AmeriCorps Week is May 8-15
AmeriCorps members were recognized at the May 10 Vancouver City Council meeting.
May 8-15 is AmeriCorps Week, a time to recognize AmeriCorps members, past and present, for their service and dedication to improving their community.
AmeriCorps provides opportunities for 85,000 Americans to give back to their communities each year. It consists of three main programs: AmeriCorps State and National, whose members serve with more than 1,840 national and local nonprofit and community groups; AmeriCorps VISTA, through which members serve full time fighting poverty; and AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), a team-based residential program for young adults 18-24 who carry out projects in public safety, the environment, youth development, and disaster relief and preparedness.
Local AmeriCorps members were recognized at a May 10 Vancouver City Council meeting. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act has put AmeriCorps on a path to grow to 250,000 members annually by 2017.
Public Information - May 11, 2010