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10/24/2008 SAVE THE DATE: 2008 Learn and Serve America Annual Grantee Training
  On October 21-24, 2008, Learn and Serve America will host its annual Grantee Training at the Sheraton Crystal City, in Arlington Virginia. We will offer pre-conference sessions throughout the day on October 21. The full group will convene on October 22 at 8:30 am for the opening plenary session and continue through 1:30 pm on Friday, October 24. All attendees are expected to attend the entire conference. If you cannot participate, please designate someone from your organization to attend in your absence. Every organization receiving Learn and Serve America grant funding must be represented.

8/20/2008 National Service Agency Announces New Steps to Strengthen Support for Native American Communities
  The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced two major steps to increase its commitment and support for Native American communities in using national service as a solution to tackle social and economic challenges.

8/8/2008 AmeriCorps Awards $2.2 Million to Eight Organizations
  The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced results of its final 2008 grants competition, with more than $2.2 million being awarded to eight organizations funding 230 new AmeriCorps members to help communities provide healthy and educational environments for children, as well as support Midwest disaster response and recovery.

8/5/2008 Learn and Serve America Announces Grants to Boost Math and Science Education through Service-Learning
  Three organizations will use service-learning to ignite the passion for math and science in thousands of low-income students, thanks to grants announced today by Learn and Serve America.

7/28/2008 Volunteering 61 Million Strong; Need and Momentum Grow
  The most comprehensive research on U.S. volunteering ever assembled shows volunteering in America is strong and poised for growth, as momentum for service grows across the sectors and the need for volunteers is heightened by the economic downturn.

6/27/2008 President Highlights Impact of Service At White House Faith-Based Conference
  The power of volunteers to transform lives and tackle deep-rooted social problems including the drop-out epidemic, addiction, homelessness, and HIV/AIDS became a primary focus of a two-day White House gathering of more than 1,500 religious and nonprofit leaders from across the country.

6/26/2008 National Service Agency Seeks Applicants for $3.5 Million to Serve Disadvantaged Youth
  The Corporation for National and Community Service announced plans to make $3.5 million in grants to national organizations that support youth from disadvantaged circumstances.

6/23/2008 AmeriCorps VISTA Seeking 230 Members To Assist in Iowa Flood Recovery
  In response to severe flooding in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, the federal AmeriCorps VISTA program is making make 230 positions immediately available to assist in flood recovery efforts in Cedar Rapid s and Iowa City.

6/17/2008 National Service Battles Midwestern Floods
  As the most severe flooding in 15 years hits the Midwest, hundreds of AmeriCorps, Senior Corps and Learn and Serve America participants are working alongside tens of thousands of volunteers in battling the raging floodwaters, piling sandbags, running shelters and hotlines, and assisting evacuees.

6/12/2008 $6 Million Available to Provide Training and Technical Assistance to National Service Programs
  The Corporation for National and Community Service is seeking organizations to apply for $6 million in funding to provide training and technical assistance to increase the capacity of national service programs to meet community needs through service and volunteering.

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