Namibia: New National Youth Service board inaugurated
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- Jan 27, 2010 The Path Not Taken (So Far): Civic Engagement for Reform
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- Jan 26, 2010 Volunteering Up Amid Tough Economic Times
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- Jan 26, 2010 Katimavik Executive Director to Leave After Ten Years of Innovation and Growth
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- Jan 25, 2010 Microsoft and the Corporation for National and Community Service Launch New Initiative to Promote Student Leadership in the Classroom
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- Jan 23, 2010 What Could You Live Without?
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- Jan 22, 2010 Youth are the Answer to Haiti Relief
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- Jan 22, 2010 Operation REACH Launches Youth Change Network
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- Jan 19, 2010 MLK Day Virtual Town Hall Highlights
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- Jan 19, 2010 Rwanda: National Service Timely
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- Jan 18, 2010 Thousands volunteer sweat and spirit to honor MLK on Day of Service
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- Jan 18, 2010 Obama Emphasizes Volunteerism
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- Jan 17, 2010 Remarks by the President in Remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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- Jan 13, 2010 For Martin Luther King Day – Carpe Diem
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- Jan 13, 2010 U.S. House Calls on Americans to Serve on King Day
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- Jan 12, 2010 1Malaysia Concept to Launched in NS Training Programme
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- Jan 11, 2010 Top 10 Service Stories of 2009
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- Jan 11, 2010 An Inequitable Invitation to Citizenship: Non-College-Bound Youth and Civic Engagement
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- Jan 11, 2010 Senate Urged to Confirm New National Service Head Quickly
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- Jan 11, 2010 National Service Agency Names 2010 MLK Ambassadors
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- Jan 8, 2010 Where Will You Volunteer on MLK Day?
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- Jan 4, 2010 A Left Role, and Renewed Identity, and How-To, in Campaigns for National Service Programs
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- Jan 3, 2010 Study Gauges Teach for America Graduates' Civic Involvement more
- Jan 2, 2010 The 45th Anniversary of VISTA
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- Jan 1, 2010 Israel: Spike in number of Arabs volunteering for National Service
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- Dec 29, 2009 Does Service Learning Really Help?
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- Dec 19, 2009 'Barbados Youth Service trainees need new headquarters'
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- Dec 15, 2009 Put Service on Steroids
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- Dec 14, 2009 Congress Approves Historic Budget Increase for National Service
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- Dec 10, 2009 CNCS Announces New Funding Opportunity for Higher Education Service-Learning
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- Dec 10, 2009 CNCS Chief Nominee Corvington Clears Committee
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- Dec 10, 2009 House Passes FY 2010 National Service Budget
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- Dec 9, 2009 Volunteer for Our Planet
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- Dec 9, 2009 US: Congress Agrees to $50-Million for Social Innovation Fund, Cuts Volunteer Fund
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- Dec 9, 2009 Service Nation: A report by Demos (UK)
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- Dec 8, 2009 Israel: Service As A Social Norm
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- Dec 8, 2009 An Inequitable Invitation to Citizenship: Non-College-Bound Youth and Civic Engagement
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- Dec 8, 2009 US: Senate Committee Considers National-Service Agency Nominee
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- Dec 8, 2009 Philippines: Usher's New Look, Takes Powered By Service Initiative to the International Stage at the Global Peace Convention
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- Dec 6, 2009 UK: Raise student debt to pay for community work, says universities minister
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- Dec 6, 2009 UK: Think tank: National service for 7-year-olds
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- Dec 5, 2009 Sierra Leone: Youth Commission bill at committee stage
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- Dec 5, 2009 Fiji: Youth Volunteer Group Turns 4
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- Dec 4, 2009 International Volunteer Day (IVD) – 5 December 2009
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- Dec 4, 2009 India: India’s Youth Should be Represented in 2010 CWG: Ministry
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- Dec 4, 2009 Philippines: Youth service program in Western Visayas in full swing
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- Dec 4, 2009 Bahamas: Christian Council Calls for National Service
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- Dec 4, 2009 Denmark: Copenhagen Children’s Climate Forum Declares: The Time To Fight Climate Change Is Now
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- Dec 4, 2009 Schools Across the U.S. Participate in Semester of Service in 2010
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- Dec 3, 2009 US: Jobs for Today, Jobs for the Future: Proposals for Sustained Employment Growth and Broad-Based Economic Prosperity
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- Dec 3, 2009 Volunteers Give Time for Many Reasons
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- Dec 2, 2009 US: Interesting Shifts in Teen and Tween Attitudes and Beliefs
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- Dec 1, 2009 Superstar Celebs Unite With Extraordinary Teens To Celebrate Service on TeenNick HALO Awards
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- Nov 30, 2009 Creating Jobs for America's Youth
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- Nov 30, 2009 Children’s Climate Forum opens in Denmark
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- Nov 26, 2009 Gambia: Govt to Pilot National Volunteering System
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- Nov 25, 2009 Thanksgiving Should be Renamed to Help and Giving
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- Nov 24, 2009 Live Coverage by Youth for Youth of the Children's Climate Forum
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- Nov 24, 2009 Zimbabwe: 80,000 complete youth service
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- Nov 24, 2009 White House, USDA, National Service Agency, Launch Targeted Initiative to Address Hunger
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- Nov 18, 2009 Bahamas: Editorial: The Nation Needs a Compulsory Civic/National Service Program
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- Nov 18, 2009 Miley Cyrus, Youth Service America Launch Global 'Get Ur Good On' Grants for Young Volunteers
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- Nov 18, 2009 Young Muslims Encouraged to Volunteer
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- Nov 17, 2009 Chase Commits $5 million to Facebook Charity Campaign
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- Nov 16, 2009 US: National Service and Youth Unemployment: Strategies for Job Creation Amid Economic Recovery
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- Nov 16, 2009 Nigeria: Reps to Review NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) Bill
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- Nov 16, 2009 National Service Agency Annual Report Shows Strong 2009 Performance
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- Nov 16, 2009 November Update on Serve America Act Implementation
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- Nov 13, 2009 South Africa:Volunteers help to plug 'development' gap
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- Nov 12, 2009 Hong Kong: Q&A: It’s Time Students Learned Beyond the Classroom
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- Nov 11, 2009 Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden help Launch Service Nation Initiative
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- Nov 10, 2009 Largest National Gathering on Volunteering and Service to be Held in New York City, June 28-30
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- Nov 7, 2009 Bermuda: Government plans a national service for young adults
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- Nov 7, 2009 India: Hip and Helping
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- Nov 6, 2009 The Corps Network's President to Receive Right Stuff Award
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- Nov 5, 2009 Youth Service America, America’s Promise Alliance, State Farm ® Collaborate to Develop New Online Service-Learning Tool for Teachers
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- Nov 3, 2009 UNV Theme for International Volunteer Day 2009: "Volunteering for Our Planet"
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- Nov 3, 2009 V: Are young people really ‘Good for Nothing’?
