Nowadays, it’s less about doing good than pathways to jobs and restoring face-to-face connections that can help bridge the divide.
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Posted inEducation
How AmeriCorps Kept Young Talent in Rural Communities
Trump’s cuts to the federal service program eliminated thousands of positions that provided career pathways in struggling small towns across America.
Posted inEducation
Unlike AmeriCorps, the California Service Plan Benefits Residents and the Undocumented
The state’s impressive CollegeCorps program aids postsecondary students in exchange for community service.
Posted inPolitics
AmeriCorps Must Embrace Workforce Development
The national service program was left out of the Inflation Reduction Act. Even without this funding, there’s a lot that can be done.
Posted inMagazine
Free College if You Serve
If we expanded national service, every American could afford to seek a bachelor’s degree—and have the support they need to get to graduation and into a career.
Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics
The Only Path to Real Unity
To bring Americans together, President Biden needs to combine his eloquent exhortations with concrete action—a massive expansion of civilian national service.
Posted inBooks, Featured, Political Animal
Will COVID-19 Get Policymakers To Start Taking Loneliness Seriously?
A new book makes the case for why a public health crisis merits a public health response.
Posted inJuly/August 2019, Magazine
National Service Solves Everything
A simple plan to deliver free college and a federal jobs program while restoring faith in American government.
