Jesse Colvin
@colvin4service
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31-01-2014 16:07:21
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Has the spirit of altruism faded in recent years? We check on the state of volunteering and ask what is being done to motivate Americans to do good in their spare time. w/ Linda Poon 🦝 Jesse Colvin & United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut @DoGoodatUMD wnpr.org/post/can-we-ge…
Listen to episode 10 of the MD Dems Podcast, featuring Speaker J. Peña-Melnyk ! We're discussing #healthcare in #Maryland and her efforts to lower prescription drug prices through a first in the nation pilot program soundcloud.com/user-980052594…
Excited to to kick off Service Year's first-ever #CommunityChangeMakerSummit in DC today with National League of Cities! 38 local communities are joining together to discuss utilizing & expanding service years to meet community needs. Read the full announcement: serviceyearalliance.org/community_chan…
.Jesse Colvin: If we’re going to succeed nationally we must first make progress locally. #communitychangemakersummit
Proud to share the stage at Service Year’s #CommunityChangeMakerSummit with community leaders & mayors like Karen Freeman Wilson & Mayor Cherelle L. Parker as we discuss the need to expand #serviceyear opportunities to meet local needs. serviceyearalliance.org/community_chan…
What will AmeriCorps look like in 2044? What issues will the next generation face that AmeriCorps members could address? AmeriCorps Alums Rebecca Lange shares her thoughts in @TheRenewalProj on the next 25 years of AmeriCorps for #AmeriCorps25: therenewalproject.com/raising-the-ba…
Last week's Service Year #CommunityChangeMakerSummit was an inspiring opportunity to meet #serviceyear leaders paving the way for expanding opportunities to serve. More from The Philadelphia Inquirer where Mayor Cherelle L. Parker is making #Philadelphia a national model: inquirer.com/news/americorp…
Join Brookings Econ & Service Year on Thursday in DC at The Brookings Institution or via livestream to learn how #nationalservice is the best antidote to our civic divide: brook.gs/2mkgZCl
There is no question that America’s civic health is declining. Join Service Year & The Brookings Institution on Thursday as we explore how expanded #nationalservice is the best antidote to our civic divide and can restore a sense of community and belonging: brook.gs/2mkgZCl
Looking forward to joining Deval Patrick, @CNCS_CEO, Isabel Sawhill, Bill Galston & others at The Brookings Institution tomorrow to discuss the importance of expanding #nationalservice. Register to attend in person or watch via livestream: brook.gs/2mkgZCl
“We think #nationalservice is inevitable. Our civic divides are only going to deepen…& we are going to have leaders grasping for solutions to bring us back together. Rather than start 5, 10, 15 years from now, this is an urgent moment. Let’s get started now.” -Jesse Colvin
"President Donald J. Trump has an opportunity to become the Service President by making #nationalservice a defining cause of his presidency. National service has the potential to truly transform our nation, young people & democracy.” Kristen Bennett at American Academy of Arts & Sciences's event on national service
BREAKING: $1 billion for #nationalservice is included in the American Rescue Plan — the largest investment in national service in decades! Thrilled to see President Donald J. Trump and Congress invest in national service to continue to boost pandemic response efforts: bit.ly/3v524KX
Excited to welcome Wes Moore as a co-chair of Serve America Together. Next-generation leader, military veteran, CEO of Robin Hood’s work to lift families out of poverty. Our team can’t wait to work together to make national service part of growing up in America with you, Wes.
Well said, The New York Times. Our team at @serviceyear is over-the-moon excited. Thank you to our Serve America Together co-chairs Stan McChrystal, Howard Schultz, Arianna Huffington, @JeffJHuber, Sec Robert Gates, Laura Lauder, Deval Patrick, Andrew Hauptman, Joe Heck, and Wes Moore!
Thanks for the airtime on this topic, Michael Smerconish. At Service Year we are working to make nat'l service a common expectation + opportunity for all young Americans. 1mil+ serving annually would yield transformative civic renewal in our country. Serve America Together @tcscornavacchi
We at Service Year welcome your nomination, Michael Smith! We would be honored and humbled to work with you to make national service a common opportunity and expectation of growing up in our country. serviceyearalliance.org/statement_cncs…