<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div style=""><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">"National Service Press Office" <<a href="mailto:pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov">pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Innovation, Opportunity, and Excellence</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">February 28, 2014 at 9:47:04 AM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><a href="mailto:ds94124@aol.com">ds94124@aol.com</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><a href="mailto:pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov">pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov</a><br></span></div><br><div>
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<tr><td id="gd_ab_main_body" width="600" data-govdstyle="all" data-govdtitle="Main body" style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top; border: none; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 5px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top"><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;"><span>Dear Colleagues and Communicators</span>,</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;">We know that service and social innovation lead to opportunities -- and this theme emerged in an especially big way this week. O<span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">ur latest highlights demonstrate the kind of ingenuity that the national service community continues to foster. </span><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">Take a look at what our community did in the last five days:</span></p><ul class="govd_toc" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 14px;"><a href="x-msg://25/#link_1393538720042" style="color: #0C487B;">Monday: Expanding Promise, Opportunity, and Impact</a></li><li style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 14px;"><a href="x-msg://25/#link_1393538380210" style="color: #0C487B;">Tuesday: Sharing AmeriCorps on the "Day of the A"</a></li><li style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 14px;"><a href="x-msg://25/#link_1393538400951" style="color: #0C487B;">Wednesday: Thanking Colorado's National Service Participants</a></li><li style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 14px;"><a href="x-msg://25/#link_1393538424039" style="color: #0C487B;">Thursday: Creating Opportunity Through Service and Innovation</a></li><li style="font-family: times new roman,times; font-size: 14px;"><a href="x-msg://25/#link_1393542223028" style="color: #0C487B;">Friday: Introducing the Tulane AmeriCorps Fellows Program</a></li></ul><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;">That just about wraps up February... now to March! On the heels of the fourth anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama’s <i>Let’s Move</i>! initiative, we'll continue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps with Healthy Futures Month. To get involved, <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/HealthyFuturesToolkit.pdf" style="color: #0C487B;">check out our toolkit</a> for ideas, key messages, and more.</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;">Thanks and have a great weekend,</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 External Affairs Team</p><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><h1 class="govd_header" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: times new roman,times; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 5px; padding: 0;" align="center"><a name="link_1393538720042" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0C487B;"></a><span class="gd_anchor">Monday: Expanding Promise, Opportunity, and Impact</span></h1><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 Social Innovation Fund <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2014/federal-agency-invest-658-million-grow-effective-community-solutions" style="color: #0C487B;">launched its fourth funding competition</a>, investing up to $65.8 million in funding to evaluate and grow proven, innovative solutions. The 2014 competition builds on nearly five years
of "lessons learned" for this Presidential priority.</p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/build-your-capacity/grants/funding-opportunities/2014/social-innovation-fund-grants-fy-2014" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/02/265238/284940/sif-nofa-promo-body_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 590px; height: 246px; border: 0px;" width="590" height="246"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><h1 class="govd_header" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: times new roman,times; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 5px; padding: 0;" align="center"><a name="link_1393538380210" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0C487B;"></a><span class="gd_anchor">Tuesday: Sharing AmeriCorps on the "Day of the A"</span></h1><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;"><span>The </span>"<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://storify.com/nationalservice/dayofthea-feb25" style="color: #0C487B;">Day of the A</a>" <span>was a way to highlight the key role that service plays in education a</span><span>s part of the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps</span><span>. Throughout the country,</span><span> AmeriCorps members and program staff shared creative photos</span><span> displaying the AmeriCorps
"A" in their classrooms, offices, and service sites</span><span>.</span></p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://storify.com/nationalservice/dayofthea-feb25" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/02/267546/285271/dayoftheafeb25_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 590px; height: 590px; border: 0px;" width="590" height="590"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><h1 class="govd_header" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: times new roman,times; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 5px; padding: 0;" align="center"><a name="link_1393538400951" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0C487B;"></a><span class="gd_anchor">Wednesday: Thanking Colorado's National Service Participants</span></h1><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;">National service participants provide critical services to hundreds of thousands of survivors of floods, fires, hurricanes and other natural and man-made disasters. During her visit to Colorado this week, CEO Wendy Spencer met with Senior Corps RSVP volunteers and AmeriCorps members to thank them for their flood response and disaster recovery efforts. Senior Corps RSVP volunteers who serve with the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&http://www.unco.edu/nhs/rsvp/" style="color: #0C487B;">Seniors Helping Other People (SHOP)</a> program create safer homes for residents by installing ramps and completing home repairs.</p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&http://www.unco.edu/nhs/rsvp/" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/02/267201/284981/wendy-in-colorado-with-senior-corps_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 590px; height: 557px; border: 0px;" alt="Wendy Spencer, CEO of CNCS, visits with Senior Corps RSVP volunteers in Colorado." width="590" height="557"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><h1 class="govd_header" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: times new roman,times; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 5px; padding: 0;" align="center"><a name="link_1393538424039" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0C487B;"></a><span class="gd_anchor">Thursday: Creating Opportunity Through Service and Innovation</span></h1><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;"><span>Young men from our
Social Innovation Fund grantees--Becoming a Man/Youth Guidance, Latin American Youth Center, KIPP DC,
and Communities in Schools--</span><span>joined President Obama to launch the </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&107&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/blogs/2014-02-27/my-brother%E2%80%99s-keeper-service-and-social-innovation-creating-opportunity" style="color: #0C487B;">“My Brother’s Keeper” initiative</a><span>, a new effort aimed at empowering boys and young men of color. </span><span>CEO Wendy Spencer
