I was honored to join my colleague Jonathan Raymond for the SSC Learning Network's new podcast, 'Why We Matter,' to discuss the power of #NationalService .

Listen to the episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/3VrSbd…

CityYear Voices for National Service

(3/4) 'We call upon Congress and the Administration to identify solutions to avoid reducing the number of opportunities for Americans to serve and ensure that communities across the country can continue to count on AmeriCorps to meet pressing needs.' AnnMaura Connolly #Stand4Service

.AnnMaura Connolly on President Biden' FY25 budget request: “We are alarmed... [that] the budget calls for a reduction of tens of thousands of AmeriCorps positions, which will disrupt critical community services, harm the national service infrastructure...' (1/4) voicesforservice.org/news/press-rel…

Local communities depend on AmeriCorps to tackle urgent challenges, but President Biden' FY25 budget request could result in the elimination of tens of thousands of AmeriCorps positions. I support full funding for AmeriCorps, do you? Join the fight: bit.ly/FY25pledge #Stand4Service

“The day I signed the bill creating the National Service corps in America — AmeriCorps — was one of the happiest days of my life.' —President Bill Clinton discussed the impact of AmeriCorps at our #AmeriCorps30 Summit. I #AmeriCorpsWeek

Watch more: clintonfoundation.org/americorps30

If you have not yet contacted your members of Congress, please use the tools from Voices for National Service to email, call, or tweet at your elected officials and tell them why AmeriCorps funding is crucial to your community. #Stand4Service

You know that AmeriCorps is essential in your community... but does Congress? Lawmakers are considering cuts to AmeriCorps that would eliminate service positions. Join the virtual day of action TODAY to ask Congress to #Stand4Service ! voicesforservice.org/national-servi…

It’s time to #Stand4Service . Voices for National Service, States for Service, & Service Year are hosting a virtual day of action today to tell Congress to reject short-sighted cuts to AmeriCorps in the FY24 budget. Join us! voicesforservice.org/national-servi…

Are you an AmeriCorps alum? Program partner? Supporter? Join Voices for National Service, States for Service, and Service Year TODAY for a virtual day of action to urge Congress to invest in AmeriCorps in FY24! voicesforservice.org/national-servi… #Stand4Service

Use your voice TODAY to #GetThingsDone for #NationalService and tell congress why AmeriCorps is vital to your community. Email, call, or tweet your legislators using Voices for National Service easy tools here: voicesforservice.org/national-servi…

Great Onward discussion about UK Year of Service and the power of mobilizing young people to address the challenges facing their communities with David Blunkett Jo Churchill MP Mark Gifford Rachel Sylvester Michael D. Smith Adam Hawksbee

And be sure to make YOUR voice heard and tell Congress to invest in AmeriCorps FY24 funding. Visit voicesforservice.org/tell-congress-… and send an email to your legislators telling them why #NationalService matters to you and your community.

'Wherever there is a need, AmeriCorps is there, and cutting funding would leave gaping holes in critical services that communities and families sorely need,' Jennifer Sirangelo and Neil Bush from Points of Light call on Congress to invest in #NationalService . Read more in Dallas Morning News oped

'As a public-private partnership and catalyst for local engagement, AmeriCorps has bridged divides and repaired communities for 30 years.' Neil Bush and Jennifer Sirangelo from Points of Light share the importance of FY24 #NationalService funding. Read more in Dallas Morning News op-ed below:

Thank you to all of the bipartisan members of Congress who have taken a #Stand4Service over the years, allowing AmeriCorps to transform communities across our country. We are counting on your continued support of #nationalservice in 2024 and the years ahead.

As someone who helped create AmeriCorps 30 years ago, fmr. Rep. David Price knows the immense value it provides for countless communities. Thank you, Rep. Price, for your powerful words of support in The Hill. Read why Congress must invest in AmeriCorps: thehill.com/opinion/congre…

For more than 20 years, our story has been one of people coming together to take on urgent challenges and make a meaningful difference in lives across the U.S. and around the globe. clintonfoundation.org/impact/

The House's proposed cuts to AmeriCorps in the FY24 LHHS bill - eliminating tens of thousands of #service positions - are shortsighted and foolhardy. I am grateful for the efforts of Rep. Rep. Doris Matsui and Rep. Derek Kilmer to #Stand4Service and reject these devastating cuts.

This new op-ed from Josh Fryday and Pedro Noguera highlights the tremendous benefits of AmeriCorps, CityYear, California Volunteers, and the SSC Learning Network to uplift our students and prepare the next generation of teachers: edsource.org/2023/service-p…

Phenomenal ⁦summit celebrating progress in support of students through a partnership that links ⁦AmeriCorps⁩ and ⁦U.S. Department of Education⁩ with ⁦National Partnership for Student Success⁩ ⁦MENTOR⁩ ⁦CityYear⁩ ⁦National Student Support Accelerator⁩ ⁦Communities In Schools⁩ ⁦National College Attainment Network (NCAN)⁩