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opportunity for boys and young men of color through the <i>My Brother’s Keeper</i>
initiative. We are proud to announce that <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDU1ODgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ1NTg4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2ODY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/" style="color: #0C487B;">Corporation for National and Community
Service</a><span> </span>(CNCS) CEO Wendy Spencer will be a member
of the new federal task force that the President is forming. </p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">The ideas behind this initiative are part of the President’s
pledge to make 2014 a “year of action” to ensure opportunity for all Americans.
We lead programs through <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDU1ODgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ1NTg4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2ODY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps" style="color: #0C487B;">AmeriCorps</a> and
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Innovation Fund</a> (SIF) that provide solutions which can make <i>My
Brother’s Keeper</i> a success. These dedicated resources are making a difference in the lives of boys
and young men of color who need our support.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">Young men from our SIF grantees Becoming a Man/Youth
Guidance, Latin American Youth Center, KIPP DC, and Communities in Schools proudly
stood on stage behind the President during the announcement at the White House. These SIF-funded
programs represent the type of evidence-based solutions the President is
seeking to identify and spread.</p><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">
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has authored a blog</a> in which she further discusses CNCS’s role in the <i>My Brother’s Keeper</i> initiative. By supporting
this plan of action, we can ensure that boys and young men of color have every
opportunity to achieve their dreams.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">The Office of External Affairs</p></td></tr>
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