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AP: Volunteers came back to nonprofits in 2023, after the pandemic tanked participation

Thalia Beaty | Nov. 19, 2024

From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic.

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Rebuilding After Fire to Keep a Community Connected

Broderick Johnson 
COMCAST | Mar 14, 2023

During the pandemic, Comcast began its Lift Zone program so that students, who were unable to participate in remote education at home, could access free WiFi inside neighborhood community centers. Today, Comcast is funding an AmeriCorps member at The Sanneh Foundation and supporting the St. Paul Neighborhood Network by providing funding for operations and member support. Read more on COMCAST. 

The AmeriCorps Advantage - A Philadelphia AmeriCorps Alumni Chapter Podcast

Allison Jasne and Hayden Karlheim 
The AmeriCorps Advantage | March 13, 2023 

Sonali Nijhawan, director of AmeriCorps state and national discusses her path as a first-gen trailblazer with a volunteer mindset from CityYear across the country now in DC as national staff. Listen to more on The AmeriCorps Advantage. 

AmeriCorps CEO to Lead Conversation on National Service Efforts in Arizona, ASU at Town Hall

ASU News | March 10, 2023

Michael D. Smith, AmeriCorps CEO, will be the featured speaker at a town hall on Arizona State University's Downtown Phoenix campus Monday, March 13, which coincides with AmeriCorps Week, March 12–18. Read more on ASU News. 

New Statistics on Volunteering & Civic Life with Dr Mary Hyde

Tobi Johnson 
Volunteer Nation | March 9, 2023

Director of Research and Evaluation Mary Hyde joined Tobi Johnson to share some fascinating results from the most recent Volunteer Engagement and Civic Life census supplement. Listen to more on Volunteer Nation.

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