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- Nov 2, 2009 Rockefeller Foundation To Help Promote Volunteerism With $2 million In Donations To Cities
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- Nov 2, 2009 Colin Powell on African-American fathers, Volunteering
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- Oct 29, 2009 National University of Ireland - Galway leads UNESCO Youth Civic Engagement study in Zambia
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- Oct 28, 2009 5 Ways To Make A Difference This Halloween
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- Oct 28, 2009 AmeriCorps Alums Announces Chapter Grants for MLK Day 2010
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- Oct 27, 2009 UK: Day Offers Chance to Make a Difference
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- Oct 27, 2009 CNCS Announces Summer of Service Funding Opportunity
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- Oct 27, 2009 India: Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) Gears Up for Mega NSS Youth Camp
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- Oct 27, 2009 Mayors Bet on World Series With Volunteer Service
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- Oct 26, 2009 The True Art of Making a Difference
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- Oct 26, 2009 Community Service Takes Stage at Series
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- Oct 24, 2009 Ghana: Mad rush to register for voluntary service in Kumasi
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- Oct 23, 2009 Dell and University of Texas Launch Social Innovation Competition for Students Worldwide
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- Oct 22, 2009 MusicianCorps
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- Oct 22, 2009 Are You Participating?: Volunteers Gear Up To 'Make a Difference' Across U.S.
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- Oct 21, 2009 Video: Learn & Serve America Grantee and Staff Interviews
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- Oct 20, 2009 Peace Corps Suspends Volunteer Program in Guinea
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- Oct 20, 2009 Blog: Music, Service and a Long Overdue Strategy
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- Oct 19, 2009 Zimbabwe To Re-introduce National Youth Service
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- Oct 19, 2009 US: Community Service as a TV Theme in Entertainment Industry "iParticipate" Initiative
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- Oct 19, 2009 Teams, Players Tip off NBA Cares Week of Service
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- Oct 16, 2009 Obama Calls for New Committment to Voluntary Service at Points of Light 20th Anniversary Presidential Forum
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- Oct 16, 2009 This Week: Symposium on Voluntary Youth Service in India
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- Oct 16, 2009 UK: Scheme Links Community Service with Lessons
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- Oct 14, 2009 Celebrating 20 Years of A "Thousand Points of Light"
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- Oct 14, 2009 Katimavik to Receive Multi-Year Funding From the Federal Government
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- Oct 13, 2009 Youth in Action: Youth in Malta getting invovled in making their communities better
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- Oct 13, 2009 AmeriCorps Contributes to Red Cross Relief Effort in American Samoa
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- Oct 12, 2009 It's prime time for volunteerism
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- Oct 11, 2009 Hershkowitz Vows to Save Israeli National Service
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- Oct 9, 2009 Nation’s K-12 Youth to Take the Learn & Serve Challenge
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- Oct 9, 2009 Video: Learn and Serve America: Bring Learning to Life
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- Oct 9, 2009 Youth Leadership in a Time of Crisis: Register for Y2Y's Global Conference
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- Oct 9, 2009 National-Service Advocates Campaign for Tax-Free AmeriCorps Education Grants
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- Oct 8, 2009 Replicating Success (an update on the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act)
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- Oct 7, 2009 4-H Youth Take the Lead on Alternative Energy
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- Oct 7, 2009 In tight times, Minnesota volunteers help cities stay green
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- Oct 5, 2009 Challenge Kick Off Week Oct 5-12 2009: National Service Agency and Nonprofits Launch Challenge, Urge Student Service in Schools and Communities
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- Oct 5, 2009 Scholastic Media Announces Winners of National Clifford The Big Red Dog(R) BE BIG(TM) in Your Community Contest to Support Civic Engagement
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- Oct 2, 2009 President Obama Nominates New CEO for CNCS
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- Oct 2, 2009 U.S. House Adopts Platts Resolution to Promote Service-Learning
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- Oct 2, 2009 Harris Wofford: The Corporation for National and Community Service Needs Patrick Corvington
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- Oct 1, 2009 U.S. House Adopts Resolution to Promote Service Learning
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- Sep 30, 2009 "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" Disney Offers Free Entry to 1 Million Volunteers
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- Sep 30, 2009 Caribbean Youth Day marked in Cayman
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- Sep 30, 2009 Four international volunteer programmes have been named as finalists for the Ubuntu International Youth Voluntary Service Awards
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- Sep 30, 2009 Growing Up Giving: Teaching Kids to Lead the Way and Give as They Go
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- Sep 29, 2009 French President Launches Civic Service: A Mark of Confidence and a Response to the Strength of Youth Engagement Read the Unis-Cite press release in English ; French more...
