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AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith: ‘Service can Take us from Charity to Justice’
January 17, 2022 09:55 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith released the following statement: “Today, on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, we celebrate...
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New Collaboration to Support the Economic Mobility of Coloradans
January 14, 2022 18:27 ET | AmeriCorps
DENVER, Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 17, Governor Jared Polis, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, Senator Michael Bennet,...
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AmeriCorps Asks Nation to Unite through Service on MLK Day
January 10, 2022 13:10 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, will mark the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, the only federally holiday recognized as a National Day of Service....
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UPDATE: Michael D. Smith Takes Helm as New CEO of AmeriCorps
January 10, 2022 12:45 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michael D. Smith officially started last week as the new Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCorps. Nominated by President Biden in June...
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AmeriCorps Announces New Grant for COVID Vaccinations to High Risk Groups in California
October 07, 2021 11:17 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and service, announced a new project designed to deliver COVID vaccines to the most at-risk...
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AmeriCorps and CDC Launch Public Health AmeriCorps, Seek Proposals to Build a New Generation of Public Health Leaders
September 08, 2021 10:56 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, has launched Public Health AmeriCorps, a new partnership with the Centers...
AmeriCorps Calls on All Americans to Pledge to Serve on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Day
September 03, 2021 15:48 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- September 11, 2021, will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. AmeriCorps, organizations, and Americans nationwide will  join in...
AmeriCorps Awards $600 Million in National Service Grants
May 26, 2021 16:01 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AmeriCorps, the federal agency for volunteering and national service, today announced more than $600 million in AmeriCorps funding, including...
White House Announces $400 Million for Public Health AmeriCorps
May 14, 2021 11:40 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of a $7 billion investment in the public health workforce, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced Public Health AmeriCorps, which...
100 Vaccination Centers Get a Boost from AmeriCorps
April 08, 2021 16:17 ET | AmeriCorps
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of President Biden’s commitment to safely vaccinate 200 million Americans before the end of April, the federal agency for national...