Posts Tagged ‘ AmeriCorps NCCC ’
A live, online chat to help you sort out the differences among several service corps. You knew that Peace Corps Volunteers serve abroad and AmeriCorps members serve in the States. But… Did you know that Peace Corps Volunteers receive a readjustment allowance at the end of their term totalling around $6,000 — but that AmeriCorps [ READ MORE ]
Beginning in early July, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will mark up the fiscal year 2010 Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations bills. The Kennedy Serve America Act, enacted in April, authorized the expansion of national service, but offered no promises in terms of how much funding Congress would give the Corporation for National and Community Service to implement the Act. According to the organization Voices For National Service, President Obama's budget request for the Corporation for National and Community Service totaled $1.149 billion, including funding for: AmeriCorps: to create 10,000 new AmeriCorps positions (the first step towards the Serve America Act's goal of 250,000 annual members by the year 2017)[ READ MORE ]
June is Pride Month, so The New Service podcast from Idealist.org is taking a closer look at the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals serving in Peace Corps and AmeriCorps. Today's guests are lesbian and gay former service corps participants: Chad Jeremy, a former AmeriCorps NCCC corps member, currently a [ READ MORE ]
Below is the transcript of our June podcast, "Lesbian and Gay Perspectives in AmeriCorps and Peace Corps." Huge thanks to podcast intern Sara Lozito, an AmeriCorps member, for work in creating the transcript. Amy: Welcome to the Idealist podcast. I'm Amy Potthast and this is the The New Service Podcast from Idealist.org – moving people from good intentions to action. June is Pride Month, so The New Service podcast is taking a closer look at the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals serving in Peace Corps and AmeriCorps[ READ MORE ]
Participating in national and community service is one way for people with and without disabilities to gain valuable experience and skills toward employment. The National Service Inclusion Project is currently looking for success stories from service members with disabilities about how his or her service experience has linked them to full or part time work. If you are a service member with a disability who would be interested in sharing your story of your transition from service to employment, please submit your story here. Below is Michael Agyin's story of how his service experience led to his current position within the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Neighborhood and Community [ READ MORE ]
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