- Sep 29, 2009 The push for compulsory national service in Trinidad
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- Sep 28, 2009 Essay Competition: Youth Entrepreneurship in a Time of Crisis
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- Sep 25, 2009 ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC Network Stars Appear Together in PSA to Promote Unprecedented Block of TV Programming to Encourage Volunteerism
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- Sep 24, 2009 Usher Donates $1 Million to the Launch of 'Powered by Service' - an International Movement to Seed Youth-Led Service Projects
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- Sep 24, 2009 Anne Hathaway for Service Nation
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- Sep 23, 2009 Start an environmental project! Service-Learning Grants $25,000+
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- Sep 23, 2009 Unemployed Volunteering To Learn New Skills And Keep Busy
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- Sep 19, 2009 Giving for Good: Your time can be your treasure
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- Sep 18, 2009 Donald J. Eberly Receives William James National Service Lifetime Achievement Award
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- Sep 17, 2009 SCOREs take first-years on a volunteering adventure
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- Sep 16, 2009 NEA: Youth Leaders for Literacy Grants
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- Sep 15, 2009 Volunteers and the Economic Downturn
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- Sep 15, 2009 National-Service Veteran Khazei to Pursue Senate Run
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- Sep 10, 2009 A Sense of Reponsibility: TIME Talks with the Obamas
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- Sep 10, 2009 Bloomberg and 16 Other Mayors Announce Coalition to Support Volunteerism
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- Sep 10, 2009 Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance 2009
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- Sep 9, 2009 Red Cross Sees Increase in Youth Volunteers During United We Serve Program
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- Sep 8, 2009 New Study Reports an Increase in US Youth Volunteering
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- Sep 8, 2009 A Different Kind of College Ranking
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- Sep 6, 2009 Volunteers Find Muck and Meaning in Service
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- Aug 28, 2009 5,000 Liberian Youth Volunteers to get US$100 Wage
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- Aug 27, 2009 Edward M. Kennedy, 1932-2009
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- Aug 26, 2009 US Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy Left An Impression In A Thousand Little Ways
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- Aug 25, 2009 US News Ranks Best Service-Learning Colleges
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- Aug 24, 2009 Rwanda to streamline volunteerism
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- Aug 24, 2009 Director Williams Greets Peace Corps Community After Being Sworn In
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- Aug 23, 2009 Boom for Britain's volunteer army as graduates face the dole
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- Aug 21, 2009 US National Service Agency Announces Additional AmeriCorps Grants
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- Aug 21, 2009 Philippines Department of Education Eyes Youth Volunteers for Literacy
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- Aug 20, 2009 United We Serve...our young and our parks
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- Aug 20, 2009 Employment of 2,000 Bangladesh Youths Under National Service Planned
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- Aug 20, 2009 Upcoming Talloires 24 Student Discussion on Fundraising
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- Aug 20, 2009 Millenials Lead the Nation in Service to Our Country
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- Aug 19, 2009 American University and MyImpact.org team up showcase service
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- Aug 19, 2009 Generation Next: Young Grads Turn to Service Amid Tight Job Market
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- Aug 12, 2009 Message from Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of International Youth Day,
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- Aug 12, 2009 Young Leaders from 15 Nations in Bangkok to Discuss Peacebuilding
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- Aug 12, 2009 More youth participation needed in India’s decision making
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- Aug 10, 2009 International Youth Foundation & Nokia Honor 20 Youth Leaders
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- Aug 6, 2009 New STEM-Focused Service Learning Funds Available for Middle Schools
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- Aug 6, 2009 Indian Government Opens Climate Debate to Youth
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- Aug 6, 2009 President Nominates CNCS Board Chair Alan Solomont to Serve as Ambassador to Spain
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- Aug 4, 2009 Volunteering as a Fashion Statement - Service on the NonProfit Times Top 50 List
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- Aug 4, 2009 Justice Souter Challenges ABA: ‘Make Civic Education Real Again'
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- Aug 3, 2009 Stories of Service Blog: Energy and Environment
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- Jul 31, 2009 Any Volunteers? New Civic Corps Counts 193 of Them
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- Jul 31, 2009 Senate Appropriations Committee Backs Funding for the Kennedy Serve America Act
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- Jul 30, 2009 Young activists soak in a community service ethic
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- Jul 30, 2009 Project VAN helps teens volunteer around town
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- Jul 29, 2009 Phillipines on their Youth National Service Program
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- Jul 29, 2009 National Youth Council Awards Five Student-Led Service-Learning Projects
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- Jul 28, 2009 Young Adults Fueled Spike In Volunteers
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- Jul 28, 2009 Youths 'starved' to fight hunger
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- Jul 28, 2009 In Tough Times, Volunteering In America Remains Strong
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- Jul 27, 2009 Youth inspire their community through service
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- Jul 27, 2009 Training Ground for environment
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- Jul 27, 2009 NBA: Magic Contribute 5,000-plus Community Service Hours to Central Florida
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- Jul 24, 2009 35000 people arrive in New Orleans for post-Katrina rebuilding
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- Jul 24, 2009 U.S. Sen. Harkin: Announces $500,000 to support youth service program in Iowa