will be a member of the new federal task force that the President is forming for this effort.</span></p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&107&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/blogs/2014-02-27/my-brother%E2%80%99s-keeper-service-and-social-innovation-creating-opportunity" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/02/267122/284870/president-obama-signs-my-brothers-keeper-feb272014_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 590px; height: 332px; border: 0px;" alt="President Obama announces the My Brother's Keeper initiative on February 27, 2014." width="590" height="332"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><h1 class="govd_header" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: times new roman,times; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 5px; padding: 0;" align="center"><a name="link_1393542223028" style="text-decoration: none; color: #0C487B;"></a><span class="gd_anchor">Friday: Introducing the Tulane AmeriCorps Fellows Program</span></h1><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;"><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">CNCS has partnered with </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Tulane University</span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"> and the Aspen Institute’s Franklin Project to give recent graduates an opportunity to make a difference in their New Orleans communities. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">The </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&108&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/blogs/2014-02-28/expanding-national-service-college-campus" style="color: #0C487B;">Tulane AmeriCorps Fellows Program</a></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">, which will begin this summer, supports eight fellows who will work full-time with nonprofits in high-need neighborhoods throughout the city.</span></p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&108&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/blogs/2014-02-28/expanding-national-service-college-campus" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/02/267551/285232/wendyspencerscottcowentulaneamericorps_original_crop.jpg" style="width: 590px; height: 392px; border: 0px;" alt="Wendy Spencer, CEO of CNCS, and Scott Cowen, President of Tulane University announce the Tulane AmeriCorps Fellows Program." width="590" height="392"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><h1 class="govd_header" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: times new roman,times; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 5px; padding: 0;" align="center">National Service in the News</h1><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;">AmeriCorps</h2><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;"><b><span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&109&&&http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view§ion=5-News&item=Special-Graduation-Ceremony-for-At-Risk-Students14494" style="color: #0C487B;">Special Graduation Ceremony for At-Risk Students</a></span></b><br><i>
WDTV-TV</i> (WV), February 22, 2014<br>
<b>[VIDEO] </b>They were part of a program called YouthBuild that helps
low income kids or high school drop outs get a second chance at an education.
The non-profit organization partners with AmeriCorps and the Randolph County
Housing Authority.</p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">AmeriCorps VISTA</span></h2><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;"><b><span><span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&110&&&http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/springfield-promise-could-be-model-program/ndYSH/" style="color: #0C487B;">Springfield Promise could be model program</a></span></span></b><br><i>
Springfield News-Sun</i> (OH), February 23, 2014<br>
Just as integral is AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) program
volunteers, supplied through a partnership with Think Tank Inc. VISTA has
provided 10 full-time volunteers, who agree to serve while living a the local
poverty level for at least a year and who focus their energies on making
Springfield Promise a success.</p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">AmeriCorps NCCC</span></h2><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;"><b><span><span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&http://beverly.wickedlocal.com/article/20140219/NEWS/140215787/12434/ENTERTAINMENT" style="color: #0C487B;">Local hero serves in AmeriCorps NCCC</a></span></span></b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&http://beverly.wickedlocal.com/article/20140219/NEWS/140215787/12434/ENTERTAINMENT" style="color: #0C487B;"><br></a><i>
Wicked Local </i>(MA), February 19, 2014<br>
<span>Dylan Kintish of Beverly recently began
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AmeriCorps program.</span></p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">Senior Corps</span></h2><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;"><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&112&&&http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2014/02/volunteer_opportunities_abound.html" style="color: #0C487B;">Volunteer opportunities abound for Worcester's older citizens through RSVP program<br class="shift"></a></b><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"><i>MassLive</i> (MS), February 25, 2014<br class="shift"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Retired after working in a gift shop for more than two decades, Oriente didn't want to sit idle in her house, she wanted to be useful…The RSVP mission is simple: to provide quality volunteer opportunities for older adults. Since 1971, the non-profit organization, which is a part of the Senior Corps program, has helped connect nearly 400 people who are at least 55 years old with more than 40 different types of volunteer </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">opportunities called stations.</span></p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">Social Innovation Fund</span></h2><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;"><b style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&113&&&http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-obama-to-launch-major-new-effort-on-young-men-of-color/2014/02/11/cc0f0a98-92cd-11e3-b227-12a45d109e03_story.html" style="color: #0C487B;">President Obama to launch major new effort to help young minority men<br class="shift"></a></b><i style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">The Washington Post</i><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"> (DC), February 27, 2014<br class="shift"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">President Obama will launch a significant new effort Thursday to bolster the lives of young minority men, seeking to use the power of the presidency to help a group of Americans whose lives are disproportionately affected by poverty and prison. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">The “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative will bring foundations and companies together to test a range of strategies to support such young men, taking steps to keep them in school and out of the criminal justice system, a White House official said.</span></p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">National Service Blog</span></h2><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;"><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI4LjI5NDkzOTgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyOC4yOTQ5Mzk4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA4MTYyJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&114&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/blogs/2014-02-27/service-leads-new-direction" style="color: #0C487B;">Service Leads to New Direction</a><br class="shift"></b><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"><i><a href="http://NationalService.gov">NationalService.gov</a></i>, February 27, 2014<br class="shift"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Before becoming an AmeriCorps member, John Laderer yearned for a clear direction. “I was somebody who was just floating by in high school,” he said. “I really wasn’t learning … and my reading, writing, and math scores reflected that.”</span></p></td></tr>
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