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Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic

The Independent UK

Pattern Of Influence Peddling Involving Biden Family Exposed

Allegations of influence peddling involving Biden family members raise ethical concerns and highlight the need for transparency in political and business d...

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Service helps on MLK Day, but some say it's not enough

U.S. groups will gather for community service projects to honor Martin Luther King Jr., but some say more is needed.

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American Climate Corps: Biden's new green jobs initiative delivers more promises than details

When President Joe Biden created the American Climate Corps by executive order on Sept. 20, 2023, it marked a step toward keeping a pledge he made nearly three years earlier: to create a new workforce training and service program to deal with global warming.

The Conversation

Biden takes executive action to launch Climate Corps - Roll Call

President Biden is launching the American Climate Corps, taking its inspiration from the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps.

Roll Call

West Englewood school offers a model for how Chicago Public Schools plans to improve math scores

With CPS math scores still below pre-pandemic levels, officials point to Earle STEM Academy as a blueprint for improving math instruction and performance.

Chicago Sun-Times

How AmeriCorps Recovered $84 Million in Tax Relief for Families

AmeriCorps volunteers helped families receive $84 million in tax relief. Here’s how the organization did it and how you can get involved in your community.

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AmeriCorps grants $2.2 million to Chicago, downstate Illinois groups for public health programs

The AmeriCorps grants aim to improve public health, food and educational services for students and seniors.

Chicago Sun-Times

'I quit college to live out my car - it's taught me more than school ever could'

Robert French swapped a college diploma for repairing hiking trails in Steamboat Springs, Colorado - saying the experience taught him 'more than school ever could'

Daily Mirror

Which states volunteer the most?

National Volunteer Week occurs every April. How many people are volunteering in your community?

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LOCALIZE IT: Volunteerism decline straining local nonprofits

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Nonprofits scramble for help amid dearth of volunteers

The Independent UK

In Texas, Medicaid coverage ends soon after childbirth. Will lawmakers allow more time?

Victoria Ferrell Ortiz learned she was pregnant during summer 2017. The Dallas resident was finishing up an AmeriCorps job with a local nonprofit, which offered her a small stipend to live on but no health coverage. She applied for Medicaid so she could be insured during the pregnancy.

Tribune News Service

Climate Action Corps expands, paying more Californians to fight climate change

LOS ANGELES -- Inside a small warehouse, tucked behind a shuttered pawn shop in the heart of Hollywood, Crystal Lipps took the handle of a large black rolling cart loaded with donated boxes of carrots, bananas and other fresh food that once would have been destined for a landfill.

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Who is John Fetterman? Democrat politician who won crucial US Senate race in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania native beat Republican celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to capture the Senate seat

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19

Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff tested positive for coronavirus, the vice president’s office announced Tuesday evening, hours after he attended an outdoor event in Washington, D.C. where he interacted with AmeriCorps volunteers.

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff tests positive for COVID-19

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