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- Jul 24, 2009 Gifts of Service for Nelson Mandela's Birthday
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- Jul 22, 2009 Youths perform summer service by improving homes
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- Jul 22, 2009 Comstock Youth Works' teens join effort to protect trees from beavers
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- Jul 21, 2009 United We Serve Community Renewal Week, DC Scores and MLS
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- Jul 21, 2009 Young teens embrace summer of service
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- Jul 21, 2009 Applications to AmeriCorps Increase, but a House Committee Doesn’t Come Through with Funding
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- Jul 21, 2009 Applications are now available for the NYU Wagner 2010 Fellowship
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- Jul 20, 2009 Teens learn joy of service
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- Jul 20, 2009 11-year old to serve on youth abroad
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- Jul 20, 2009 Helping youth grow into Tucson's next leaders
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- Jul 17, 2009 There's no stimulus like service
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- Jul 17, 2009 Fall River youths get call to serve
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- Jul 16, 2009 Youth volunteer estimated 2,000 hours annually for Estacada projects
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- Jul 16, 2009 Humansville school group wins national service award
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- Jul 15, 2009 Camper Reflections - H2O Summer Service Camp
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- Jul 15, 2009 Fox Cities to-do list calls teens to service, faith, fun
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- Jul 15, 2009 A Social Citizen Summer
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- Jul 15, 2009 World Bank Development Note: Youth Investments in World Bank Portfolio
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- Jul 14, 2009 Philippines - Mobilizing the youth for service
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- Jul 14, 2009 The trauma of post-NYSC service period
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- Jul 13, 2009 Major League Baseball focuses on community service
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- Jul 13, 2009 County non-profits combine forces with government for Summer of Service
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- Jul 13, 2009 3 volunteer science days this week let youth help with research
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- Jul 10, 2009 Local teens give up cell phones for community service in Floyd County
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- Jul 10, 2009 Service With A Smile
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- Jul 9, 2009 Philippines - President - PGMA launches National Youth Service program
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- Jul 7, 2009 New York City has been selected to host the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service
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- Jul 7, 2009 Philippines - DSWD 8 conducts orientation on youth national service program
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- Jul 7, 2009 U.S. Presidents to Salute 30 People Being Celebrated for Their Outstanding Community Service
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- Jul 6, 2009 Youths develop green thumbs in Hernando community garden
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- Jul 6, 2009 Kids First to celebrate birthday with service projects
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- Jul 2, 2009 Teen blood drive serves dual purpose
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- Jul 2, 2009 Tribal youth helping with environmental projects
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- Jul 2, 2009 Obama lauds community nonprofits
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- Jul 1, 2009 Girl starts Teens in Service group with friends, family
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- Jul 1, 2009 sos test test test
- Jun 30, 2009 South African Minister on launch of National Youth Service Programme Project
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- Jun 30, 2009 Obama talks about nonprofit innovation
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- Jun 29, 2009 Conservation Corps puts kids to work outside
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- Jun 29, 2009 Youth leaders gear up for Junior 8 Summit, to parallel upcoming G8 meeting in Italy
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- Jun 26, 2009 President, First Lady and Members of Congress Participate in United We Serve Event for Military Children
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- Jun 26, 2009 Corporation for National and Community Service Teams With Microsoft on National Student-Driven Virtual Helpdesk
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- Jun 26, 2009 Colin Powell Applauds Lions for Leadership in Volunteerism as Interest in Volunteer Service Grows
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- Jun 25, 2009 Defining National Youth Service
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- Jun 25, 2009 New National-Service Adviser Discusses Her Plans
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- Jun 24, 2009 Youth leaders perform community service projects
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- Jun 24, 2009 Congress to Join Nick Cannon and Community and Civic Leaders in Honoring 267 Recipients of the Congressional Award Gold Medal in Washington, D.C.
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- Jun 23, 2009 First Lady Michelle Obama's Speech at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service
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- Jun 22, 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service Kicks off Today!
Check out live webcasts from conference proceedings on Tuesday and Wednesday!
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- Jun 22, 2009 First Lady Michelle Obama, Cabinet Members Kick Off United We Serve
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- Jun 22, 2009 myImpact.org launches "United We Serve" Social Network
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- Jun 19, 2009 Red Cross Starts Youth Council
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- Jun 19, 2009 Pinckney students score big in community service
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- Jun 19, 2009 Hollywood Announces New Nationwide Service Initiative
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- Jun 18, 2009 Urbandale camp teaches youth about community service
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- Jun 18, 2009 Students send 'Treats for Troops'
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- Jun 17, 2009 Obama Initiates "United We Serve" June 22- September 11
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- Jun 17, 2009 Sallies students' volunteer work recognized
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- Jun 17, 2009 Nation's Volunteer Leaders Gather in San Francisco to Launch New Era of Service
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- Jun 17, 2009 Your True Stories of Service on TV?
