Inspirational Volunteerism Quote

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Elizabeth Seale, Chief Operating
OfficerCorporation for National and Community
Service
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Our Youth At-Risk

• Risk Factors
• Drugs, Violence, Alcohol, Tobacco and Promiscuity
• Protective Factors
• Meaningful links to families, schools and
  communities
• Character-building opportunities, such as
  volunteering and service to others

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Corporation for National and Community
Service Our Mission

• Improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster
  civic engagement through service and
  volunteering.

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Our Focus Areas for 2006-2010

• Mobilizing more volunteers
• Harnessing baby boomers experience
• Ensuring a brighter future for all of Americas
  Youth
• Engaging students in communities

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Faith-Based and Community Initiative

• Strong agency-wide commitment to supporting
  FBCOs
• In FY05, over 370 million (60 of overall agency
  programming funds) went to FBCOs

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Our Programs

• Senior Corps
• Learn and Serve America
• AmeriCorps
• State/National
• VISTA
• NCCC

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I had a heart attack and I said if I ever got on
my feet again I wanted to dedicate my life to
working with children. Because I had a second
time in life, and I want them to have a good
life. That is why I volunteer.
-- Senior Corps Volunteer
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RSVP
Senior Corps Programs

• Foster Grandparents

Senior Companions
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• "For our students and faculty, service-learning
  has taught them that working toward common
  community goals can truly make a difference. We
  are empowering the leaders of tomorrow."

- School Superintendent
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Learn and Serve America

• Grants awarded to schools, colleges, and
  community groups to engage students in
  service-learning opportunities
• Provides an on-ramp to a lifetime of civic
  engagement for over 1 million students every year

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• There's a great deal of pride that comes with
  serving your country. I thought I'd never get to
  serve America, but I am.

-- AmeriCorps Member
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AmeriCorps Programs
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorpsVISTA
AmeriCorpsNCCC
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AmeriCorps

• One year of intensive service
• 73,000 individuals, age 17 and older
• Since 1994 450,000 served or are serving

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Benefits

• 4,725 education award
• Stipend for living expenses
• New experiences
• Skills to last a lifetime

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AmeriCorps

• Serve through more than 2,100 nonprofits, public
  agencies and faith-based organizations including
• Habitat for Humanity
• American Red Cross
• Boys and Girls Clubs
• Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
• Community organizations

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AmeriCorpsVISTA

• Over 6,000 AmeriCorpsVISTA members
• Serve in hundreds of faith-based and community
  organizations and public agencies
• Working to strengthen families
• Empower youth to make healthier choices
• Create businesses
• Increase housing opportunities
• Working to bridge the digital divide

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AmeriCorpsNCCC

• Go where the need is greatest
• Provide disaster relief in Gulf Region
• Implement community-wide immunization education
  programs
• Build homes in low-income communities
• Team-based residential program
• 10-month term of service

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Training and Technical Assistance

• Online training tools free of charge
  implementing or strengthening programs with
  volunteers
• http//nationalserviceresources.org

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I ask you to be citizens citizens, not
spectators citizens, not subjects responsible
citizens, building communities of service and a
nation of character.
-- President George W. Bush Inaugural Address,
January 20, 2001
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