The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established a national Jan. 15, 2026, ...

WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of Americans could see more opportunities to mentor children, help rebuild homes and participate in other national service under a measure passed by the House on ...

In a normal year, Goodwill of Northern New England coordinates three AmeriCorps programs focused on education, poverty reduction, and refugee and immigrant services. Last summer, it piloted a fourth ...

The Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama both said on Thursday night that they support efforts to expand the country’s national-service programs. But Senator McCain, the Republican ...

Half a lifetime ago, I was an AmeriCorps member in San Diego. I fell into it. I didn’t know what AmeriCorps was, but I was young, idealistic and eager to join the Peace Corps upon graduating from UCSD ...

Since 1994, more than 1 million Americans have provided more than 1 billion hours of service through AmeriCorps, helping millions of our most vulnerable citizens. Their contributions to America’s ...

Polls suggest young Americans are less enchanted with their country than previous generations. Yet even those who want to serve their country, conducting some form of national service, are too often ...

Strategies for job creation amid economic recovery from Melissa Boteach, Joy Moses, and Shirley Sagawa. Federal investments in our national service programs are an important way for Congress and the ...

In the United States, age segregation is prevalent in national service, just as it is in housing, higher education, and community programs, and it limits opportunities for transformational social ...

Tens of thousands of Americans could see more opportunities to mentor children, help rebuild homes and participate in other national service under a measure passed by the House. The House voted ...

The Trump administration first proposed the historically meager budget in early May, but details were sparse. The newly released document offers more insight into where $1.2 billion in cuts would come ...

The House yesterday passed legislation that more than triples the size of the AmeriCorps program and provides other opportunities for national service. The Senate is expected to pass a similar measure ...