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- Jun 16, 2009 City Enhancing Summer Youth Opportunities
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- Jun 16, 2009 White House: Strengthening Civic Participation
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- Jun 15, 2009 Teens Kick off Week of Service
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- Jun 15, 2009 Students spruce up Green Ridge State Forest
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- Jun 15, 2009 75 students get dirty to clean up the community
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- Jun 11, 2009 Youth Volunteer Week in Olathe, Kansas
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- Jun 11, 2009 Meet the New York City's First Chief Service Officer
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- Jun 11, 2009 Obama Removes National-Service Inspector General
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- Jun 10, 2009 Hudson students learn importance of serving community
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- Jun 10, 2009 Ghana: Tain MP Urges Youth to Volunteer
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- Jun 9, 2009 Obama, Cairo and Interfaith Service
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- Jun 9, 2009 White House official calls on church youth to serve
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- Jun 9, 2009 UN-HABITAT Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-led Development
UN-HABITAT Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-led Development If your organization is working on an innovative and sustainable
project that will improve the lives of young people and make a positive
impact on your community, you could be eligible to receive a grant.
Please find application...
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- Jun 8, 2009 2009 National Learn and Serve America Challenge: October 5 - 11
Accept the Challenge! Join your peers from
around the country for a concentrated week of special events and
community outreach activities designed to raise awareness and build
support for service-learning. Register your group, school or organization here .
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- Jun 8, 2009 More city schools are making volunteer work a requirement
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- Jun 8, 2009 Illinois State First Public University in Illinois with a Service-Learning Minor
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- Jun 5, 2009 A Culture of Service Learning
Weaving service learning throughout its curriculum helps an urban
charter school create "highly engaged”and "highly responsible” learners.
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- Jun 5, 2009 Young Leaders From Across the Nation Gather for America’s Promise Alliance’s Impact Academy
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- Jun 4, 2009 Communities, Innovation and Washington
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- Jun 4, 2009 How to Stand Out on One More Day Aimed at Volunteers
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- Jun 4, 2009 What the Research Says About ... Service Learning and Civic Participation
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- Jun 4, 2009 Liberia: MRU Countries Support Establishment of Youth Volunteers
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- Jun 4, 2009 DAN RATHER: National youth service plan could help unite U.S.
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- Jun 1, 2009 ServiceNation - The (video) story so far
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- May 28, 2009 White House Creates Office of Innovation - NPR
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- May 22, 2009 Maria Eitel Withdraws her Name from CNCS Chief Consideration
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- May 20, 2009 National Service Agency Board Hears Input on Serve America Act
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- May 20, 2009 What Obama's call to national service needs more
- May 19, 2009 Report on How Young People Develop Long-Lasting Habits of Civic Engagement
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- May 18, 2009 Rising Generation in Pakistan Sees Social Change as Their Responsibility
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- May 12, 2009 Remarks by First Lady at CNCS Event
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- May 8, 2009 President Obama's National Service Budget Request for FY 2010
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- May 6, 2009 Mrs. Obama Announces New Fund to Aid Nonprofits
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- May 5, 2009 Green Jobs for America's Youth -- 100 Days of Progress
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- Apr 30, 2009 Serve America Act Listening Tour
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- Apr 29, 2009 Obama Administration Makes Major Progress On National Service in First 100 Days
President Obama’s pledge to make service a central cause of his
presidency has resulted in major achievements in the first 100 days,
from passage of landmark legislation expanding service opportunities to
funding new AmeriCorps positions to inspiring Americans to help their
neighbors at a...
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- Apr 28, 2009 Big hearts are stronger
Studies demonstrate that people who volunteer in their community are
notably healthier. Those folks who become foster grandparents or
regularly work in their church's food pantry or read to low-literacy
kids have notably greater physical and mental well-being. They are not
just healthy, but...
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- Apr 27, 2009 Earth Day Inspires Campuses!
Nearly
1200 US college campuses teamed up with universities across the globe
to kick off the Green Generation on Earth Day 2009. With the
introduction of the most feasible climate bill in years, the American
Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), young people were more excited
than...
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- Apr 27, 2009 National Service CEO Swears In First Recovery Act AmeriCorps Members
Capping off a big week for service, Acting CEO of the
Corporation for National and Community Service Nicola Goren traveled
here today to swear in the first of up to 13,000 AmeriCorps members
funded by the Recovery Act, putting boots on the ground to assist
Americans hardest hit by the...
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- Apr 24, 2009 UK PM aims to get all young people helping communities
The Prime Minister has spoken of his ambition to see every young person getting involved in and making a difference to their communities.
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- Apr 24, 2009 Inslee-Sarbanes Clean Energy Service Corps Becomes Law
Just in time for Earth Day, the Inslee-Sarbanes Clean Energy Service Corps was signed into law by President Barack Obama as part of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The Clean Energy Service Corps will give training and skills in the clean energy industry to disadvantaged young Americans...
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- Apr 24, 2009 Federal Community-Service Opportunities Expanded
President Obama called the new legislation "the boldest expansion of
opportunities to serve our communities and our country since the
creation of AmeriCorps."
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- Apr 24, 2009 Curriculum Matters
If your school has thought about launching a service-learning
curriculum or strengthening one that is already in place, now is the
time to read the fine print in the Serve America Act. Search thomas.gov for H.R. 1388 and see how you might apply for federal funds to do so.
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- Apr 24, 2009 PM unveils community work scheme
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as a result the proportion of 16 to 18-year-olds who are not in education employment or training, has launched a community work scheme for teens in England. It will include helping the elderly and the environment on courses
lasting between 14 and 22 weeks which...
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- Apr 23, 2009 The Serve America Act, a really big deal
The Serve America Act is a call to service for us all. It's not hard to see that it's
never been more important for us all to work together. There are a lot
of problems to be solved, but maybe that's good; solving tough problems
is something Americans are good at, when we have a leader who...
