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Senior Corps, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, taps the experience, skills, and talents of more than a half a million older Americans to meet community needs. Foster Grandparents serve one-on-one as tutors and mentors to young people with special needs. Senior Companions help homebound seniors and other adults maintain independence in their own homes; and RSVP volunteers conduct safety patrols for local police departments, participate in environmental projects, provide intensive educational services to children and adults, and respond to national disasters, among other activities. Together with USA Freedom Corps, the Corporation for National and Community Service is working to build a culture of citizenship, service, and responsibility in America.
National Service Agency Announces New Steps to Strengthen Support for Native American Communities The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced two major steps to increase its commitment and support for Native American communities in using national service as a solution to tackle social and economic challenges. AmeriCorps Awards $2.2 Million to Eight Organizations The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced results of its final 2008 grants competition, with more than $2.2 million being awarded to eight organizations funding 230 new AmeriCorps members to help communities provide healthy and educational environments for children, as well as support Midwest disaster response and recovery. Volunteering 61 Million Strong; Need and Momentum Grow The most comprehensive research on U.S. volunteering ever assembled shows volunteering in America is strong and poised for growth, as momentum for service grows across the sectors and the need for volunteers is heightened by the economic downturn. Planned System Outage, July 16, 8:00 - 8:30 PM EST Earlier today the My AmeriCorps Recruitment system began to experience periodic problems. In order to alleviate this problem we need to reboot the Corporation's servers causing our systems - including the My AmeriCorps Portal, Recruitment System, and eGrants - to be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes. The reboot is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM EST and will terminate all actions within these systems. We anticipate having the systems back up by 8:30 PM EST. President Highlights Impact of Service At White House Faith-Based Conference The power of volunteers to transform lives and tackle deep-rooted social problems including the drop-out epidemic, addiction, homelessness, and HIV/AIDS became a primary focus of a two-day White House gathering of more than 1,500 religious and nonprofit leaders from across the country. CEO Statement on Senate FY09 Appropriations As promised, here are the numbers reported out by the Senate Appropriations Committee in the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2009. The bill provides $888,462,000 for the Corporation and its programs. CEO Update on Fiscal 2009 National Service Budget Update on Fiscal 2009 National Service Budget from David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. National Service Agency Seeks Applicants for $3.5 Million to Serve Disadvantaged Youth The Corporation for National and Community Service announced plans to make $3.5 million in grants to national organizations that support youth from disadvantaged circumstances. AmeriCorps VISTA Seeking 230 Members To Assist in Iowa Flood Recovery In response to severe flooding in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, the federal AmeriCorps VISTA program is making make 230 positions immediately available to assist in flood recovery efforts in Cedar Rapid s and Iowa City. New Law Makes AmeriCorps More Accessible to SSI Recipients On June 17, 2008, President Bush signed into law H.R. 6081, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 ('the HEART Act'), making AmeriCorps more accessible to people with disabilities.

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