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              AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve directly with nonprofit organizations to tackle our nation’s most pressing challenges.
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Thu, 11/05/2020 - 10:13Every year, we enroll more than 200,000 individuals to serve organizations making a difference in communities across America.

                    



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