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              Commitment to Do Good: Partners Who Help Supercharge AmeriCorps
      Submitted by 
dsong
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Fri, 12/15/2023 - 13:12Dec 15, 2023
        AmeriCorps Staff
  

                    From sports teams to philanthropic organizations, AmeriCorps’ partners have been integral in helping bring out the best of America for the past 30 years. Since its inception, AmeriCorpshas been agovernment corporationthat invests limited federal dollars to leverage substantial private investment to improve lives and communities,enablingthe agencyto build strong public-private partnerships and relationships with businesses, foundations, and other partners.

As we celebrate our milestones, we shed light on our partners’ contributions and commitment to supporting AmeriCorps’ mission and empowering Americans to strengthen our communities.

**Hitting Home Runs Through Service**

Major League Baseball’s New York YankeeslaunchedHOPE Weekin 2009 to recognize Americans whostep up for their community,rooted in the fundamental belief that acts of goodwill provide hope and encouragement to more than just the recipient of the gesture.And every year since AmeriCorps has joined the Yankees HOPE Week to present the President’s Volunteer Service Award to exceptional volunteers and honor Americans whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires others to act.

But HOPE Week has also been a chance to make dreams come true. In 2021,Gwen– a Yankees fanof more than 60 years anda social worker in Connecticut’s Westport school systemfor more than three decades – fulfilled her dreams from whenshe was 10 years oldduring HOPE Week. Gwen wrote a letter to the Yankees’ front office expressing her dream of being a bat girl and while her original request was declined, she was honored to take the mound to throw the first pitch and serve as bat girl for the night.

A dream 60 years in the making.
Yesterday, we kicked off #HOPEWeek by honoring Gwen Goldman as our honorary bat girl. pic.twitter.com/067KQOC8gF
New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 29, 2021
**Creating Healthier Communities**

In 2022,AmeriCorps partnered withtheHome Depot Foundation to assistUp With Treeswith a citywide tree planting effort to revitalize major roadways throughout Tulsa, Okla. Thepartnership helpedaddress the effects of the several hundreds of trees lost due to the unseasonably hot and drysummers.Through philanthropic efforts, thenew plantings increase biodiversity throughout the cityand providea wide variety of species to support diversification, strengthening the hardiness of Tulsa’s trees.
up-with-treesAmeriCorps NCCC team helping plant trees with the Home Depot and Up With TreesThecleanup and replanting projectcompleted byAmeriCorps NCCCteams and volunteers helpedcreate a safer and healthier place for passersby traveling throughout Tulsaand theneighboringcommunities.For sixweeks, AmeriCorps members and volunteers from Tulsa andthe Home Depot plantedmore than 700 treestodecrease noise pollution from traffic, increase shade, and absorb gaseous pollutants. To ensurethelongevity of these combined efforts,today,UpWithTreescontinues towater, warranty, and maintain these trees to ensure their proper establishment and health.

**SpotlightingFuture Leaders of Public Service**

Our partners’ commitmentalso relies on how our missions are aligned.The mission of theSchultz Family Foundation, a longtime AmeriCorps partner,istocreate greater opportunity, accessible to allAmericans.Similar tohow AmeriCorps aims toreduce barriers to service.

Through funding initiatives liketheNational Service Challenge,the Schultz Family Foundation partners and invests in programs that expand service and economic mobility opportunities, especially for underrepresented young adults in underserved communities. Through these investments, AmeriCorps and State Service Commissions can fund innovative solutions to community challenges through service and provide support and capacity for nonprofits while creating service-to-career opportunities for the young adults who serve.

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**Helping Spread the Word**

For 30 years,AmeriCorps has beenan essential nonprofit and community partner thatinvests in programs to help improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through national service and volunteering.AmeriCorps’ partners like the New York Yankees, the Home Depot Foundation, and the Schultz Family Foundation helpstrengthen our efforts anddemonstrate the impact of service, showcasing the importance of people helping people.Through ongoing collaboration, our partners continue to help usgenerateinterest, awareness,and fundingtoencourage more Americans to give their time and do good in our communities.

Thank you to our partners forjoiningAmerica’s coalition to make lasting change in our communities, guide the next generation,andcreate opportunity.Join our efforts andgive the gift of time. Whether you volunteer for a day onMLK Dayorfull-time, any act of service has the power to make a difference.

*Photo credit: New York Yankees*
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