Every year young Americans heed the signal to serve their country — volunteering their blood, sweat, and tears to the promise of a nation that's stronger and more prosperous. Some of these heroes ...

In a cavernous ballroom at the Hilton Hotel Philadelphia in 2009 when I was twenty-one years old, I sat at a round table with the others whose name tags had also been stamped with the double green ...

AmeriCorps is the conservative program that conservatives love to hate. AmeriCorps, a domestic Peace Corps, is a federally funded program that provides modest living allowances and college aid to ...

Notre Dame de Namur Sister Barbara “Bobby” English and Anthony Newman, a Notre Dame Mission board member pose May 6, 2019, at an annual mid-year training conference. Sister Barbara has served as a ...

Peace Corps volunteers who were evacuated back to the U.S. and AmeriCorps volunteers who lost their positions due to the coronavirus pandemic will be able to receive unemployment benefits included in ...

“AmeriCorps allows people to serve the communities in their own state and nation. It’s an opportunity to do service at a much more intensive level,” Madden said. “People can also do part-time at 450 ...

Stimulus packages and bailouts are getting all the headlines, but President Barack Obama’s plans for national service are also pricey—and dispiriting for those who believe government has no place in ...

BENNINGTON — In June, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter Welch announced $2.1 million in funding for AmeriCorps workers, which impacts those involved in the Vermont Youth ...

I am currently an AmeriCorps member, and no one can tell me that this program is a waste of taxpayer money. I am also a taxpayer and I know of many other programs that are much more costly and have ...