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Senior Corps - Newsroom Feed
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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.
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AmeriCorps Week Spotlights 540,000 Alums' Impact and Sustained Service
The coast-to-coast recognition of AmeriCorps Week, from May 11-18, will spotlight how America's social entrepreneurs at the national, state and local levels, are tackling high-school dropouts, prisoner re-entry, illiteracy, and other national challenges in partnership with the Federal program that engages Americans in intense citizen service.
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President Bush Discusses National Volunteer Week
The White House hosted a cebration of National Volunteer Week on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in the East Room. President Bush delivered remarks to invited guests including, 33 Peace Corps Trainees, 64 Peace Corps Country Directors, and approximately 100 volunteers from organizations such as Camp Fire USA, Jumpstart, N Street Village, AmeriCorps NCCC, AmeriCorps Vista, Hope Worldwide, Orange County Rescue Mission, and Partners of the Americas.
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President Bush Honors American's Armies of Compassion During National Volunteer Week Celebration
USA Freedom Corps Director Henry Lozano today joined President Bush for a White House celebration of National Volunteer Week, honoring Americans who give of their time to help the less fortunate and create impact in communities at home and around the globe. During an East Room ceremony, President Bush recognized 33 Peace Corps trainees preparing to leave for Guatemala and thanked them for dedicating their lives to serving others. This tradition of hosting Peace Corps volunteers for a formal White House send-off before the trainees leave for their service has been continued by every sitting President since Richard Nixon.
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White House Celebrates National Volunteer Week
On Tuesday, April 29, 2008, the White House celebrated National Volunteer Week in the East Room. President Bush welcomed the attendees, saying, "I am pleased to welcome volunteers from around the United States who have given of their time to help those who need help, and we're sure glad you're here. Those of you today who perform acts of kindness do so out of love, and you do so out of a desire not to be recognized -- but anyway, you're going to be recognized. We have the opportunity today to thank you, and the opportunity today to celebrate the difference that volunteers have made all across America."
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White House Celebrates National Volunteer Week
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, USA Freedom Corps Henry Lozano stops for a picture with AmeriCorps City Year members at a White House event celebrating National Volunteer Week on April 29, 2008.
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White House Celebrates National Volunteer Week
Singer Michael W. Smith, Actor Stephen Baldwin, Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter, and Corporation for National and Community Service CEO David Eisner meet before a White House event celebrating National Volunteer Week on April 29, 2008. Smith and Baldwin are members of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation.
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White House Celebrates National Volunteer Week
On Tuesday, April 29, 2008, the White House celebrated National Volunteer Week in the East Room. President Bush welcomed the attendees, saying, "I am pleased to welcome volunteers from around the United States who have given of their time to help those who need help, and we're sure glad you're here. Those of you today who perform acts of kindness do so out of love, and you do so out of a desire not to be recognized -- but anyway, you're going to be recognized. We have the opportunity today to thank you, and the opportunity today to celebrate the difference that volunteers have made all across America."
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President's Council Thanks Youth Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
Singer Michael W. Smith discusses the importance of volunteering at a National Volunteer Week event in Washington, DC. On April 28, 2008, Smith joined actor Stephen Baldwin and other members of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation along with White House officials and nonprofit leaders at a Boys & Girls Club in Southeast Washington to highlight the importance of youth service and recognizing youth volunteers. Youth members of the BGCGW FBR Keystone Club were presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award for their exemplary community service project "Capitol Hill Takeover."
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President's Council Thanks Youth Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
Actor Stephen Baldwin addresses the crowd at a National Volunteer Week event in Washington, DC. On April 28, 2008, Baldwin joined singer Michael W. Smith and other members of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation along with White House officials and nonprofit leaders at a Boys & Girls Club in Southeast Washington to highlight the importance of youth service and recognizing youth volunteers. Youth members of the BGCGW FBR Keystone Club were presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award for their exemplary community service project "Capitol Hill Takeover."
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President's Council Thanks Youth Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
Roxanne Spillett, President and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, discusses the impact of her organization at a National Volunteer Week event in Washington, DC. On April 28, 2008, Actor Stephen Baldwin, singer Michael W. Smith, and other members of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation joined White House officials and nonprofit leaders at a Boys & Girls Club in Southeast Washington to highlight the importance of youth service and recognizing youth volunteers. Youth members of the BGCGW FBR Keystone Club were presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award for their exemplary community service project "Capitol Hill Takeover."
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