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- Apr 23, 2009 The Moment
At a time of economic distress and dislocation, service has come to
seem like a silver bullet that can help address some of our most
intractable problems.
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- Apr 22, 2009 A Call to Service
A blog entry about Obama signing the Serve America Act, including a short video.
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- Apr 21, 2009 MEDIA ADVISORY: President Obama To Sign National Service Bill Today
This afternoon at 4:00 pm, President Obama will sign into law the
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, a broadly bipartisan bill that
represents the most sweeping expansion of national service in a
generation. The Serve America Act would reauthorize and expand national service
programs...
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- Apr 21, 2009 President Obama Announces Intention to Nominate Maria Eitel to be Chief Executive Officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Maria
Eitel to be Chief Executive Officer for the Corporation for National
and Community Service.
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- Apr 21, 2009 A New Patriotism
The Serve America Act is more than a service milestone. It contains the
seeds for developing a new public philosophy for how we attack an array
of persistent societal challenges, from the high school dropout crisis,
to poverty and homelessness, to climate change.
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- Apr 17, 2009 Applications to nonprofits skyrocket Applications to national post-graduation service programs such as Teach for America, Peace Corps and AmeriCorps have reached record proportions this year, driven by graduates seeking stable employment in a crumbling job market and looking to fulfill what some have termed the "call to... more...
- Apr 14, 2009 Recycle your cycle to help kids learn new skills, earn a bike
A bike donation program has been organized by Oasis Center , Team Green and the ReCYCLE your Cycle initiative, with the new Halcyon Bike Shop leading the charge. The (donated) bicycles are recycled, repaired and transformed by young people into
valuable vehicles for youth who are...
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- Apr 14, 2009 New college grads flocking to national service programs
There is a growing number of college seniors finding refuge from the
recession in the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Teach for America and other
national service programs, which have seen historic increases in
applications.
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- Apr 14, 2009 Nation needs youthful idealism more than ever
Service groups, non-profits, faith-based organizations,
philanthropists, corporations, government and individuals all have a
role to play in moving this country forward, and more and more students
are filling these ranks. Given the chance, young people will take responsibility for making...
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- Apr 10, 2009 Time with Peace Corps can yield career dividends
Peace Corps Volunteers collect an impressive list of marketable skills:
sticking with a tough assignment in less-than- desirable conditions,
developing an international perspective and mastering a new language.
Peace Corps Volunteers "are often seen as desirable (job) applicants,"
says...
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- Apr 10, 2009 Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) Helps Retrofit Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is once again leading the way in the
commercial building sector as it prepares to undergo an energy
efficiency building retrofit project to improve building efficiency,
reduce its carbon footprint, and save on utility costs.
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- Apr 8, 2009 AmeriCorps' expansion will serve many
A vote by Congress last week to substantially increase funding for the
AmeriCorps program is very good news for hundreds of thousands of young
people who will come to know the benefits of volunteering for their
country and its communities. It also is good news for the many millions who will...
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- Apr 8, 2009 AmeriCorps' expansion will serve many
- Apr 7, 2009 In this tough job market, consider volunteering
The job market for the newly laid
off and soon-to-be college graduates is the worst in years. So if
you're one of those seeking but not finding work, consider volunteering.
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- Apr 7, 2009 Don't forget gov't-operated service organizations
If you are searching for employment, adventure or both, two
opportunities that you may have overlooked are joining the Peace Corps
or AmeriCorps, government-operated service organizations that recruit
American citizens to work abroad and in poor areas of the U.S.,
respectively.
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- Apr 4, 2009 Sept. 11 could become a national day of service
If President Barack Obama signs the Serve America Act as expected later this month, September 11th will be transformed into a celebration of the volunteerism that swept the nation after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
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- Apr 1, 2009 House Sends Landmark National Service Bill to President Obama
With Americans facing unprecedented challenges in their communities,
the U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that will
launch a new era of national service and volunteerism to help the
nation emerge stronger from the economic crisis.
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- Apr 1, 2009 Presidential statement on the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
"I congratulate the House on passing the bipartisan Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. This is legislation that will usher in a new era of service in America, and I look forward to signing it into law when I return to Washington."
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- Apr 1, 2009 How to Enlist
A brief summary of several service organizations, including AmeriCorps and International Executive Service Corps.
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- Apr 1, 2009 A Move to Expand Volunteer Ranks
Older Americans who want to help solve the nation’s social problems
will soon have even more opportunities to do so. Last month, Congress
passed legislation that expands national and community service programs
and includes provisions to attract adults over 55 to paid and volunteer
jobs....
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- Mar 31, 2009 Highlights of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
An overview of the Serve America Act.
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- Mar 31, 2009 AmeriCorps workers enrich local communities
AmeriCorps is the country's organized national service program,
resulting from the National Service Act, passed in 1990, and renamed
last week as the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Its roots extend
even further back, however, to President Lyndon Johnson and his
administration's National...
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- Mar 28, 2009 Build communities - and patriotism
Lost in the budget and bailout crossfire in Washington is a remarkable
piece of legislation that won passage this week: a bipartisan measure
that gives public service the biggest boost in decades.
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- Mar 27, 2009 Senate Moves to Expand National Service Programs
Named for Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the measure would create new cadres of volunteers focused on education, clean energy, health care and volunteers.
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- Mar 27, 2009 Statement by the President on the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
"I'm so pleased that the Senate overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act -- legislation that will usher in a new era of service."
