Provides an overview of the America Reads Challenge and how to sign on to the program. Shows AmeriCorps members with disabilities at work in their programs. Provides examples of making reasonable accommodations. Discusses the importance of recruiting members with disabilities. Things Done United Cerebral Palsy 1996 Shows how people with disabilities can make profound differences in peoples lives through AmeriCorps service work.
Background includes a photo montage of the faces of poverty and effects of environmental pollution.
Through Service 1996 Footage of AmeriCorps members participating in service while other members talk about what they gained through their experience of volunteering with AmeriCorps. Public service announcements for AmeriCorps. Types of service include assisting in school and community programs and environmental restoration. Teaches children what violence is, how it hurts them and others, and how learning to manage anger helps prevent violence. Introduces students to examining choices, consequences, and decision making.