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Wed, 12/08/2021 - 14:34AmeriCorps Shares About MLK Day of Service with NBC News

NBC News | January 31, 2024

Nathanial H. Benjamin, AmeriCorps Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, joined Rory O'Neill for Morning Drive to share about volunteer opportunities on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service 2024.

                    






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      Democrats say a Civilian Climate Corps will create jobs. Here's how it could work.By Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen
CNN | Sept. 28, 2021Some lawmakers are advocating for the corps to be run through AmeriCorps, arguing that the program made the most sense to employ young people in short-term service jobs... *Read more at CNN.com*.
    60 years after the Peace Corps, service still brings Americans togetherOpinion by Barbara Stewart and Aaron Williams
The Hill | Sept. 22, 2021Together, [Peace Corps and AmeriCorps] have engaged approximately 1.5 million Americans in service at home and abroad. *Read more in The Hill*.
    Rekindle the spirit of unity in honor of 9/11Opinion by Mal Coles
The Hill | Sept. 11, 2021To be sure, we will never forget the sacrifices made that day. But I also remember, clearly, how we as a nation came together afterward to help one another and rise from this tragedy. *Read more in The Hill*.
    AmeriCorps partnering with CDC to recruit, train public health leadersBy Justine Coleman
The Hill | Sept. 8, 2021Public Health AmeriCorps program was funded by $400 million in the American Rescue Plan and is expected to support up to 5,000 AmeriCorps positions over the next five years. *Read more in The Hill*.
  
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