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Take Action for AmeriCorps TODAY!

Submitted by lfreedman on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 12:57

We need your help now to close the funding gap for AmeriCorps and the National Service Trust.

Please call your Congress Members:

House: 202-225-3121
Senate: 202-224-3121

Please call your Congress Members today and:

Ask them to protect AmeriCorps funding so that programs can deliver much needed services to communities across the country
Tell them you are a constituent and an SCA alumni
Urge them to close the $41 million funding gap so that AmeriCorps students can continue serving hard-hit communities. AmeriCorps needs $424.5 million in program funding, which includes the $41 million, in the Omnibus bill

For more information, read the letter to key members of the House and Seante Appropriations Committees.

I think that is a great idea!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 10:29.

I think that is a great idea!

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Thanks for your support for AmeriCorps. It worked!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 01/30/2009 - 14:21.

On January 28, 2009 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR. 1), commonly known as the economic stimulus plan, by a vote of 244-188. The legislation includes $200 million for the Corporation for National and Community Service. According to the House Committee Report, $160 million is provided to supplement or expand “existing AmeriCorps grants” and $40 million is for the National Service Trust. The committee report cites the challenges facing the nonprofit sector and notes that “nonprofit organizations are also experiencing an increased number of applications for service opportunities and increased demand for services for vulnerable populations to meet critical needs” and suggests the funding would engage an estimated 16,000 more AmeriCorps members. The full Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the economic stimulus plan (S. 336) on January 27, and it, too, contains $200 million for the Corporation for National and Community Service and its programs.