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AmeriCorps is in the news across the country. Check out some of our latest media mentions. Please note: this is not a comprehensive list.
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Time100 Climate 2024 Michael D. Smith

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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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Up With Trees Kicks Off 6-Week Beautification Project

Amanda Slee
KJRH | November 13, 2022 

AmeriCorps member serving with NCCC and volunteers with Home Depot partnered with UP With Trees for a six-week project to plant more than 700 trees in Oklahoma. Together they will be planting trees throughout major roadways and highways in Tulsa including the area between I-244 and Highway 11, at city and county parks, and at medians along Riverside. Read more on KJRH.

Rep. Richard Neal, AmeriCorps CEO and Springfield native Michael D. Smith, Talk Service with Local Volunteers

Jimmy Kinney 
MassLive | November 3, 2022

AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith and Representative Richard Neal (MA-01) met with AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Senior volunteers in Springfield, Mass. to discuss local community service. Read more on MassLive.

Are Students Using Intensive Tutoring? What National Data Show

Sarah D. Sparks 
Education Week | October 31, 2022

Intensive tutoring is considered one of the most effective ways to help students recover lost academic ground due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. In support of this, President Biden has pledged to leverage AmeriCorps to bring in an additional 250,000 new tutors and mentors to U.S. schools during the next three years. Read more on Education Week.

Another Federal Effort to Fill Another Important Workforce Need

Tom Temin 
Federal News Network | October 26

The COVID-19 pandemic stretched the health care community to the limits, underscoring the need to further enhance public health resources across the country. AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith joins Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss how Public Health AmeriCorps will support the recruitment, training and development of the next generation of public health leaders. Listen to more on the Federal News Network.

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