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- Mar 27, 2009 Serving Others
Across the United States, approximately 75,000 Americorps members are
helping nonprofit and faith-based organizations to carry out their
missions. Now, Congress is moving to greatly expand the program to 250,000 members
over the next eight years. The expansion is justified, and
will help to...
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- Mar 26, 2009 Supporting volunteers
An outbreak of bipartisanship is occurring in Washington on the issue of national service.
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- Mar 26, 2009 A renewal of Kennedy's call for national service
We hope the Senate follows the House's lead and votes to expand AmeriCorps. It's an investment in human capital.
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- Mar 26, 2009 Citizens are signing up to volunteer
Citizens are interested in serving their communities and being part of the solution. This is a glimmer of hope during these dire economic times, and we should invest in it.
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- Mar 26, 2009 Public service is the road to recovery
It was because of my two years in AmeriCorps that I committed myself to a life of public service.
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- Mar 26, 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
An overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and its direct impact on national and community service.
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- Mar 26, 2009 Senate Passes Historic Bipartisan Expansion of National Service
Following House action last week, the United States Senate today voted
79-19 to pass the most sweeping expansion and reform of national
service programs in a generation.
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- Mar 25, 2009 A Stimulus Plan to Rebuild America's Social Infrastructure
Reaffirming his passion for and commitment to national service, President Barack Obama recently called on Congress to send to him the bipartisan Serve America Act.
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- Mar 25, 2009 A Chance to Make America Better
The Senate began debate Monday on the Serve America Act—the first major legislation on national service since Congress enacted AmeriCorps 16 years ago. And it could not come at a more critical time.
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- Mar 25, 2009 Mikulski: A New Spirit of Service
There is a new, invigorated spirit of service in the United States of America.
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- Mar 25, 2009 Service programs expand in time of need
At a time when budgets are shrinking while needs among Americans are only growing, the national service program AmeriCorps may expand to fill in some of the gaps.
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- Mar 25, 2009 Service May Offer Respite For Job-Seekers
Older people with limited savings and college graduates facing a dismal job market may soon find one alternative to be more viable: government-sponsored volunteering.
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- Mar 24, 2009 Expanding National Service
A measure to enlarge the opportunities for Americans to participate in productive national and community service is a sound investment in the nation’s future.
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- Mar 24, 2009 Increase service opportunities
AmeriCorps seems headed toward a very welcome boost, a sign of a sea change in federal policy that’s especially welcome in this time of hardships in the American economy.
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- Mar 24, 2009 A Chance to Make America Better
The Senate began debate Monday on the Serve America Act—the first major legislation on national service since Congress enacted AmeriCorps 16 years ago.
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- Mar 23, 2009 Supporting the helping habit
As early as today, the US Senate can give final approval to the largest expansion in national service since President Kennedy inspired the creation of VISTA and the Peace Corps.
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- Mar 23, 2009 Senate Looks Into Expanding AmeriCorps
The Senate agreed Monday to take up legislation to triple the size of
the AmeriCorps program and open up opportunities for more people to
serve their communities.
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- Mar 19, 2009 A New Era of Service
During this economic crisis, the President says, the need for an army of volunteers is more urgent than ever
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- Mar 19, 2009 House Passes Expansion of Programs for Service
The House voted Wednesday to approve the largest expansion of government-sponsored service programs since President John F. Kennedy first called for the creation of a national community service corps in 1963.
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- Mar 18, 2009 House Passes GIVE Act
Today, the House passed the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, H.R. 1388 - legislation that launches a new era of service that will give Americans of all ages an opportunity to invest through service in our nation's recovery.
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- Mar 17, 2009 From the Ranks of the Unemployed, a Flood of Volunteers
After being laid off, Ms. Traina, 50, enlisted in the growing army of the newly unemployed that have been marching into the offices of nonprofit organizations since the recession hit, looking to do some good, maybe network a little or simply fill the hours they used to be at the office.
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- Mar 17, 2009 Michelle Obama pitches public service
Speaking at YouthBuild: Community service is an integral part of empowering our people and making our communities stronger. And service must become a part of each of our lives.
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- Mar 12, 2009 New generation worthy of U.S. challenges
Programs such as Teach for America, AmeriCorps,
Peace Corps and volunteer organizations of all stripes, from religious
to non-religious, from hurricane clean-up to inner-city soup kitchens,
are experiencing record numbers for involvement, as young people around the country have begun to...
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- Mar 11, 2009 Lawmakers move to expand service opportunities
Embracing President Barack Obama's call for national service, lawmakers
on Wednesday moved ahead with a plan to expand the country's AmeriCorps
program and boost volunteer opportunities for students and seniors.
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- Mar 11, 2009 National Service Legislative Update
This morning, the House Education and Labor Committee approved H.R.
1388, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE)
Act, on a 34-3 vote. The GIVE Act would reauthorize and strengthen the
programs of the Corporation for National and Community Service and
create new...
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- Mar 9, 2009 Economy Inspires Public Service
President Obama's call to community service is getting a big boost from
the recession. Applications are soaring at government-funded service
programs, the stimulus package includes $200 million to boost those
efforts, and Congress is looking for more ways to expand opportunities
to help others.
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- Mar 4, 2009 For college students, Obama offers a long-awaited boost for financial aid
President Barack Obama's
economic stimulus package dramatically ramps up spending for higher
education by boosting financial aid, expanding work-study programs and
creating a new tuition tax credit. Obama is promising much more in his
newly released federal budget. Together the two...
