21st Century Guide to Americorps and Related Federal Volunteer Programs - National Service Programs Serving American Communities in Education, Health, ... Handbooks (Core Federal Information Series)

This comprehensive CD-ROM provides extensive coverage of the work of Americorps and related federal government volunteer programs. Here is the full story of the Americorps, which is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. AmeriCorps members serve through more than 2,100 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations. They tutor and mentor youth, build affordable housing, teach computer skills, clean parks and streams, run after-school programs, and help communities respond to disasters. Created in 1993, AmeriCorps is part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which also oversees Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America. Together these programs engage more than 2 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service each year. Since 1994, more than 250,000 men and women have served in AmeriCorps, providing needed assistance to millions of Americans. AmeriCorps provides trained, dedicated people to help nonprofits accomplish more and make more effective use of volunteers. President Bush has asked AmeriCorps to expand its work in public safety, public health, and disaster relief to assist in homeland security. The President has also proposed expanding AmeriCorps as part of his USA Freedom Corps initiative.

Topics covered include:

AmeriCorps in your state; Joining AmeriCorps; National Service; Senior Corps; Learn and Serve America; National Service and Education; Promise Fellows; Partners; Member Stories; The Basics; Benefits; Program Types; Money for College; Corporation for National and Community Service: USA Freedom Corps; Service News; Homeland Security; Speeches; Press Releases; Public Service Announcements; Fact Sheets; National Service News; America Responds; Student Service; Presidential Freedom Scholarship; Latest CNS Performance Reports; Senior Corps Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions; Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP); Research and Evaluation; USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network; USA Freedom Corps Progress Reports; Students in Service to America Guidebook; Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Report on New Benchmark in Volunteer Service.

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