This April, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. This act promotes and offers grants for a Summer of Service Program for 6-12th graders, increases the number of AmeriCorps positions available and improves service options for Americans 55 + and veterans. It also promotes a nationwide 'Call to Service' campaign from June 22nt-Sept. 11.
This nationwide service initiative is a collaborative effort between individuals, communities and non-profit organizations to encourage Americans to become active citizens by volunteering in their communities.
What's great, is this nationwide 'Call to Service' is something many of you are already doing! It celebrates your accomplishments so far and encourages you to become leaders in your community by identifying unmet needs and finding creative solutions.
When you have a chance, check out, serve.gov for more information. Enter in your zip code, what you're interested in and 'voila' all volunteer opportunities are found from our clients using 1-800 volunteer and those using other volunteer services.
This summer, we'll keep you posted on all The Volunteer Center of Story County is doing for the Service Initiative. For now, make sure you're registered on the 1-800 Volunteer site.
As always, let us know your thoughts. What do you think are unmet needs in Story County?
Monday, June 1, 2009
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