[Community-service] {Disarmed} Fwd: A Service Slapshot

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> From: "National Service Press Office" <pressoffice at delivery.nationalservice.gov>
> Date: July 26, 2013, 2:50:14 PM PDT
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> Subject: A Service Slapshot
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> Dear Colleagues and Communicators,
> Remember two weeks ago? President Obama announced a task force to explore public and private partnerships with CNCS that would expand national service opportunities for Americans everywhere. CEO Wendy Spencer today posted a follow-up column on the Huffington Post. Take a minute to read it, and then check out the latest examples of how our programs are getting things done for America:
> Last week, more than 40,000 volunteers traveled to West Virginia to perform 350 service projects across nine counties. Senior Corps volunteers, 14 AmeriCorps NCCC teams, and AmeriCorps VISTA members joined Volunteer West Virginia and the Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia to coordinate the project, lead service, and manage volunteers. By the time all was said and done, volunteers performed more than 300,000 hours of service during a five-day period.
> AmeriCorps members with the Montana State Parks AmeriCorps Program are supporting disaster recovery in one of the state's historic ghost towns, which took some serious damage after a flash flood last week. In addition to assessing damage, AmeriCorps members are recovering and documenting artifacts in Bannack State Park, a National Historic Landmark and the site of Montana’s first territorial capital.
> News clips from our programs are below. Thanks, and have a fantastic weekend.
> The External Affairs Team
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> Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick make good on their Stanley Cup wager by volunteering at the Greater Chicago Food Depository alongside AmeriCorps Director Bill Basl and AmeriCorps member Pablo Best (both pictured behind Gov. Patrick), among others.
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> AmeriCorps NCCC members enjoy a moment with CNCS CEO Wendy Spencer after a long day of service in West Virginia. The Reaching the Summit Community Service Initiative identified local needs and developed projects for 40,000 volunteers throughout the state. Volunteer West Virginia and the Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia coordinated the effort.
> National Service in the News
> AmeriCorps
> Blackfoot Community Center receives grant to help Snake River Jr. High students
> Idaho State Journal (ID), July 24, 2013
> AmeriCorps members will be working with seventh and eighth graders at Snake River Jr. High next year thanks to a federal School Turnaround AmeriCorps grant. The U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for National and Community Service, part of a partnership to improve underachieving schools, recently named the Blackfoot Community Center (BCC) as one of 13 grant recipients across the nation, according to a news release. 
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> AmeriCorps VISTA
> Julia Friberg volunteers with Food Bank
> Rock River Times (IL), July 24, 2013
> The AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers serving with NIFB are building capacity and awareness of the organization’s programs, services, network partners and hungry neighbors. VISTAs are based in each of NIFB’s four centers, and helps support a 13-county service area. "My year as a VISTA has allowed me to give back using the skills I gained studying anthropology and Spanish in college, while giving me valuable experience I can use as I pursue advanced degrees in public health and medical anthropology," said Friberg. "My VISTA experience has increased my passion for eliminating health disparities in our communities."
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> AmeriCorps NCCC
> Crowley’s Krueger part of FEMA Corps
> Crowley Star (TX), July 3, 2013
> Brandon Krueger of Crowley and Hoa Van of Dallas, Texas are among 331 young people currently serving in the nation's first class of FEMA Corps, a new unit of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) solely devoted to disaster preparedness and response. During their 10-month term of service, Krueger, 21, and Van, 23, are providing important support to disaster survivors and gaining significant training and professional experience in emergency management.   
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> Senior Corps
> Synder honors Michigan volunteers
> WOOD-TV (MI), July 24, 2013
> This award honors an extraordinary organization that provides a high-quality national service program, which yields a significant impact in its community. The Region IV Area Agency on Aging's Senior Volunteer Programs is comprised of two national service programs: Foster Grandparents (FGP) and Senior Companions. These programs service the three county region of Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties by providing special needs youth with support to be academically and socially successful, and frail and elderly seniors with companionship, transportation and respite care.
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> Social Innovation Fund 
> With financial training comes hope for change
> Providence Business News (RI), July 15, 2013
> Providence has given RI-LISC $25,000 in each of the last two years; next year, it’s slated to be $20,000. LISC also uses that money to leverage other resources, like a grant from the national Social Innovation Fund.
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> Serve.gov Blog
> What We Learned Serving in West Virginia
> Serve.gov, July 15, 2013
> Last week, members of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) family joined Volunteer West Virginia and the Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia as more than 40,000 volunteers descended on the Mountain State to perform 350 service projects across nine counties. By the time all was said and done, volunteers performed more than 300,000 hours of service during a five-day period.
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