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- Feb 26, 2009 Singer Usher, Community Service Advocates Testify Before Education and Labor Committee
On the heels of
President Barack Obama’s first address to both houses of Congress,
during which he called every American to commit to at least one year of
higher education or career training, the House Committee on Education
and Labor dedicated its first hearing of the new session to...
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- Feb 26, 2009 Key Democrat Says Congress Likely to Move Quickly to Expand National Service
The Senate and House are both likely to move quickly to adopt
legislation to expand the country’s national-service programs following
President Obama’s call last night to send him a bill, a key House Democrat said today.
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- Feb 25, 2009 President Obama Calls For “Renewed Spirit of National Service”
Last night was a big night for believers in the power of service to
unite America and solve problems. In his first address to a Joint
Session of Congress,
President Obama moved service squarely to the center of his agenda by
calling on Congress to pass the “Serve America Act.”
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- Feb 25, 2009 Restore the Republic
Now, in a new time of national peril, rather than considering it a
luxury, we need to see national service as a necessity for the rallying
of the national community behind our common good and our common goals.
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- Feb 25, 2009 Clean Energy Corps Introduced to Secure America's Economic Recovery and Environmental Health
Innovations in Civic Participation, Center For American Progress, Green For All, and Laborers’ International Union of North America – with the support of over eighty leading national and local labor, environmental, civic, and policy organizations – today unveiled the Clean Energy Corps (CEC), a...
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- Feb 24, 2009 National Service Legislative Update
The House is expected to begin consideration of H.R. 1105, the Fiscal Year 2009
Omnibus Appropriations Act. This bill would provide funding for
programs across the government for the remainder of Fiscal 2009. As you
may recall, many federal agencies and programs – including the
Corporation –...
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- Feb 23, 2009 Bring Back the Idea of National Service
The author proposes a compulsory period of national service to replace the common British practice of "the gap year."
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- Feb 22, 2009 Support for Teen National Service Grows
A new major poll will show this week that a
clear majority of the British public – including those in the 18-34 age
bracket – are in support of teen national service, in a plan that would entail young people
undertaking community work paid at the minimum wage for between six
months and a year.
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- Feb 20, 2009 National-Service Agency Discusses Plans for AmeriCorps Stimulus Money
The Corporation for National and Community Service held a conference
call today to explain its plans for spending the $201 million it was
allocated in the economic-stimulus plan that was signed by President
Obama this week.
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- Feb 18, 2009 Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, signed into law yesterday by President Obama, includes $201 million in funding for the Corporation for
National and Community Service, a
strong vote of confidence in the power of national service to engage
citizens in addressing unmet needs...
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- Feb 18, 2009 It is Time to Serve
The actions of ordinary people are decisive in creating successful movements. Through
individual voluntary acts and by strengthening our national service
programs, we can each be part of the change we seek.
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- Feb 14, 2009 Pondering Public Service
The need for voluntary service, as emphasized by Obama, is highlighted. The author also argues that nonviolent service is just as important as military service.
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- Feb 13, 2009 2009 National Service-Learning Conference
Join thousands of attendees from around the world at this year’s National
Service-Learning Conference in Nashville, Tenn., March 18-21, 2009. Through three days of general sessions, featured forums, and
service-learning projects, the conference engages participants in the
myriad local,...
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- Feb 13, 2009 2009 Global Youth Service Day
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is the largest service event in the world.
Millions of youth will participate in the 20th Annual Global Youth
Service Day on April 24-26, 2009. Over the past 20 years, Global Youth
Service Day has brought together more than 40 million people in
thousands of...
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- Feb 11, 2009 Public Service Pays Dividends
A bipartisan group led by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is seeking to increase AmeriCorps to 250,000 members, creating 8 percent of the total number of new
jobs sought by the Obama administration. These new jobs would help get the underemployed (primarily young
people) working in communities badly hit...
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- Feb 10, 2009 Senate Passes Stimulus Bill with National Service Funding
On February 10th, the full Senate passed the American Recovery and Investment Act by a 61
to 37 vote. The Senate bill contains $201 million for the Corporation
and its programs.
more
- Feb 6, 2009 The Strange Case of the Underfed National Service Strategy
The author argues that national service should be viewed as an essential part of America's economic recovery plan.
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- Feb 4, 2009 Boston Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Alan Solomont Named Chair of National Service Agency
The Board of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the nation’s largest grant maker for volunteering
and service, elected Alan D. Solomont as its chairman on Tuesday.
more
- Feb 3, 2009 World Bank's 2009 Youth Essay Competition on Climate Change
Application
Deadline: 22 February 2009 The World Bank's 2009
You th Essay Competition aims to tap into the ideas of the next generation of
green entrepreneurs for dealing with the pressing problem of climate change.
The Essay Competition invites youth aged 18-25 to share ideas on how...
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- Jan 30, 2009 Youth & Sports Deploys 135 Youths for Volunteer Service
The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS), in
collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),
yesterday began the deployment of 135 young men and women in Liberia to provide service to schools, clinics, hospitals and help farmers improve their fields.
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- Jan 30, 2009 TELACU Youth Services Director Leaves Generations of East LA Teens with Legacy of Empowerment A tribute to G. John Gonzalez (1933–2008), honoring a lifetime of selfless service to the youth and families of East L.A. more
- Jan 26, 2009 Updates for National Service-Learning Conference 2009
Conference Housing Closes Jan. 20, 2009; Sign up for Preconference Session; Earn University Credits; More
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