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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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      Transforming Communities Through ServiceDiane Quest
Thrive | June 14, 2022AmeriCorps Senior RSVP volunteers, Steve Delman and Ava Reinfeld, received Points of Light's Inspiration Honor Roll, an award that recognizes both acts of kindness and service that demonstrate the light that individuals bring to their communities around the world. *Read more from Thrive.*
    CDC and AmeriCorps Team Up to Bolster the Public Health WorkforceCourtney Bublé
Government Executive | June 9, 2022The Public Health AmeriCorps is a partnership between AmeriCorps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was given a $400 million investment from the American Rescue Plan. AJ Pearlman, former chief of staff for COVID-19 response at the Health and Human Services Department, was named director of the new initiative. *Read more on Government Executive.*
    CATMEDIA Wins Eight Telly Awards for Excellence in Video ProductionYahoo Finance | June 2, 2022CATMEDIA has emerged as a big winner for this year's prestigious Telly Awards, raking in an astounding eight statuettes. The AmeriCorps NCCC Stockton Food Bank video won silver for Cause Marketing. *Read more on Yahoo Finance.*
    NFL Inspire Change: 21 Social Justice Grant Partners ExtendedHBCU Legends 
Sports Illustrated | June 1, 2022As part of the NFL's Inspire Change social justice initiative, the league announced renewals of 21 national grant partners, totaling $6.5 million in donations. *Read more at Sports Illustrated.*
  
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